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Dealing with Bullying

October 14, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments boundaries, bullies, community

Recently bullying has come back into the national spotlight because of the Rutgers student who jumped off a bridge after

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Youth Ministry Q of the Month: Fall Weekends

October 5, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments community, fall weekends, retreats

When I was the Youth Pastor at Cedar Run, I always tried to do Fall weekends with my youth.  We

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College Ministry Q of the Week: Plugging In

September 6, 2010 Tom Pounder 1 Comment community, Planning, Strategy

Now that the Fall semester is in full force with socials and welcome weekends in the books, the Question of

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Children’s Ministry Q of the Week: Kick-off Sunday

September 6, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments community, event planning, outreach, Planning

This coming Sunday in Northern Virginia is most churches Kick-Off Sunday.  This where students move up in grade to their

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Youth Ministry Q of the Week: How are you keeping up with Former Students?

September 6, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments community, follow up, Strategy

Now that most, if not all, of your former youth group students have moved on to college or a career,

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Where everyone knows your name

August 19, 2010 Tom Pounder 4 Comments cheers, community, George Wendt, self-esteem

When I was younger, my brothers and I would watch the sit-com “Cheers” with our dad every Thursday night.  It

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3 Ways to help develop Community within your Ministry Staff

July 5, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments community, Leadership

When I was getting ready to take my first full-time ministry job as Jr. High Intern, I was telling my

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Why I am quitting Facebook

May 28, 2010 Tom Pounder 5 Comments community, facebook, relationships

I’m quitting Facebook today.  Yep, I’m gonna make it happen.  I’m going to deactivate my account in hopes to never

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Letting People In

May 25, 2010 Tom Pounder 2 Comments community, Support

We all know it, youth ministry is hard.  Whether you work at a mega-church or a small church, the pressures

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4 Things Youth Ministry could learn from A.A.

May 11, 2010February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 4 Comments a.a., community, fellowship, student ministry, youth ministry

I was talking to a friend of mine recently about A.A. and I quickly realized that I can learn from

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