FUSION family stories

Here are some stories some families have shared about their experiences so far with FUSION.  This is so exciting to see families get excited about FUSION!

During the month of September one family was encouraged to reinforce the importance of wise decision making.  When shopping in a store, their son was not making a wise choice by running around breakable items for sale. He ended up breaking one of them so his mother then was able to speak to him about his decision and why it was not wise.  As a family they even discussed it during their FUSION time!  This was valuable for them because the content for this month was about wisdom and it applied directly to a situation they had just had. 

One family has used FUSION as not only a motivation to talk about what their kids are learning at church, but to consistently sit down all together as a family once a week during their FUSION time.  For this family in particular in the past they had not prioritized a time in their schedule to sit down as a family consistently.

This past month a mother expressed her excitement when her preschool child was able to explain to her how she helped a friend make a wise choice.  The preschooler explained to her that her friend told her to jump on a toy that wasn’t meant for jumping on.  When the preschooler refused she also told her friend to not jump on the toy either because it might break the toy and that is not a wise choice and God wants us to make wise choices!

Comment from a mom:

We’re enjoying Fusion. We’ve found it really easy to scale up for our 10 and 13 year olds. We enjoyed having a whole family memory verse and a different format for our evening devotions on occasion. It was really late last night so I just started the packet with asking the kids what makes you special. The kids are suppose to be thinking about it today so tonight we can have a thoughtful discussion and finish the lesson.  The memory verse is really easy this month! Will there be someone at the parties to listen to the kids who’ve memorized the verses?  I know keeping it shorter and only one night a week is the goal so families actually do it. Just wanted to let you know it does stretch out and up well too!

FUSION pages

Thank you for visiting the FUSION blog!  I would like to direct your attention to the right side of the screen.  Under pages you will find addtional information about restaraunts giving discounts to participating families, additional tools and resources for you to use with your family throughout the week and also information about the FUSION celebrations happening every other month.  If you have any questions please email them to leslie@coolchurch.com

FUSION info

FUSION: Family & Church FUSING to guide kids in loving God, loving people, loving life.

What is Fusion?

The basic concept of FUSION is combining both the influence of parents and the church to impact our children to love God, love people and love life. 

Each month there will be a FUSION pack available for families to take for free.  The FUSION pack is like a pamphlet that has one section for each week in the month.  The FUSION pack content reinforces what we are teaching your children on the weekend.  We want families to use the FUSION pack as a tool to duplicate the truths that are being taught here at church.  We also want families to know that FUSION is not a means for the church to tell parents how to parent their kids.

What is important to remember is that every family is different and that no two families will be doing FUSION exactly the same way.  Some may choose to discuss it over dinner, or in the park, in the car, at the bowling alley, and so on.  We want families to tailor their FUSION time as a family the way that best fits their lifestyle.

On average a family spends 3000 hours a year together.  Each year a child will spend at the most between 40-50 hours at church.  If we combine our efforts as two influences (Family and Church)we feel that we can more greatly influence the spiritual lives of kids.  

How or where do I do Fusion with my family?

We want families to customize their FUSION time together. The time it actually takes to go through the material is between 5-10 minutes. Families may feel they want to designate a whole evening as a night together and have FUSION to be a part of that time. Some families may have just enough time to go through the material in the car, or over dinner. We want families to have fun and do what works for them.

Are there any events associated with FUSION?

Every other month we will be having a FUSION celebration at the church that will take on many different looks. The purpose of the FUSION celebration is to provide a low cost event for families who are participating to come to the church and have a blast as a family. Also, to get to spend some time being encouraged and encouraging other families who are also participating in FUSION.

Oct. 27^th FUSION celebration (Harvest Festival)

Dec. 1^st FUSION celebration (Movie night)

Feb. 2^nd FUSION celebration (Game night)

April 6^th FUSION celebration (Family worship and dinner)

June 1^st FUSION celebration (BBQ at the park)

August 3^rd FUSION celebration (Family Talent Night)

 

Welcome to the coolchurch FUSION blog!

This blog will be a place where families can get on and post stories they have about how they are using FUSION, how it’s working , etc. 

Also, in the sidebar you will find links to pages that lead to information about restaurants providing discounts for participting FUSION families, dates for FUSION celebrations, and resources for families that would like additional activities and ideas to go along with the FUSION pack.