by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2021 | D6 2021, family ministry, Parenting
If you’re a parent, you know the tension between technology and kids is a real struggle. We see it shape the views of our children as they grow up. We see how it takes our attention away from them as we parent. We wonder if we are handling these devices...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 7, 2021 | D6 2021, family ministry
Excited to be back at the D6 conference and share some quick thoughts from each of the conference’s main sessions. Dr. Tim Elmore was up first this week and helped us process the unique makeup of Generation Z. You need to check out his new book called Generation...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 20, 2021 | church planting, leadership
There’s nothing cool about the idea of routine, but it’s essential for ministry leaders. One of my hobbies is playing golf. I am helplessly in love with the game. One of the things I discovered when I started working with a golf coach this year was that...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2021 | church planting, leadership
We know chasing happiness in ministry is a recipe for disaster. Embracing joy is an intentional choice, and it’s something we all need as we lead the church. A pastor that has chosen joy and fights for joy has the potential to lead a joyful church. In 2020 we...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 6, 2021 | change, leadership
This month marks a year that we have been navigating this pandemic. When we stopped physical gatherings in 2020, we thought we would be back by Easter of the next month. We were wrong, and we had so much to learn ahead of us. Our church was online only for about 3...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 26, 2021 | church planting, leadership
A few years ago, Seth Godin released a book called The Dip. The book was beneficial for a pastor (that would be me) who enjoys the joys of starting new things but hates the process’s pain. The book’s point was to help leaders look at the cost of starting...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 19, 2021 | church planting, leadership
When you think about accountability, we always think it’s good for everyone else, but you rarely seek to empower personal accountability when you are in a leadership role. I’ve been thinking about accountability these days as I have watched leaders and organizations...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2021 | communication, leadership
For many pastors and ministry leaders, the deadline to speak or preach comes ruthlessly each week. We need new content, and we have to be ready to be faithful to our responsibility to invest in the people we serve. In the past few years, I have discovered that our end...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 5, 2021 | church planting, leadership
My wife and I planted a church 3 years ago with a team of 42 people that went all-in with this dream of Greenville Community Church. We merged with a revitalizing church 2 years ago and relaunched. I’m stepping into year 4 of this journey thankful for the...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 29, 2021 | change, leadership
There was no way we could have known what a difficult year this would be when we first heard about COVID-19 a year ago when the first case popped up in Seattle. As I am writing this, that was a year ago this week, and like other flu-like viruses we have encountered,...
