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How to Create a Rock Star Leadership Team

May 8, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments encourage, Leadership, pray, recruit, rock star, train, volunteers

Back in the 80s in the 90s there was a growing trend in youth ministry where the churches would seek

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“10 Ways to Focus Your Student Ministry around Volunteers this Year” Notes

April 27, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 1 Comment encouragement, family ministry, ministry, online ministry, student ministry, volunteers

One of the You Lead pre-Orange Conference breakout sessions was lead by Ben Crawshaw and Kevin Ragdale. Both Ben and

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How to Create a Well Rounded Volunteer Youth Leadership Team

March 27, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 3 Comments family ministry, leaders, Leadership, student ministry, team, volunteers

Who is on your student ministry volunteer leadership team? How diverse is it? Who are the adults you are looking

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Healthy Staff to Volunteer to Kid Ratios

February 15, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments family ministry, ratio, staff, student ministry, Students, volunteers

This week is Orange Blogger Week. But, in addition to talking about Orange, Nick Blevins, Children & Student Team Leader at Community

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3 groups of people you can get input from

January 9, 2017September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments evaluation, family ministry, input, leaders, student ministry, volunteers

We all need input in our ministry to help us determine whether or not we are doing a good job

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How to Mobilize your Volunteer Leaders for lasting impact

November 30, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments family ministry, impact, leaders, Leadership, mobilize, student ministry, volunteers

Volunteer leaders are essential to any ministry. But more importantly, how you mobilize them to take an active part is

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The Value in being coached AND coaching someone else

November 23, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments coach, coaching, family ministry, leaders, Leadership, mentor, mentorship, student ministry, volunteers

No matter what position you serve on your church staff, there is a lot of value that comes from being

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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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The Best of the Orange Tour

October 12, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments conference, Richmond, Training, volunteers

The Orange Conference is coming up April 26-28, 2017. It is a fantastic experience for children, student and family ministers.

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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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