by Michael Bayne | May 5, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Adding staff to your team has the potential to help your ministry advance or crash depending on who your hire. When I think about hiring or even choosing to add staff I advise to go slow. A few years ago I watched a bad hire (the wrong offensive coordinator) wreck the...
by Michael Bayne | May 4, 2011 | family ministry, Parenting
In just a few months my two girls will both be in elementary school and our house will not have a preschooler in it running around! Times are changing for us and we are adapting. This year I have learned the power of creating quality one on one time for both girls....
by Michael Bayne | May 3, 2011 | Grace Community Church, serve
This past week we watched storms and flooding destroy many communities in the Southeast. We watched as families and business owners lost everything due to tornadoes. The past few days many of us on the Grace Community staff have been in contact with leaders on the...
by Michael Bayne | May 2, 2011 | production, youth ministry
Monday morning is one of my favorite times of the week. On Monday morning I close my office door, pull out my guitar, turn up my iTunes, and begin to process the final tweaks for this the worship set for our student ministry and the plan for next week. I’m not a...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 29, 2011 | Orange 2011
What an amazing 3 days it has been here at the Orange Conference. I have been seriously blessed to be able to set aside several days to process ministry to kids, teens, college students, and parents. This is one of my favorite weeks of the year and by far my favorite...