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Summer Ministry Vlog Week is coming

August 1, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 3 Comments blog, communication, ministry, social media, vlog

Just over 9 years I started blogging regularly.  It has been an awesome avenue for me to be able to write

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

Talking Social Media and Orange with Jen Wilder

October 7, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blog, bloggers, content, curricululm, social media, visual content

Episode 34 Show Notes: Today Tom talks to Jennifer Wilder. Jen is a Digital Strategist for the reThink Group.  Some of

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Number 800!

June 22, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments audience, blog, content marketing, social media, video content

This post is blog post number 800.  Holy that’s a lot of blog posting Batman! In honor of 799 other

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

Longevity in Student Ministry

April 15, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments amazon, blog, blogging, books, podcast, student ministry, surfing

  Episode 9 Show Notes: This week’s podcasts has Tom talking to Ben Kern, a California based veteran Student Ministry

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3 basic “needs” to making videos for ministry

April 7, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blog, Budget, camera, editor, film, go pro, iMovie, iphone, tripod, videos, vlog

In this Vlog episode, I look at 3 basic “needs” to making videos for your ministry.  And, if you are

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5 things Jon Acuff said at the DC Orange Tour Stop

October 16, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adventure, blog, care, children, compassion, failure, Jon Acuff, Leadership, ministry, orange tour, social media, success, volunteer

When I first heard about Jon, it was in the context of his blog “Stuff Christians Like“. People kept on

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the Monday Morning Debrief: What I learned at OC ’14

May 5, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments andy stanley, atlanta, blog, conference, doubt, facebook, Instagram, jon scuff, kara powell, mark batterson, ncc, oc, orange, perry noble, prayer, reggie joiner, social media, spirituality, washington dc

I love conferences!  I know they are jammed packed with tons of insights and information.  Although it can be a

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Orange ’14: “Say Yes to Improving your Social Media Skills”

May 1, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blog, blogging, communication, conference, facebook, Instagram, Jon Acuff, oc14, orange, pintrest, social media, twitter

Jon Acuff led this session on “Say Yes to Improving your Social Media Skills”   How do we engage with

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ORANGE SPRING BLOGGER WEEK ’14: Q & A with Matt McKee

February 12, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blog, blogging, connections, digital, facebook, Instagram, Jon Acuff, online, social media, twitter

I met Matt McKee through a mutual friend, Jeremy Zach who is a blogger.  When Jeremy began working for reThink

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Student Ministry 

What makes you an expert?

August 10, 2012 Tom Pounder 3 Comments author, blog, books, expert, mdiv, priest, professional, seminary, stumin, think orange, youth cartel

Moving into my 15th year of full-time youth and family ministry, I began to wonder, what makes someone an expert

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