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Chowtime – 9/29

September 29, 2012February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments busy, community, companies, harvard, innovators, messages, ministry, outreach, school, sermons, show and tell, Students, Teens

In case you were too frustrated with the replacement refs last week because they cost you your fantasy football game,

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Student Ministry 

To do Student Leadership or to NOT do Students Leadership

August 30, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Discipleship, Leadership, programs, Students, volunteers

That is the question. Here is why I ask the question. Because when I was a teenager, I was never

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

July 21, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments high school, inclusive ministry, kids in ministry, middle school, ministry, prom, split, Students

In case you missed it while you were taking students to amusement parks or seeing the awesome “The Dark Knight

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Student Ministry 

Why No One Showed Up

July 12, 2012September 8, 2017 Tom Pounder 3 Comments calendar, communication, invite, leaders, Leadership, Parents, Planning, promotion, Strategy, Students, zero

Yep, that’s right.  On Tuesday, I did an event and NO ONE showed up.  Now, over my time in youth

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Bridging the Gap

December 21, 2009February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Parents, Students

Over my 12 plus years in full-time youth ministry, I have encountered all sorts of highs and lows.  Of the

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Student Ministry 

Investing in Students

September 24, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments investing, Students, time management

For the first time in my ministry career, I have a full-time Youth Staff Associate!  I have had quite a

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Student Ministry 

Getting the Right Students Involved

June 15, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments Leadership, Strategy, Students

Years ago, and I mean years ago, like 1960 to 1980s years ago, there was a youth ministry theory called

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Student Ministry 

Walking with our Students and Reinforcing Ideas

June 10, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curriculum, reinforcement, Students

Recently, my family and I went to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA.  If you have never been to a

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Are we preparing for the future of the children?

June 1, 2009 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curriculum, Planning, Strategy, Students

Have you ever heard an athlete or celebrity say that they are doing a good work “for the kids”?  I’ve

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Being on Guard

April 20, 2009 Tom Pounder 1 Comment cell phone, digital, ministry, Students, Support, texting

In my last post, “Staying Connected”, I highlighted the benefits of being connected in the digital, mobile world.  I still

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