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Focus on what you are Great at

February 23, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abraham lincoln, amazon, apple, craig groeschel, excellence, greatness, ipad, iphone, kindle, phones, rick warren

Amazon started off as an online bookstore that revolutionized the way we shop and buy books. However, over time they

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A NEW Podcast

February 12, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, iphone, ministry, podcast, tools

So, I’m jumping all in.  I’ve been a fan of podcasts for quiet some time as I started one about

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Trusting the Right People

January 12, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 3 Comments apple, beats, beats by dre, dr. dre, headphones, ipad, iphone, ipod, leaders, Leadership, ministry, steve jobs, white

Did you know that Steve Jobs hated the color white on the 1st iPod?  Yeah, he did.  He disliked it so

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Take Good and Make Great

September 11, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, apple pay, apple watch, chat, environment, experiences, games, hosts, ipad, iphone, ipod, mac, samsung, social media

In case you missed it, Apple, Inc. made a few major announcements on Tuesday.  The announced the new iPhone 6

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the Social Sidekick: Lead Small App

May 8, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments android, app, community, curriculum, fellowship, iphone, lead small, small groups, Training

I love technology.  There are no 2 ways around it.  From the moment my brother and I participated in a

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the Monday Morning Debrief: What are you bringing to OC14?

April 28, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conference, ipad, iphone, lte, ministry, oc14, orange, orange conference

Orange Conference ’14 is just a few days away and I’m packing.  And, as with any conference, you want to

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the Etch-A-Sketch Throwback Thursday

April 24, 2014July 25, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, etch a sketch, ipad, iphone, ipod, national toy hall of fame, rochester

Remember this?  Oh yeah!  Introduced in 1960 (just in time for the Christmas shopping season – some things never change),

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the Social Sidekick: Messaging Apps teens are using

March 26, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments android, apple, blackberry, communication, facetime, imessage, ios, iphone, ipod touch, kik, messaging, snapchat, social media, teenagers, text messages, texting, tweens, video, video chat, windows phone

It has been well documented that teens have been “flocking away” from Facebook for some time now.  I’ve even written about it on

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the Day-Timer Throwback Thursday

March 20, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments calendar, contacts, day-timer, ipad, iphone, notes, organization, organizing, planner, smartphone, tablet

Remember this?  The Day-Timer? When I came on Staff for my very first Student Ministry position (Jr. High Intern), one

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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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