by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2014 | leadership, Uncategorized
For the past 28 seasons I have been a loyal Survivor fan. (Don’t judge me!) Every season I learn so many lessons about life and leadership by watching people navigate the game of Survivor. I’m behind this season so I just started to watch on the CBS App on...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 26, 2014 | leadership, volunteers
No ministry leader wakes up in the morning and ponders how incredible it will be to annoy the passionate people that volunteer in their ministries. No leader intends to frustrate the the team they serve with but so often we fall into behavioral traps that really get...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 25, 2014 | children's ministry, family, youth ministry
Are family mission experiences effective? This week a team from our church is going to find out as several families from our church head to serve together in St. Louis. My family is part of that team and we can’t wait to see how this experiment turns out. Our...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2014 | leadership
I hear all the time people complain about hating meetings. Let’s be honest…it’s easy to understand why. Most organizations meet so much they complicate getting anything done. Many times the meetings we have to attend are way to long and very poorly...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2014 | family ministry, Parenting
This week our family had an unexpected winter blast hit on the first week of March. School was out, I cancelled meetings at my office, and we all bundled up for a day of snow and sledding. My oldest daughter is getting older and I am learning to cherish unexpected fun...
