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A VBS Alternative

April 1, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camp create, children programming, summer, summer activities, vbs

Today’s podcasts looks at a V.B.S. alternative that your church can look into this year.   Episode 7 Show Notes:

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Starting to think ahead

March 9, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments bears, chicago, football, indianapolis colts, nfl, offseason, reggie wayne, school year, seattle seahawks, summer, wide receiver

In case you don’t follow the NFL, the season officially begins tomorrow.  NO, unfortunately I’m not talking about games…I’m just

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the Monday Morning Debrief: I’m on vacation

June 24, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments beach, fun, relaxation, summer, vacation

I’m on vacation and although I’ll have a few guest posts this week (they are really good), I’ll be doing

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Student Ministry 

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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Trying something different this Summer: CAMP CREATE

May 16, 2012February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camp, camp create, children, dance, drama, elementary school, God, music, performance, serve, service, sign language, summer, theater, vbs, volunteer

This summer, New Life Christian Church’s Family Ministry is doing something a little different.  It’s not a new idea (others

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the BLACKBOARD: What have you learned this summer?

August 12, 2011 Tom Pounder 0 Comments curricululm, debrief, evaluation, processinge, summer, summer camps, trips

As the end of summer approaches, it’s always good for a little reflection.  What is it that you learned this

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Student Ministry 

The Monday Morning Debrief: Transformers & other movies

July 4, 2011 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blockbuster, cars 2, environment, ice cream, movies, summer, thinkorange, transformers 3

This past weekend, Transformers 3 opened up to some very impressive numbers with an astonishing $97.4 million at the box

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Student Ministry 

the Blackboard: New Summer Ideas

June 16, 2011 Tom Pounder 0 Comments baseball, blackboard, brainstorm, events, new ideas, Planning, summer, thinkorange

A few months ago I posted about Summer planning.  As I said in that post, summer is a great opportunity

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

Monday Morning Debrief: Summer Planning

May 9, 2011 Tom Pounder 1 Comment community, debrief, mission trips, Planning, summer, thinkorange

The weather is definitely getting warmer and the students are definitely getting more anxious which must mean that summer vacation

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