The Telos Project
The Telos Project
The Telos Project and Ancient Faith Radio
Young Adult and Parish Leaders Exploring Faith, Vocation, and Ministry - The Telos Project is a five-year research initiative of the Office of Vocation & Ministry at Hellenic College Holy Cross studying how Orthodox young adults (ages 23–29) and parishes engage one another. This short, ten-minute weekly podcast highlights fourteen Telos pilot parishes.
The Growth of TelosGamma
Jenny Haddad Mosher and Anna Kallis, director of TelosGamma, discuss regional efforts at YA ministry, how Telos is evolving, and share an invitation for Chicago area parishes to apply for the next regional cohort.
May 13, 2022
12 min
Brewing Truth Bible Study
Ann, Jenny, and Adam sit down with Fr. Greg Christakos to discuss a new Bible study!
Jul 1, 2021
17 min
Interview with Fr. Peter Orfanakos
Jenny and Ann chat with Fr. Peter Orfanakos, head priest at Telos pilot parish St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, about how bringing young adults into leadership sparks new growth in a parish.
Jun 11, 2021
31 min
Innovation as an Orthodox Christian: Thoughts from Greg Jones to Telos POP participants
This episode is an excerpt from a talk to Telos POP participants by Greg Jones, Dean of Duke Divinity School, in which he discusses innovation in the context of our parishes and the Church as a whole.
May 17, 2021
9 min
The Liturgy after the Liturgy: Thoughts from Father Theophan to Telos POP participants
This episode is an excerpt from a talk by Fr. Theophan Whitfield from the most recent Telos POP zoom event. Father touches on the current state of Orthodoxy in America and highlights our call to serve the Liturgy after the Liturgy.
May 3, 2021
16 min
Interview with Panos Coufos
Jenny, Adam, and Ann connect with Panos Coufos, Youth Director of the Metropolis of Boston, to discuss a new project, the Thriving Congregations Initiative.
Apr 12, 2021
21 min
Certificate in Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Leadership
Jenny and Adam talk to Spiro Costidis, Demetra Zouzas, and Angelique Myres about what it looks like to take a year to attend seminary and study the Orthodox faith as young adults amidst a pandemic.
Mar 30, 2021
16 min
Interview with Dn. Michael Hyatt
Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides interviews Deacon Michael Hyatt, who serves at St. Igantius Orthodox Church in Franklin, TN, on leadership in an Orthodox context and how to stay spiritually healthy in the pandemic.
Mar 18, 2021
34 min
Interview with Sophia Garrison
Jenny interviews Sophia Garrison, a Telos team member at St. John in Memphis, about the evolution that happens as a Telos team grows together in common ministry.
Jan 29, 2021
16 min
Meet Salemi Khoury
Jenny interviews Salemi Khoury, Parish Council President at one of the Telos POP Parishes. Salimi discusses what it has been like to serve in such a prominent leadership role as a Young Adult.
Jan 9, 2021
19 min
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