by Michael Bayne | Nov 15, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
One of the hard parts about partnering with parents in student ministry is that so many of the parents we serve do not attend our church. Sometimes we lock in our parent strategy on parents that are church members because they are the ones who most often provide...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 14, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
I am a big NFL fan and love the Tennessee Titans and one thing I have learned over the years is that we are never as good or as bad as I think we are. I also listen to many hours of sports talk radio every week and I know fans like me are prone to overreact every...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 13, 2012 | leadership
I’m in a pretty unique situation because right now I lead my brother and my wife on our family ministry team. My brother leads our children’s ministry team and my wife is our family ministry coordinator connecting parents to all our next generation...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 12, 2012 | youth ministry
Leading an effective retreat is really hard work. There are so many moving parts that have to come together if the weekend is going to be effective. If you have ever planned one then you know what I am talking about. Travel, lodging, meeting space, food, fun, leaders,...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 8, 2012 | Parenting, youth ministry
Youth Pastors are wired to connect with teens. We do this because we want to shape a generation of students who will follow after Jesus Christ with their life. When it comes to being evaluated on how we are doing we immediately examine events, life change in the the...
