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the Monday Morning Debrief: Being Aligned

June 9, 2014 Tom Pounder 1 Comment alignment, discord, mission, Strategy, unity

I’m reading Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger right now. It’s a fascinating book and if you

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Student Ministry 

the Rolling Thunder of Student Ministry

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 Tom Pounder 2 Comments impact, jesus christ, life change, memorial day, rolling thunder, sacrifice, serving, washington dc

Ever since I can remember, living in Washington, DC on Memorial Day is special. I know, Memorial Day is special

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Student Ministry 

the Social Sidekick: Drinking Less because of Social Media?

April 23, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments alcohol, beer, community, facebook, Instagram, party, relationships, social media, Teens, twitter, underage drinking, wine

A recent study done in Austraila by their National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is suggesting that many teens are going

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Debriefing Easter

April 21, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Christ, christian, christmas, debrief, easter, easter bunny, follow up, newcomers, risen, service, serving

Christ has Risen!  He has Risen Indeed! Easter is one of those weeks that is “special” in Churches.  I know

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Cows make Cows

April 7, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Discipleship, duffy robbins, messiah college, Training, youth ministry, youth specialties

This past weekend, I took a bunch of the New Life Student Ministry Volunteer Leaders to Messiah College (my Alma

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 2/8

February 8, 2014February 8, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abuse, curriculum, jay leno, manners, retirement, sermons, stepping down, teaching, teams, winter olympics

It’s that time of year again…every 4 years…the Winter Olympics have started and events are on continuously for the next

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Student Ministry 

the Social Sidekick: How Social Media Savvy are you?

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments android, facebook, google, iphone, messaging, minister, ministry, smartphones, social media, Teens, tweens, twitter, youtube

Social Media is where it is at with students.  And it’s not just one platform.  It’s a bunch of them.

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Super Bowl Parties

February 3, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments commercials, denver broncos, football, girls, ministries, outreach, parties, seattle seahawks, super bowl

Super Bowl Parties are long a tradition in Student Ministries.  I know some don’t do them, but over the years

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Does Stability = Success?

January 27, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments consistency, contact work, Leadership, mentors, stability, value, volunteers

A few years ago, the Washington Post’s Baseball Insider Dave Sheinin posted a diagram illustrating how stability in a Baseball

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Every adult is a youth minister

January 13, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adults, caring, investment, mentors, mentorship

I recently caught up with a high school friend who I haven’t seen since we graduated 20 years ago. “Wait

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