How to handle tragic events
Tragic events happen. They are gut-wrenching and heartbreaking, but they happen. Whether it is something that happens to one person
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Author: Tom Pounder
The 1 Question you need to ask your Senior Pastor
There are a lot of questions you need to ask your Senior Pastor when you first get on staff. But
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How to effectively minister to girls in student ministry
Student ministry seems to be a very male dominated area. Most of the student ministers are men and thus most
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Is it time to go back to the basics?
No matter what it is, you start with the basics. It could be starting at school, a new job, sport
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What should your church do with Snapchat?
When you say Snapchat people are going to have a strong opinion about it. Regardless of what you may personally
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Honoring the memories on Memorial Day
I love Memorial Day. Not only is it the unofficial start of summer but it is also the day America
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Ministry Insights from Gettysburg
Recently Tom and some of the New Life Staff went to Gettysburg for a Staff Retreat. From that time, today’s
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The need to Reevaluate Traditional Student Ministry
Over the course of my ministry career I have worked for different types of Churches and ministries. No matter where
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How to make your content more shareable
As an Online and Social Media guy I am constantly reading blogs and looking for great content to curate and
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Ministering in Multi-Cultural Communities
Ryan Reed moved about a year ago from a primarily white community in California to the very multi-cultural community of
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