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Author: Tom Pounder

Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 8/25

August 25, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments ariel, blogs, church, evangelism, love, princess, sexy, spouse, youth ministry

In case you were too busy this week catching up on all the student going to their first day of

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Blog 

3 Keys to Giving a Message to Students

August 23, 2012July 24, 2021 Tom Pounder 0 Comments student ministry

Did you see “The Dark Knight Rises”?  If you haven’t yet, you should.  Even if you aren’t a “super-hero” fan,

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Summer Blockbusters

August 20, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blockbusters, events, flops, Planning, success, summer

Each summer, there are movie flops and blockbusters.  For instance, a blockbuster movie this year would be “The Avengers” which

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 8/18

August 18, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments dane party, experience, fuller youth ministry institute, joshua griffin, kara powell, Leadership, lessons learned

In case you were just getting back from vacation (like me) and are now just catching up, here are some

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Blog 

Taylor Swift…Unofficial Spokesperson for this Generation’s Women

August 16, 2012October 9, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments student ministry, taylor swift

After listening to Taylor Swift’s 1st single from her upcoming album with my daughters, I came to the conclusion that

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Detecting and Destroying the Beast Within

August 13, 2012 Tom Pounder 1 Comment beach, family, humility, isolation, ministry, prayer, pride, relaxation, satan, time away, vacation

This Guest Post is from my friend and colleague Mark Seager.  I love it when he guest posts because his

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Student Ministry 

What makes you an expert?

August 10, 2012 Tom Pounder 3 Comments author, blog, books, expert, mdiv, priest, professional, seminary, stumin, think orange, youth cartel

Moving into my 15th year of full-time youth and family ministry, I began to wonder, what makes someone an expert

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Motivating Students

August 6, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments chick fil-a, dan cathy, gay, kiss-in, lesbian, same sex couples

In case you missed it, August 1st was Chick Fil-A day for all those who supported Chick Fil-A President Dan

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 8/4

August 4, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments fall planning, Planning, schedules

In case you were too busy hanging with teens, watching the Olympics and/or vacationing, here are some of the things

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motivate
Student Ministry 

3 Ways to Motivate your Leaders

August 3, 2012May 10, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments encouragement, Leadership, motivation, Support, terry tate, volunteer leaders

There are right ways to motivate leaders and wrong ways to motivate leaders.  Check out this video below to see

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