Tom Pounder
Tom Pounder was born and raised just outside of Washington, DC. He has been working full-time in ministry since 1997. Tom has a background in Student Ministry working over 22 years with teenagers and currently serves as the Student Minister and Online Campus Pastor at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, VA.
The Difference Between the Orange Conference and Orange Tour
Tuesday June 6, 2023 | Tom PounderThere's Orange Conference and Orange Tour...but what's the difference? Check out the amazing benefits of both events and grab tickets on June 8th! Read more
How to Communicate with Volunteers and Parents in Our Digital Age
Wednesday July 1, 2020 | Tom PounderThankfully, in this digital age, there are lots of options to get all the important details to those who need them fast and efficiently. So what are the best ways to communicate to volunteers and parents in this day and age? Here are some ideas for you. Read more
Using Data to Evaluate Your Ministry
Monday January 20, 2020 | Tom PounderData is really just a tool to use to reach your ultimate end goal—helping more and more people get to know and follow Jesus. Read more
Three Things Kids Need to Hear From Ministry Leaders
Friday October 4, 2019 | Tom PounderAs a leader who is investing time and energy in the lives of kids and teenagers, you are uniquely positioned to be a shining light to students during this time of year. But what can you say to them that can make an impact and difference? Here are three things you can say. Read more
OC and OT: Why I’m Planning on Attending Both
Wednesday June 12, 2019 | Tom PounderThis past spring, May 1-3 to be exact, I attended Orange Conference. It was an amazing time where I connected with other ministers, learned a ton and got energized to finish the spring strong and head into the summer with a lot of excitement, full of possibilities. While the conference was amazing, I'm looking forward to attending Orange Tour even more. “What? Isn’t Orange Tour the same thing as Orange Conference? Why would you go to the same conference twice?” Read more
Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Church’s Website
Tuesday February 12, 2019 | Tom PounderA church website is one of the most important communication tools your church has to reach the community. Why is that? Because more and more people first go to a church’s website to find out more about the church before they ever walk through the door of your building. Despite its overall importance, a church’s […] Read more
Performing a Social Media Assessment of Your Ministry
Thursday January 31, 2019 | Tom PounderEvery year, when the calendar turns from December to January, there is a new year filled with tons of possibilities. It is the perfect time to think through and implement all the things you wanted to do the previous year into this whole new year. While it may be easier to do this in your […] Read more
Who Needs a Church Blog?
Wednesday January 23, 2019 | Tom PounderBlogging is so 2000. Does anybody ever read blogs anymore? What could you possibly say on a blog? Especially a church blog. These are all reasons commonly used by people who think that churches do not need to have a blog. While some of these may seem to be accurate, it doesn’t tell the whole […] Read more
Helping Your Community Through Social Media Education
Wednesday January 16, 2019 | Tom PounderParents care very much for their kids. This seems like a no-brainer statement but the reality is parents want to make sure their children, no matter what age they are, are safe. This is particularly important when their children are exposed to something that parents are not 100 percent informed about. Enter social media. Social […] Read more
A New Year can be a Fresh Start
Tuesday January 8, 2019 | Tom PounderThere are two times each year that people get excited about fresh starts and new beginnings. One of them is the start of the new school year. Whether it is in August or beginning of September, there is always a fresh start for students and parents as kids enter a new school year. The other […] Read more
