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Author: Tom Pounder

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Orange Week: Speaker Highlights from last year

September 21, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 1 Comment andy stanley, conferences, Jeff Manion, jud wilhite, perry noble, teachers, thinkorange

Last year Orange busted out a ton of great speakers to share at the General sessions.  Here are my highlights

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Orange Week: Going together

September 20, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conferences, seminars, thinkorange

I’ve been to quite a few conferences before and I have found 1 thing to be consistent throughout. The more

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Orange Week: What I’m looking forward to

September 19, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 4 Comments andy stanley, atlanta, conferences, rethink, speakers, thinkorange

When I found out that I was going back to the Orange conference again in April ’12, I was beyond

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When you have to fire a Staffer or Volunteer

September 15, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 2 Comments conflict, volunteers

Two weeks ago I talked about making changes in your program for the better.  Part of those changes involved making

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The Monday Morning Debrief: Stick to what you do best

September 12, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments delegation, starbucks, Strategy

Last Tuesday Howard Shultz, the CEO of Starbucks held a Town Hall meeting.  So what do you think this Town

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Don’t be afraid of failing

September 9, 2011October 31, 2018 Tom Pounder 1 Comment online ministry, student ministry

Did you know that McDonald’s, one of the most successful fast food chains in history, once had a McLobster?  Yep,

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KidMin Summer Camp – I’m a believer!

September 7, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 3 Comments camping, summer camp, thinkorange

Spending 13+ years in Youth Ministry I’ve never been exposed to much of children’s ministry until my daughters came around.

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The Monday Morning Debrief: Don’t Read this Blog

September 5, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments day away, day off, labor day, sabbath

If you are reading this blog right now & not hanging out with your family or friends, ten then you

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Making Changes: Part 3 – Staffing/Volunteer

September 1, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, ipad, iphone, ipod, steve jobs

In case you didn’t hear, Steve Jobs resigned this past Wednesday afternoon.  This comes at a time when Apple, Inc. is

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The Monday Morning Debrief: Serving those hit by disaster

August 29, 2011February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments hurricane, Irene, Joplin, minister, outreach, tornado

This past week Hurricane Irene hit the East coast. Although it was not as major as originally predicted it did

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