by Michael Bayne | Mar 7, 2013 | communication, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
Speaking in any environment is challenging. Speaking to a room packed with wild middle school students is a entirely different experience. Every week all of us who lead teens face the same challenge of connecting with a generation that demands effective communication...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 6, 2013 | leadership, volunteers, youth ministry
Just because you are serving in a difficult ministry, leading difficult volunteers, struggling to push a difficult church, or have a difficult supervisor does not mean it’s time to move on to another church or organization. So many times we allow what is...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Had the chance to speak this Sunday at Grace Community and wrap up a series we called Dearly Beloved dealing with all the relationships that surround and impact marriages. This week we looked at the effect kids have on our marriages. The truth is that many parents I...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 4, 2013 | book review, family ministry
How do we connect church and home? That’s a question many of us leading family ministries across the country are asking. What seems like an easy task is actually pretty difficult. Our team at Grace Community has been working on the process in our church culture...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 1, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
When it comes to conferences we have limited time and limited resources. There is nothing worse than spending money and time to get away and hit a ministry conference only to be let down or discouraged. When you get away to think and refuel at a conference you want to...
