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Kahoot! A GREAT online tool to use in your Ministry

July 13, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 2 Comments gaming, kahoot, online, online games, quiz, schools, teaching, tools

I first heard about Kahoot! after a middle school home group when some of the students (including my own) were talking about

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4 video ideas your church can be doing now

June 29, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 2 Comments bible, bible study, devotionals, family, fun, humor, sermon, teaching, videos, youtube

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that the world is becoming more and more visual. People are

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MinWrap 5.29

May 29, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments church, communication, dare games, games, jimmy kimmel, Leadership, sermons, social media, teaching

Here are some of the things you may have missed in the ministry world… Stat of the week: The median church

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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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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 2/8

February 8, 2014February 8, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abuse, curriculum, jay leno, manners, retirement, sermons, stepping down, teaching, teams, winter olympics

It’s that time of year again…every 4 years…the Winter Olympics have started and events are on continuously for the next

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 3/6

April 6, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, dating, email, facebook, Instagram, love, middle school, Parents, responsibility, social media, teaching, twitter, volunteers, youth workers

Here are some things you can take a bit out of… Stat to Chew on…14% of students have no idea of their

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

The Value of Teaching Teams

February 1, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments break, lessons, relief, serve, speaking, teaching, teaching styles, teams, volunteers

I used to be a solo artist.  At least that was how I thought it was suppose to be.  The

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Family Ministry Student Ministry 

the BLACKBOARD: the task of creating a volunteer culture

December 20, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blackboard, church, culture, focus, ministry, needs, opportunities, teaching, volunteers

At New Life, we have been growing as a community.  We are up between 100-300 each week in attendance, year

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: I don’t care what my students learn

February 27, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments church spiritual highs, conferences, friendship, nzone, teaching

After being in youth ministry for over 13 years I have learned a few different things (I think).  One of

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Chowtime – 2/18

February 18, 2012 Tom Pounder 0 Comments 90s TV shows, blogs, breakups, creative, debrief, joshua griffin, orange12, rethink, teaching, television, tim schmoyer, video games

In case you missed it, here are some of the many things buzzing around Youth Ministry World.  So grab some chow and

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