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Preparing for Camp

February 10, 2016September 30, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camp, communication, fundraising, Parents, preparation, to-do list, young life

Today’s 52nd episode – where Tom talks to Cory Sullivan (theconqueringofchaos.com) about camp trips – marks the 1 year point

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

The Value of doing a Mission Trip

September 2, 2015September 22, 2015 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adventures in mission, ciy, international, mission trip, service, young life

Episode 29 Show Notes: Summer is just ending so why wouldn’t you start planning ahead for next summer already, right?

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YM Sidekick Podcast 

How to follow up successfully after a camp trip

August 5, 2015October 16, 2017 Tom Pounder 0 Comments bible camp, camp, camping, mission trip, outreach camp, young life

Episode 25 Show Notes: Getting students to camp can be hard at times, but once they are there it can

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The FREEDOM to DO

December 15, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments church online, contact work, devotional, donuts, lifechurch.tv, livestream, online, online ministry, social media, streaming, young life, youtube

Why reinvent the wheel?  If it’s not broke, why fix it?  We’ve all heard these phrases before, right? Generally speaking,

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Launching new Ministries

August 14, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments campus pastor, launch, middle school, ministry, online, organization, outreach, prayer, social media, startup, WyldLife, young life

The closest thing I’ve come to “launching” a new ministry was in the late ’90s (I know I’m dating myself

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the Social Sidekick: Phoster

July 10, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, dodgeball, flier, outreach, partnerships, phoster, promotion, social media, young life

During the spring, our Student Ministry partnered with Young Life for a Dodgeball event.  As we were preparing to promote

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Rising up Women and Minorities

November 4, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments apple, every kid, Leadership, minorities, tech, women, young life, youth ministry

This past week, I stumbled upon an article/discussion from Yahoo! Finance about the lack of women and minorities being represented

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Student Ministry 

the Monday Morning Debrief: Phones at Camp

August 5, 2013 Tom Pounder 2 Comments android, apple, camp, cell phones, ciy, google, ipad, iphone, move, phones, smartphones, summer camp, technology, young life

Growing up going to camps and then leading camps, I often went to Young Life camps where the policy was

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Student Ministry 

What makes a great Camp experience for you?

August 1, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adventures in mission, aim, camp, christian camp, outreach, student ministry, trip, WyldLife, young life

This week I am at CIY Move in Salisbury, MD with my student ministry group.  It has been a great

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the Monday Morning Debrief: NCAA Tourney = Great Relationship Builder

March 25, 2013March 11, 2018 Tom Pounder 2 Comments bracket, butler, conversations, georgetown, ncaa, relationships, slam dunk, tournament, young life

I’ve posted about why I think the NCAA Tourney is great for ministry before. But this year, it is even

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