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The 1 Question you need to ask your Senior Pastor

June 10, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments align, alignment, Planning, Strategy, vision

There are a lot of questions you need to ask your Senior Pastor when you first get on staff.  But

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

Best Practices on Planning out your Calendar

March 30, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments calendar, curriculum, Planning, Strategy

How far out should you start to plan out your calendar in advance?  That is just one of the questions

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

Serving multiple ministry roles with excellent

September 16, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments administration, church, delegation, part-time positions, Planning, Strategy, student ministry, time management

Episode 31 Show Notes: Today Tom talks to Dan Eno who serves as both Worship Minister and Student Minister at

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MinWrap 5.8

May 8, 2015January 13, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curriculum, fathers, jimmy fallon, Parents, Planning, preschool, Strategy, technique

Here are some of the things you may have missed in the ministry world… Stat of the week: 4 out of

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Avoiding of the trap game

September 15, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments developing, leaders, ministry, Planning, recuiting, Support, team, trap, trap game, volunteers

It happens every year in college and pro football..the “trap game”. The trap game is the game right before or

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What do you do when it’s Crunch Time?

August 25, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments anxiety, calendar, curriculum, fall, Planning, preparation

This week is CRUNCH TIME for certain Student Ministries in parts of the world.  Why?  Because this is the last week

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Student Ministry 

the BLACKBOARD: Technology we love to use

September 13, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments android, apple, ipad, iphone, Planning, projector, schedule, technology, tv

I love technology.  I love playing with the new gadgets when they come out to see what is new and

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 1/26

January 26, 2013 Tom Pounder 1 Comment academy, boys, calendar, Discipleship, dudes, google, laugh, Leadership, men, middle schoolers, pay, Planning, regret, safety, salary, schedule, teams, volunteers, wages, winter weather, youth workers

Just in case it was one of those weeks where you were too busy, here are a few Student Ministry

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Starting the Fall off with a fresh start

September 4, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments fall, lessons, Planning, prepping

Today, some of the New Life staff (department heads and senior leadership) will be headed to Gettysburg, PA for a

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Summer Blockbusters

August 20, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blockbusters, events, flops, Planning, success, summer

Each summer, there are movie flops and blockbusters.  For instance, a blockbuster movie this year would be “The Avengers” which

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