by Michael Bayne | Mar 23, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church, Parenting
I’m very excited about speaking this weekend at Grace Community Church as we finish up the Modern Family series. For the past three weeks we have been trying to help people process what a healthy marriage looks like. This week we shift directions and talk about...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 22, 2011 | leadership
That was my view this time last year when I watched Tennessee beat Ohio State to advance to the great 8 in the 2010 NCAA tournament in St. Louis. I could have never believed that this time in 2011 I would watch the demise of Coach Bruce Pearl. In my 34 years of life I...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 17, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
I’m new to the church and I want to plug in to your ___________ ministry. You fill in the blank. When you lead in a church setting you get asked this question often and it’s a good question to be asked! We love new volunteers but we always want to make...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 16, 2011 | book review, leadership
Finished Seth Godin’s new book, Poke the Box, last week and had to connect some student pastors and children’s ministry leaders to these ideas. Many of us who work with teens, kids, and families are natural starters. We love innovation. We understand this...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 15, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Want to help make generosity, missions, giving, or sacrifice concrete for teens and kids? Show them what they accomplished quickly. This past month we challenged our childrens ministry to raise 1,500.00 so we could build a playground in Guatemala at an orphanage we...
