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Author: Tom Pounder

Student Ministry 

Lessons learned from JFK

November 22, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments assassination, bobby kennedy, dallas, jfk, john f kennedy, lessons learned, marilyn monroe, ministry, president

I have mentioned this before, but one of my favorite Presidents ever, one with whom I am most fascinated with, is

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Student Ministry 

We did a Rave

November 18, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments dance party, mission, outreach, party, rave

In years past, I have talked about ministries I have been involved with doing dance parties.  They have proven quiet successful

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Gun Violence and Video Games

November 14, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments battlefield, death, first person shooter, guns, lax, pittsburgh, school tragedy, shooting, tragedy, video games, violence

I am a firm believer in our United States Constitution.  I believe everyone should have equal rights.  And, I believe

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Feeling my age

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Discipleship, mentor, old age, role model

I’m 38 years old with 4 children of my own.  Between the Disney and Nickelodeon shows, play dates and dinner

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Student Ministry 

The Secret Ingredient to Home Group Success

November 7, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments community, Discipleship, home, home groups, ministry, outreach

Home Groups have been apart of the New Life Student Ministry even before I took over as the Youth Guy.

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Rising up Women and Minorities

November 4, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, every kid, Leadership, minorities, tech, women, young life, youth ministry

This past week, I stumbled upon an article/discussion from Yahoo! Finance about the lack of women and minorities being represented

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To Halloween or NOT to Halloween in your Student Ministry

October 28, 2013October 25, 2019 Tom Pounder 0 Comments student ministry

To Halloween or NOT to Halloween.  That is the question that seems to plaque youth ministers Trunk or Treats, All

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Student Ministry 

Win the Day

October 25, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments aa, fear, one day at a time, win, winning

I had a person text me the other day, “So I’ve been sitting in my schools parking lot for 10

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the Monday Morning Debrief: The grass isn’t always greener

October 21, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments football, jobs, opportunities, penn state, silas redd, usc

During the summer of 2012, Penn State’s Football program was hit with ton of sanctions because of a former assistant

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Student Ministry 

Refining Environments: Students Seminar Notes

October 17, 2013October 17, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, culture, music, orange, Parents, social media, student ministry, Teens, worship, youth group

At the Orange Washington, DC Tour Stop last week, I went to the Refining Environments: Students seminar led by Jeff

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