by Michael Bayne | May 29, 2011 | Grace Community Church, relevant student ministry
Summer is here, school is out, and we are excited about what God is going to do through RELEVANT student ministry. We know families are busy. We also like to mix things up every summer here to best give our small group leaders a break and also connect with teens...
by Michael Bayne | May 26, 2011 | Grace Community Church, relevant student ministry, youth ministry
Those of us in student ministry experience the graduation season every year. We watch seniors move into a new phase of life. This past Wednesday at Remix (our high school gathering) we honored 19 seniors who were getting ready for life beyond high school. I used to...
by Michael Bayne | May 25, 2011 | middle school ministry, youth ministry
If you are going to do a middle school camp, you better plan for some major fun. Our goal is simple. We want middle school camp to be the best week of the summer in every way. Yes we want to push teens spiritually but we also want them to leave with memories of fun....
by Michael Bayne | May 25, 2011 | middle school ministry, youth ministry
Life change happens best when people are surrounded by other people cheering them on and moving the same direction. We believe in small groups and we want to make sure that our first middle school camp is built around small groups. We started our planning for...
by Michael Bayne | May 24, 2011 | middle school ministry, youth ministry
In just a few days NEXT middle school camp will be a reality. We have been planning for the past year to create a camp experience for middle school students. Our team has taken middle school kids to several camps in the past and honestly we can’t find a week...