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3 Ways to build your Volunteer Leadership Team

September 8, 2009 Tom Pounder 1 Comment Leadership

When I came to Cedar Run just over 6 years ago, we had a total of 3 leaders including myself.

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Student Ministry 

Volunteer Leaders Retreat

August 31, 2009 Tom Pounder 1 Comment Leadership, Strategy

This past weekend, my leaders and I went on our annual Leaders Retreat.  For the past 5 years, I have

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Student Ministry 

Follow Up after Trips

July 24, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments event planning, follow up, mission trips, Strategy, summer camps, summer events

I just got back from one of our best, if not the best, youth mission trip we have ever done

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Student Ministry 

Summer Camping

July 6, 2009 Tom Pounder 2 Comments mission trips, Planning, summer camps, young life

Over the years I have been doing youth ministry I have heard of and experienced many different kinds of summer

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Student Ministry 

Summer Plans

June 22, 2009May 27, 2015 Tom Pounder 1 Comment baseball, bbq, beach, College, day trip, fun, mission trips, museums, park, Planning, Strategy, summer, summer camp, vbs, washington dc, zoo

Summer has officially begun in Northern Virginia.  Depending on your county, Thursday or Friday was the students last day of

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Student Ministry 

Getting the Right Students Involved

June 15, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Leadership, Strategy, Students

Years ago, and I mean years ago, like 1960 to 1980s years ago, there was a youth ministry theory called

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Student Ministry 

Walking with our Students and Reinforcing Ideas

June 10, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curriculum, reinforcement, Students

Recently, my family and I went to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA.  If you have never been to a

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Student Ministry 

Being Strategic: Vision Statements

April 30, 2009 Tom Pounder 5 Comments Planning, Strategy, vision statements

Every company, sports organization and magazine in the world has a vision/mission statement. But, what is it really? Why is

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Student Ministry 

Quality, Not Quantity

April 23, 2009March 5, 2015 Tom Pounder 0 Comments event planning, Leadership, ministry

“I can’t believe that just happened!” “I can’t believe you all just did that!” Have you ever heard students say

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Brainstorm Time: HOW DO YOU ASSESS YOUR STUDENTS?

April 3, 2009 Tom Pounder 1 Comment

My last post talked about the importance of Assessing where your students so that you are making an impact on

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