by Michael Bayne | Nov 7, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
Ministries that are stuck are ministries that resist change. We want momentum, we look for it, we pray for it but many of us have not accepted that sustained momentum must be linked to constant change. As leaders we have to be willing to tweak, improve, and reinvent...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 6, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogs, Instagram and whatever is created next are great tools in life and ministry but often I wish there were social media police to help next generation leaders use them with wisdom. Just sit back and watch what is said to people from...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 5, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
When you are leading any type of ministry you have to continually address problems that creep up from week to week. Sometimes it’s a resource problem and sometimes it boils down to a broken system. Often the hardest problems to confront are people problems and...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 1, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
I invested in an iPad over a year ago now and I can’t imagine not having one now. I use mine almost every day in my role at church and I have to admit it has been a great investment. I use it in every meeting I am in so I have my notes in a reliable place. I use...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
I know many of you know me as a “youth guy” but one of my favorite environments in our church is our preschool ministry called Wonder Warehouse. Every week our team of volunteers partners with parents and shares the message of Jesus with preschoolers. We...
