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Author: Tom Pounder

Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Dear Dance Moms and show like it…

March 1, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abby miller, dance, dance moms, lifetime, network, self-esteem

I am a Youth Minister and work very closely with the Children’s Ministry at New Life.  But I am also

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Student Ministry 

Sharing a little love for Middle Schoolers

February 24, 2013 Tom Pounder 4 Comments junior high, middle school, student ministry, tweens, video games, youth ministry

The fall of my senior year in college I was applying for a 2 year Internship position at my home

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

the BLACKBOARD: Student Ministry Trips

February 21, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments bible, bible camp, camp, Discipleship, mission trip, outreach, retreats, service, summer camp, trips

The New Life Student Ministry is getting ready to take our 1st trip of the year to PCTC.  It’s one

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Blog 

Changing the Rules of the Game

February 18, 2013October 22, 2019 Tom Pounder 1 Comment student ministry

On Friday, MG Siegler from TechCrunch wrote about Apple and its gaming possibilities.  As he weighed in on his opinion

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Encouragement Emails

February 15, 2013November 13, 2015 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Christ, devotional, Emails, encouragement, satan

This is not a new idea as I heard about it from a friend a while ago, but do you

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Blog 

Are you a great “company” to work for?

February 11, 2013November 23, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments company, expectations, failure, fortune, fun, goals, magazine, ministry, online ministry, standards, student ministry, top 100

Recently Fortune Magazine came out with their 100 best companies to work for.  Their criteria for companies consisted of a

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Orange Week: Why I go to Orange Conference

February 8, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conferences, curriculum, families, family, ministry, orange, rethink, Students, youth

Over 3 years ago, when I started really looking into how the family and the church could come together, I

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Orange Week: A Strategy that Works

February 6, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conferences, curriculum, families, family, ministry, orange, rethink, Students, youth

I’ve been in full-time youth ministry for 14 years now and have been actively involved with children’s ministry for 2.

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Orange Week: Highlights from OC ’12

February 5, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conferences, doug fields, families, family, kara powell, ministry, orange, rethink, Students, youth

In the fall, Orange did a Bloggers Week just like this week.  During that fall week, I highlighted some key

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Student Ministry 

Orange Week: It’s Blogger Week

February 4, 2013 Tom Pounder 1 Comment blogging, children's, ministry, orange, outreach, rethink, Students, youth

It happens twice a year and this week is one of those times.  It’s Orange Blogging week where Family, Student

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