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Author: Tom Pounder

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The Pool is the Best Place for Summer Contact Work

June 13, 2013July 9, 2021 Tom Pounder 0 Comments student ministry

It’s open season for the Pool.  Here in Northern VA, Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of Pool season.  And,

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Capitalizing on the Unexpected

June 10, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments box office, Budget, failure, movies, success, summer, the purge, vin diesel, vince vaughn

This past weekend, “The Purge” beat the rest of the movie box office by becoming the #1 movie for the

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Great NEW offer from Orange!

June 6, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments 252, elementary school, first look, high school students, preschool, rethink, xp3

The great thing about Orange curriculum is that it’s part of a whole bundle of resources that are designed to

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Are you the Amanda Bynes of Youth Ministry?

June 3, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments amanda bynes, co-workers, kingdom, kingdom of heaven, mental illness, nypd, social media, twitter, work

Unless you have been tied up in a cave for a few weeks now, you should be well aware that

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Chowtime – 6/1

June 1, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apologetics, communication, community, connection, fellowship, greatness, Parents, supervisor, values

Catching up on the week?  Pull up some chow and chew on these tid-bits of information… Stat to Chew on…94%

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Student Ministry 

Ways to get Parents Involved

May 29, 2013 Tom Pounder 1 Comment involvement, meetings, Parents

Parental involvement in my student ministry has always been a hit or miss…usually a miss.  I communicated to them on

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Chowtime – 5/24

May 25, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abuse, baptism, dating, devotionals, effectiveness, fun, jfk, memorial day, Parents, questions, quiet times, relationships, youth groups, youth ministry

Here are some things you can take a bit out of… Stat to Chew on…About one in 11 teens reports

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Run Focused: What are you focused on?

May 24, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments focus, goals, ministry, Paul, phillipians, prize, running

When I first started off in youth ministry my mentor asked me what I wanted to accomplish in ministry.  In

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Overcoming Dark Times

May 20, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments c.s. lewis, franchise, glory, God, movies, seasons, star trek, struggles, tough times

This past week the latest Star Trek movie came out, “Star Trek Into Darkness”.  Now, growing up in the ’70s

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Chowtime – 5/18

May 18, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adults, communication, dr. seuss, Leadership, mentors, middle school, music, ownership, Parents, partnerships, stats, student ministry, transitions, vision, volunteers, win

Playing catch up from the week?  Chew on these tid-bits of information… Stat to Chew on…10% of teens state their

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