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Author: Tom Pounder

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Making your Super Bowl Halftime Show a hit

January 29, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment halftime, ipad, ipod, janet jackson, justin timberlake, outreach, prize, student ministry, super bowl, wardrobe malfunction

Ever since the Wardrobe malfunction happened between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson, I’ve been doing Super Bowl Halftime show of

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Professionalism in Student Ministry

January 27, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments devotional, professionalism, student ministry, trending, wired

Episode 50 Show Notes: The big 5-0!  We’ve made it to 50 episodes and it’s been a great ride!  So

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The single BIGGEST mistake Churches are making on Social Media

January 25, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments community, discover, engagement, social media

I’ve done my fair share of exploration of church and ministry social media accounts over the years.  Many of it

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4 action steps to take when considering Plan B

January 22, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments alternate plans, alternative, back up, plan b, snowstorm, student ministry, tragedy

There are going to be times in your ministry career that something will happen that will cause you to consider

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Job Change: Ending & Starting well

January 20, 2016 Tom Pounder 0 Comments church, ministers, new job, transitions

Episode 49 Show Notes: Everyone in ministry will have to make a job change at one time or another in their career.

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13 pieces of content your Church can share

January 18, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment content, content marketing, sermons, social media, videos

In the social media world there is a saying, “Content is King”.  That is true as the more content you

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How you can show your leaders you care

January 15, 2016October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments appreciation, leaders, Leadership, Support, value, volunteer leaders

We can’t do ministry without leaders – both paid and volunteer.  Not only do you need to find the right

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

How to use the Super Bowl as an Outreach Opportunity

January 13, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment football, mission, nfl, outreach, super bowl

Episode 48 Show Notes: In this episode Tom brings back Cory Sullivan (theconqueringthechaos.com) and they talk about the Super Bowl

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How to reuse your old lessons to make them new

January 11, 2016October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curriculum, student ministry

Whenever I have am planning session for new curriculum, lessons and themes for my ministry, there has always been a

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4 Church Comm/Tech Podcasts you should listen to this week

January 8, 2016October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camera, communication, culture, facebook, Facebook live, marketing, social media, video, visual content

This week there were 4 Church Communications/Tech podcasts that will help you in your ministry.  What are they? Watch this

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