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Author: Tom Pounder

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It’s all about the Environment

August 21, 2017November 19, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments online ministry, student ministry

Vision is important. Mission is important. Having the right leaders is important. There are so many important aspects of ministry

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How to develop Disciplemakers of Students

August 16, 2017September 27, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments disciple, Discipleship, Leadership, recruiting, Training

I’ve been all about Volunteer leaders lately. The reasons are simple actually, they are essential and now is the perfect

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Don’t just “get by” on Social Media

August 14, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments engagement, facebook, Instagram, social media, twitter

By now most Churches have some sort of social media presence. At least I hope most churches have at least

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4 Ideas for Graduates after High School

August 10, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments College, graduates, graduation, high school

As a student minister you are responsible for many things. But one question about responsibility that consistently comes up is,

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What’s happening with “It’s Just a Phase”

August 9, 2017September 27, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment books, children, development, orange, phase, Students

Two years ago, under the leadership of  Kristen Ivy, Executive Director of Messaging for Orange, and Reggie Joiner, the ReThink Group published a book

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How Ministry Leaders Can Inspire Volunteers

August 7, 2017July 9, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments coach, coaches, encouragement, inspiration, ministers, student ministry, volunteers

Volunteer leaders are essential to ministry and I have particularly felt more passionate about it lately as my job is

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How to get Specific about Honoring your Volunteers

August 2, 2017September 27, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment encouragement, honor, hope, volunteers

One of the best ways to keep volunteers engaged and involved consistently is to honor them and what they do.

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#SMVWeek17 is coming next week

July 31, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment ministry, student ministry, summer, teach, video, vlog

Last year a group of ministers and I embarked on the first ever Summer Ministry Vlog Week (#SMVWeek16). It was

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Your Best Us Review

July 26, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments marriage, married people, ministers, ministry

Marriages are hard work. That really goes without saying. But when you are in ministry there seems to be an

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Lessons from Vacation #8: Enjoy time away

July 24, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments time of, vacation, work

This past week I went on a “working vacation”. I’ve never heard that term before I mentioned it to my

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