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Guilters suck! Lead with Vision

November 21, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments family ministry, guilt, hope, Leadership, Strategy, student ministry, vision, volunteer leadership, volunteers

We know them well. They are those people in your life who say, “your excuse is lame” or “come-on man,

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Make sure you go over THIS with your team

August 22, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments boundaries, policy, Support, vision

Last weekend, two things happened. For starters, on Friday word was coming out via the local news that a youth

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The 1 Question you need to ask your Senior Pastor

June 10, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments align, alignment, Planning, Strategy, vision

There are a lot of questions you need to ask your Senior Pastor when you first get on staff.  But

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

Ministry Insights from Gettysburg

May 25, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments battle of Gettysburg, gettysburg, hope, student ministry, technology, vision

Recently Tom and some of the New Life Staff went to Gettysburg for a Staff Retreat. From that time, today’s

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ReThink Leadership Wednesday Notes

April 27, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments andy stanley, Leadership, Strategy, unity, vision

These are my notes from some of the things seen and heard from the ReThink Leadership on Wednesday (4/27).  This

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

3 Important To Dos this Christmas Season

December 23, 2015October 1, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments christmas, holiday, invest, star wars, vision, vision cast

Episode 45 Show Notes: Breaks in the Student Ministry calendar are far and few between. So it’s important to figure

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Keeping the Pipeline fresh

August 26, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments leaders, Leadership, recruiting, Training, vision, volunteers

In case you missed it, there is a mass exodus of Saturday Night Life Staffers.  This isn’t the first time

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Benefiting from Trips & Retreats

July 29, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments bonding, community, debrief, Leadership, retreat, Students, trip, vision

Today I am embarking on another trip with my youth program.  Although weekend and week long trips can be very

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 5/18

May 18, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adults, communication, dr. seuss, Leadership, mentors, middle school, music, ownership, Parents, partnerships, stats, student ministry, transitions, vision, volunteers, win

Playing catch up from the week?  Chew on these tid-bits of information… Stat to Chew on…10% of teens state their

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Changes gone array

May 13, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments cancellations, changes, evaluation, focus, goals, mission, nbc, tv shows, up all night, vision

It’s that time of year again…TV Show Cancelation Season!  Now that most of the networks have wrapped up their “season”

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