by Michael Bayne | Dec 28, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
The past few weeks have given me some time to look back and process 2013. The past year has been filled with change and challenge for my family. I have never faced a year like I faced in 2013 with so many ministry challenges. I also have never found it quite so...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 18, 2013 | change, leadership
I have been reading an older book by John Maxwell and in a chapter dealing with criticism he used this quote that kind of shocked my system… Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. – Aristotle If you...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 12, 2013 | children's ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Our church is located in the south and we don’t have snow often. When we do have snow…it’s chaos! This past weekend our kids ministry team at our church had an amazing event planned for families. The team had invested hours and hours into every...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 9, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
One of the greatest challenges for any organization is finding the right leaders to join the team. It makes no difference if you are filling a volunteer role or a paid staff position, building a team that is effective is hard work. A few years ago the University of...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 5, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry
I spent 10 days in November working with local church plants in Katihar, India. One of the visits we made to a church I was asked to be a part of a child dedication and the picture above is the dedication prayer time with the baby and parents. It was an amazing moment...
