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How to Grow from your Failure

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments fail, failure, online ministry, student ministry, success

In case you missed it, Windows just announced it is discontinuing the Windows Phone. Oh! You didn’t know Windows had

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Setting Leaders up for Success

September 28, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments family ministry, leaders, plan, student ministry, success, volunteers, win

Everyone wants to win. Everyone wants success! And in ministry that is no different as every volunteer wants to be

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THIS is success in Student Ministry

November 12, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments baptism, crisis, faith, ministry, student ministry, success

I’ve been in student ministry for over 18 years now (over 20 in some capacity).  As much as I have

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3 Growth Stunting Mistakes to Avoid

October 26, 2015June 21, 2019 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, failure, growth, microsoft, student ministry, success

Do you remember a time when Microsoft, NOT Apple ruled the computer and consumer electronics world?  If you don’t, you

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Family vs. Ministry

May 26, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment family, legacy, success

What use is it to be successful in ministry, yet a failure in your family.  In this video we discuss

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5 things Jon Acuff said at the DC Orange Tour Stop

October 16, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adventure, blog, care, children, compassion, failure, Jon Acuff, Leadership, ministry, orange tour, social media, success, volunteer

When I first heard about Jon, it was in the context of his blog “Stuff Christians Like“. People kept on

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Chowtime – 7/6

July 6, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments 4th of july, barbecue, bbq, Edison, facebook, grilling, hot dogs, independence day, letters, life, lightbulbs, Parents, pintrest, senior pastor, social media, success, twitter

Here are some things you can take a bit out of… Stat to Chew on…150 Million hotdogs will be eaten

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Capitalizing on the Unexpected

June 10, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments box office, Budget, failure, movies, success, summer, the purge, vin diesel, vince vaughn

This past weekend, “The Purge” beat the rest of the movie box office by becoming the #1 movie for the

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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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Setting kids up to succeed

March 24, 2011 Tom Pounder 0 Comments encouragement, success

A few months ago, I spent some time in my oldest daughter’s class as a volunteer.  It was great to

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