by Michael Bayne | Sep 3, 2020 | change, church planting, Greenville Community Church, leadership
In early March 2020, I was at a large conference in Orlando with thousands of other pastors learning, resting, and dreaming, and little did I know that would be the last time in 2020 I gathered with thousands of people in one room. We heard whispers of this thing...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 28, 2020 | church planting, Greenville Community Church, leadership
I remember when I quit writing like it was yesterday. It was 2013, I was sitting in my office, and I realized for the first time in my ministry life if I wrote anything it would be from a frustrated, unhealthy, tired, and fearful place. I couldn’t tell anyone,...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 20, 2018 | church planting, Greenville Community Church, leadership, volunteers
In May of 2018 our church plant was only 5 months old and we were staring down the dread of all pastors…summer. I have yet to meet a pastor that looks forward to summer. It’s difficult for so many reasons. Attendance is a weekly roller coaster. Giving...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 20, 2018 | church planting, Greenville Community Church
June 15, 2018 marked one year since our family moved to Greenville, SC to start the journey of planting Greenville Community Church. One year ago we left friends, family, a church, and a city we loved to pour our lives into a new people, a new city, and a new church...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 12, 2018 | church planting, leadership
Today is a voting day here in South Carolina and it got me thinking about the best resource I have stumbled upon to help me process my faith and politics and all the anger that is raging these days from Democrats, Republicans, and those of us fed up with the entire...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 7, 2017 | church planting
I’m a learner. I love conferences, visiting churches, connecting with leaders and asking as many questions as possible. The problem when you are planting a church is that you don’t have the budget to hit many conferences or the time to get away and hang...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 25, 2017 | family ministry, Parenting
This is a post that I struggle writing because there is no way I am getting nominated for “Dad of the Year.” I am learning on the go just like everyone else. I honestly have no advantage! The question I am wrestling with is can I be a good pastor and dad?...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 5, 2017 | family ministry, youth ministry
One of the most important elements of a healthy church is the choice to create, fund, and empower a healthy family ministry. As we work toward launching Greenville Community Church, creating a thriving, healthy family ministry is one of our top priorities because we...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 3, 2017 | church planting
For the past few months, I have been able to be something that as a pastor I rarely get to experience. For four months I have been able to be a visitor at church. I have always been on staff and had a crucial role to fulfill on Sundays, but now that we are preparing...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 29, 2017 | church planting
One of the questions we get asked is why we chose to plant a church in Greenville, SC. What they are asking is not our motive for planting but why the location. How did we decide to move our family to this city, parachute in, build relationships, and launch a new...
