by Michael Bayne | Nov 15, 2011 | communication, family ministry, planning, youth ministry
I know it sounds odd…say less when you speak so you actually say more but it’s true. When we make our talks shorter and clearer people are able to take away more. Every communicator wants to say more. We all believe that if we just had 10 more minutes we...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 2, 2011 | middle school ministry, planning, production, youth ministry
What can God do with 45 minutes in a middle school service? More than you can imagine. This year I have learned so much about effective middle school programing since our team got serious about making sure middle school students were engaging every minute of our...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 5, 2011 | change, leadership, planning, production, youth ministry
This week if just a little different…well it is simply crazy. I call it the week of chaos and these weeks tend to show up once or twice a year. I have a friend who suddenly got the news that his fiance was in a car wreck and passed away. I have another friend...
by Michael Bayne | May 10, 2011 | middle school ministry, planning, youth ministry
Summer break is just a few weeks away and for those of us who invest in teens and summer brings opportunity to mix things up. Seriously, there is no reason to not mix things up in your ministry every summer. I know some of you try to keep normal programming going but...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 17, 2010 | leadership, planning
I know, people hate Mondays. The weekend is over. People are dragging into work. But if you serve on a church staff Monday is one of the most important days of the week. Think about it…Sunday is our first day of the week. Sunday is the biggest day to carry out...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 5, 2009 | planning
I know some of you get tired of me saying this but here goes once again…I love serving here at Grace Community. For anyone out there who goes to GCC you know Sunday was an amazing day and an amazing gathering to start 2009. Ron said a short statement in the...
