Justice, God and Politics: 2016 Election

by Elisa | Oct 28, 2016 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Your Stories

How do you feel you could vote while seeking justice in the 2016 election? Tell us.

Why I Told My Daughter About Periods in Target, Controversial Seahorses, & Why 100,000,000 Girls Can’t Go To School

by Elisa | Oct 27, 2016 | Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Women's Empowerment

Did you know that over 100,000,000 girls around the world can't go to school simply because they are on their period? Yes, there is a very real taboo concerning that Time Of The Month in the U.S., which is why I told my daughter about periods in public. But globally,...

Why Do We Ignore Suffering Children?

by Elisa | Sep 29, 2016 | Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Good Charities, Human Rights, Ways to Make a Difference

We want to care. We should care. So why do we Ignore the children? We Ignore When We Are Only Thinking Of Ourselves Confession: Sometimes I fight with my husband in front of my kids. I don't want to. It doesn't make the peaceful home I long to create. So...

My Family’s New Normal: How Awkwardly Hanging Out With the Homeless Is Worth It

by Elisa | Sep 14, 2016 | Being World Changers, Poverty, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

I want to create a new normal for my family. To do this, yesterday the kids & I brought Chick-fil-A to a homeless man named Jason. The Challenge: Give Something To Someone Who is Homeless In light of this week's challenge for #WorldChangersUnited (giving some...

How Personality Tests Helped Me Become a World Changer

by Elisa | Sep 10, 2016 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Community, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Spiritual Discipleship

There is no way personality tests could predict my preference for coffee, and coffee served this way, every day, twice a day: Seven creams and four sugars mixed into fair trade french-pressed coffee in a swirly, hand-painted, world changer mug, with a spoon in the mug...

Don’t Know Where To Start? Here Are Your Weekly World-Changing Challenges

by Elisa | Sep 4, 2016 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Ways to Make a Difference

This past week I launched a group meant for you. At least, I think it might be. Its purpose is to give you weekly world-changing challenges. Average Advocate exists to coach people to be world changers, by giving them a place to start and bringing them down a...

400 Ordinary Hoodlums Who Changed the World

by Elisa | Aug 27, 2016 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Life Purpose

One of my spiritual mentors pointed out an interesting passage in scripture to me recently. It was a random Bible verse about 400 ordinary hoodlums that, when united, went on to change the world. (Note: I realize that not all of you are Jewish history buffs nor do you...

Why Knowing Who You Are is Essential to Finding Your Best Role as a World Changer

by Elisa | Aug 19, 2016 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Human Trafficking, Personal Growth

The second stage to becoming an ordinary world changer is "define," a stage all about knowing who you are. Just as knowing what we are passionate about is an element in discovering our calling, pin-pointing our personality types can also play a vital function in...

9 Ways To Help Syrian Refugees

by Elisa | Aug 8, 2016 | Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Good Charities, Refugees and Immigration, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

I thought I'd compile a list of nine ways to help Syrian refugees to remind us not forget about our neighbors accross the ocean, as their situation is still demanding global attention. First, an Update on the Syrian Refugee Crisis Last Fall I wrote If...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Storm Chaser; Change Chaser: On Saying Goodbye

How Can Anyone Say Goodbye? I’m starting to feel all panicky that I am leaving all my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

Everyday People Doing Something About Human Trafficking And Refugees

Can an everyday person make a difference for refugees? Yep. They can! Just as I’ve seen it...

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

How To Not Be a Bad Advocate for Social Change

Occasionally, the best way to learn how to do something well is by learning what not to do. I empower people to be good advocates for social change, but these days I am seeing a lot of bad activism. Here are things not to say if you want your advocacy and activism to be better-received.

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

Why We Need To Start Talking To Our Kids About Modern Slavery

Update 2021: This course is currently offline. Since, it has been renamed Conversations With...

Leadership

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?

Spiritual Discipleship

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?

Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity

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