We had our monthly Team Fusion meeting last night and as I was reflecting on what makes these meetings successful and I came up with five words. Laughter We usually meet for about 90 minutes and a third of that is spent in jokes and laughter. These people like each...
We live in a content driven culture. We want new posts, new videos, and a site with a long tail of searchable content. Click bait on sites like BuzzFeed and Digg create titles that titillate and get us to click so we will stay on their sites longer. As youth workers,...
You are not stupid, but the cycle of planning and programming we get stuck in sure feels that way. The cycle of stupid is when we sow an idea, hoping to produce great results only to wind up reaping a harvest of frustration. I have been there and, if I am not...
The Hunger Games newest movie Mockingjay Pat 1 will be out in November and I have been on board from the books and the first movie. The first movie’s dark side is easily revealed in the brutal battles between teenagers. Because this movie is meant for...
This is completely off topic and a personal rant of sorts but, if you are a youth worker, you might be able to glean a few things to bring back WOW to your youth ministry. I was listening to the news this morning at how the movie industry ate it big time for the...
