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Author: Tom Pounder

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How Sidekicks can help grow your ministry

May 16, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments growth, ministers, ministry, sidekick

A term I hear a lot in ministry is Lone Ranger. This is a term in ministry not to point

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2 Essential Speaking Reminders

May 13, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, message, preparation, public speaking, sermon, student ministry

If you were to ask me what I enjoyed most about ministry, speaking never would have been the top 1.

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Discovering different ways to utilize Facebook Live for Ministry

May 11, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment facebook, Facebook live, live stream, social media

Facebook Live has been around for a few months now.  It isn’t anything new.  In fact, I’ve blogged about it

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Helping Students by taking a break from Social Media

May 9, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments cell phone, online, social media, student ministry, teenagers, Teens

A little bit ago I came across a posting from a teen who quit social media.  It was fascinating to read

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How to turn students into ministers

May 6, 2016February 13, 2019 Tom Pounder 0 Comments church, doug fields, ministers, ministry, student ministry, Students, Teens

It’s one week later and I’m still processing ReThink Leadership and the Orange Conference. There were so many great sessions

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What stood out from Orange ’16

May 4, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conference, orange, passion, reggie joiner, student ministry

Today’s podcast took place in Atlanta, GA from the site of Orange ’16.  There, Tom and Ben Kerns met up

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The Conference is over, now what?

May 2, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conference, exponential, orange, prayer, student ministry

So you just experienced a huge conference high. You went to a conference where there were like-minded people inspiring you

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The Influence of the Church

April 29, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments andy stanley, church

These are the notes from Andy Stanley’s Thursday morning message at the Orange Conference. The Church is the hope of

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Creating a Staff Culture Notes

April 29, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments culture, staff, team, team dynamics

Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He spoke at on of

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ReThink Leadership Thursday Notes

April 29, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments culture, emotional health, executive pastor, health, Leadership, motivation, organization, popeyes, soul

These are notes from ReThink Leadership on Thursday (4/28) in Atlanta, Georgia.  There were a variety of speakers from different

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