by Michael Bayne | Feb 6, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, small group
The past few years at our church we have been asking a pretty difficult question in how are we serving families with special needs kids? It’s an issue that Chelsea, my wife, who is a former special education teacher has helped us work through. I wish I could say...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 24, 2013 | family ministry, small group, volunteers
Recruiting volunteers is a continuous battle and many times it drives us to not pay attention to the need to retain great people on our team. Retaining volunteers is just as important as getting new leaders to jump on the team. Losing team members is difficult for you...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 22, 2013 | communication, small group, youth ministry
A student pastor that is thinking philosophically and programmatically about their large group environment and about the small group approach to relational ministry needs to ask these two questions: 1. How can small groups enhance the large group student ministry...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 10, 2013 | family ministry, small group, youth ministry
Every January many of us make lists of new things we want to accomplish over the coming year. Lists and goals are good but many times these new endeavors keep us so distracted we never have any time to help the ministries we lead become more consistent. What good will...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 17, 2012 | leadership, small group, youth ministry
Christmas time gives our family ministry team a chance to slow down and process the past year and all God has done. One thing I think everyone on our team would celebrate this past year is the fact that God has used our small group leaders in every ministry age group...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 12, 2012 | small group, youth ministry
Maybe it’s just my attention span, zeal for life, desire for innovation, or fact that I am getting older but there a few truths that I constantly forget and have to be reminded of as I lead our student ministry. I don’t think I am alone. I think many of us...
