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3 Student Ministry Blogs you should read this week 11.13

November 13, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Discipleship, discouraged, encouragement, friendships, help, new england patriots, student ministry, Support

There were 3 student ministry centric blogs that I read/had a part in that I wanted to draw your attention

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THIS is success in Student Ministry

November 12, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments baptism, crisis, faith, ministry, student ministry, success

I’ve been in student ministry for over 18 years now (over 20 in some capacity).  As much as I have

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Lessons Learned from Gettysburg about Volunteer Leaders

November 9, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments battle of Gettysburg, development, gettysburg, Leadership, service, Strategy, Training, volunteer leaders

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most violent and impactful during the American Civil War. And there is

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What a billboard can teach Church Marketers

November 2, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments ads, billboard, cheesesteaks, marketing, philadelphia, social media, social media marketing

A few weeks ago I made a quick day trip to Philadelphia PA to go grab some cheesesteaks.  I mean,

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3 things Student Ministers can do on Halloween

October 30, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments culture, family ministry, Halloween, student ministry, trick or treat

Halloween is kinda a weird day for ministers.  Do you participate or not?  Well, I believe there are 3 very

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Patience pays off

October 29, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments back to the future, chicago cubs, ministry, patience

This is one of my most favorite times of the year.  Why?  Because is playoff baseball time!  It is where

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3 Growth Stunting Mistakes to Avoid

October 26, 2015June 21, 2019 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, failure, growth, microsoft, student ministry, success

Do you remember a time when Microsoft, NOT Apple ruled the computer and consumer electronics world?  If you don’t, you

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Is SEX really the number 1 reason?

October 22, 2015October 11, 2019 Tom Pounder 0 Comments authentic faith, church, doubt, faith, family, sex, student ministry, teenagers, young adults

Last week my good friend Ben Kerns wrote on his blog that the number 1 reason why people, especially young

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The Secret Lip Sync Challenge

October 19, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments challenge, fun, jimmy fallon, lip sync

So, this has been a few months in the making, but I figured we could have a little fun. You

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Dealing with Conflicts: Are you sure you really want to do that?

October 15, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments brad pitt, conflict, conflicts, frustration, kevin spacey, ministry, morgan freeman, movie, overcoming conflict, seven

The movie “Seven” recently celebrated it’s 20th year since it was released.  I have a variety of thoughts about this

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