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Two lessons learned from One Direction

August 18, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments actions, appropriate, audience, behavior, concert, customer, nationals ballpark, one direction, Parents, target, Teens, tour, tweens

Last week I had the privilege of taking my 4 girls to see 5 Seconds of Summer and One Direction

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Lessons from Vacation #4: Conversations we have Matter

July 21, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments all-stars, church, conversations, dinner, online church, outreach, Parents, restaurant, softball, travel team, witness

My girls are active, busy girls.  They play sports or dance and if you have multiple children doing different activities,

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Parents Will Respond

June 2, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments dangers, facebook, gaming, information, Instagram, lecture, meetings, online media, Parents, social media, video games

For years and years I have tried to do Information Nights with parents to share with them the vision and

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the Social Sidekick: A Social Media Info Night

May 29, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 2 Comments dangers, Parents, social media, Teens

Working with Teens we know that social and online media is here to stay.  We used to communicate with fliers,

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Orange Preconference ’14: “Developing a Weekly Social Media Plan for Parents & Volunteers” Notes

April 30, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, community, facebook, Instagram, matt mckee, Parents, social media, twitter, volunteer leaders, volunteers

Matt McKee and Gina McClain “Developing a Weekly Social media Plan for Parents and Volunteers”. They are passionate about social

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Orange Preconference ’14: “Understand the Effects of Social Media on Kids & Students” Notes

April 30, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, digital footprint, digital world, Jon Acuff, Parents, social media, teaching, tech, Teens

These are my notes from Jon Acuff’s “Understanding the Effects of Social Media on Kids and Students” Seminar at the

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the Social Sidekick: “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media” Review

February 20, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adam mclane, book, guide, marko, Parents, social media

In 2012, Youth Ministry gurus Adam McLane and Mark Oestreicher wrote a book called, “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media:

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Chowtime – 1/11

January 11, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments 1 john, community, devotional, dropbox, engagement, Parents, sunday school, tech, ym360

The New Year is upon us and despite the Polar Vortex, coldness has swept most of the country.  Winter is

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Refining Environments: Students Seminar Notes

October 17, 2013October 17, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, culture, music, orange, Parents, social media, student ministry, Teens, worship, youth group

At the Orange Washington, DC Tour Stop last week, I went to the Refining Environments: Students seminar led by Jeff

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Chowtime – 9/7

September 7, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blogs, fdr, Leadership, mission, Parents, president, quotes, senior pastor, student ministry, women in ministry

Now, everyone is back to school.  So as you have been busy getting things all lined up for the great

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