by Michael Bayne | Nov 3, 2011 | family ministry, free stuff, production, youth ministry
I know student and kid’s pastors are always looking for games so here is one we did last week in our middle school service. It was the week before Halloween so I was looking for a game that would involve candy…of course. Who does not love candy? We called...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 2, 2011 | middle school ministry, planning, production, youth ministry
What can God do with 45 minutes in a middle school service? More than you can imagine. This year I have learned so much about effective middle school programing since our team got serious about making sure middle school students were engaging every minute of our...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 1, 2011 | communication, family ministry, volunteers
At our church we have been on the Facebook journey for several years trying to find ways to connect with people. Several years ago our team just realized that’s where people were spending their time online so we went there. We have had a group, a page, been...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2011 | leadership
I have always been attracted to strong leadership and strong leaders. When I started serving in the local church years ago I was always looking for leaders who were doing great things and I tried to learn everything I could from them. I went to conferences. I read...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2011 | environment, family ministry, production, youth ministry
A few years ago I figured something out about how I’m supposed to use my time serving the church. God made it clear that he wants me to create environments, lead teams to accomplish more than they though they can, and communicate. Those three things get most of...
