by Michael Bayne | Dec 4, 2012 | leadership, multi-site, youth ministry
You will never be authentic as a communicator until you find your own voice and learn to leverage the ability God has given you. When I was just beginning to communicate on a regular basis I found myself trying to be the next Louie Giglio, Andy Stanley, or Doug...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 3, 2012 | Parenting, youth ministry
Often parents don’t partner with our next generation ministries because we continue to elevate the picture of the perfect family and the perfect parent. I know we love talking about these imaginary families from stage, in our newsletters, and in parent meetings...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 29, 2012 | small group, youth ministry
Being a small group leader can be challenging when you are leading any age group. When you’re living life with people it’s easy for things to get messy very quickly. It’s so easy to forget important truths that anchor why we do what we do. When we...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 28, 2012 | leadership
Many next generation leaders I know are driven leaders. When you listen to them and unpack their schedule you find one common theme…busyness. Driven leaders are busy leaders but many times the drive pushes us to ignore everything else in life besides...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 27, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
Have you ever been driving around the city you serve and wondered if God would be mad if you just loaded up your car and never came back? Some of you serve in cities and towns where you wake up every morning wondering if you can make it one more day. I remember when...
