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A Simple Invite

March 18, 2015September 22, 2015 Tom Pounder 0 Comments fun, high school, invitation, invite, middle school, sports, Teens, youth group

Today’s episode has us meeting the Meg(h)ans, talking to them about the high school experiences with youth groups.    

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Grace Giving

February 25, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments games, grace, random questions, teenagers, Teens

  Episode 2 Show Notes: This week I talk to Cory…same guy as last week 🙂 about his transitioning from a

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Top NEW Game of 2014

December 31, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments egg russian roulette, games, jimmy fallon, teenagers, Teens

2014 is quickly coming to a close…in fact it is over in just a few mere hours.  So now is

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Two lessons learned from One Direction

August 18, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments actions, appropriate, audience, behavior, concert, customer, nationals ballpark, one direction, Parents, target, Teens, tour, tweens

Last week I had the privilege of taking my 4 girls to see 5 Seconds of Summer and One Direction

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Using the Church Creatively

July 24, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 2 Comments children, church, dance, family, fun, games, mops, party, play dates, playtime, Teens

The other day a friend of mine told me they drove to this really nice, new church in the area

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the Social Sidekick: A Social Media Info Night

May 29, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 2 Comments dangers, Parents, social media, Teens

Working with Teens we know that social and online media is here to stay.  We used to communicate with fliers,

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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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the Social Sidekick: Drinking Less because of Social Media?

April 23, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments alcohol, beer, community, facebook, Instagram, party, relationships, social media, Teens, twitter, underage drinking, wine

A recent study done in Austraila by their National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is suggesting that many teens are going

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the Social Sidekick: Using Social Media for Games

March 7, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camera, environments, games, Instagram, marketing, photos, promotion, scavenger hunt, social media, teenagers, Teens

This Sunday we are taking an old game and making it new while also using it as a huge promotional

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the Social Sidekick: The NEED for a “like”

February 27, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments friendships, Instagram, like, social media, Teens, tweens

True of False? Facebook is out.  Instagram is in.  This was actually a trick question.  Although Facebook is declining in

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