Tom Pounder, Author at YM Sidekick

The Numbers Game: How Small is too Small?

The numbers game in youth ministry is downright awesome! What better way to compare your ministry to others than to

What causes a volunteer leader to have an impact? Is it time commitment, number of students they are reaching, how

Let’s face it, Youth Pastors are good at many things, but admin is not something many of us are strong

November 11, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments service

When I first came to Cedar Run, one of our goals was to find a quarterly service oppotunity for our

As Youth Pastors, believers, husbands/wives, fathers, sometimes people with 2nd jobs, we have to juggle a lot. I actually thought

a Dance Party? On Friday night, we transformed our 5th Quarter event into a Dance Party. It was an event

Halloween is just around the corner with another year of ghosts and goblins running around. To be honest, I am

October 26, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments

Hey everyone, welcome to the new NOT A MEGA CHURCH? site! Thanks a bunch to Minister Web Designer for setting

This fall, we began a series on Sex and Dating. It is not the first time we have talked about

The other day I had a great conversation with Katie, my Staff Associate, and Rick Beckwith, the VP of Field