by Michael Bayne | Oct 4, 2011 | change, family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Growth is good. I have never met a leader who didn’t want to see growth in their ministry. Growth means more people are discovering Christ, finding community, and serving others. Growth is also relative. Relative in that each year God gives us a new perspective,...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 30, 2011 | leadership, staff development, volunteers
Giving away leadership opportunities is the best thing that has happened in my life this year. It is also the hardest! Hard because it demands I give away control. Hard because I have to trust other leaders to make the right choice. Hard because I have to embrace...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 28, 2011 | family ministry, training
Yea I know I am a “student ministry guy” but after spending the past five years leading a family ministry team here at Grace Community Church I have had the blessing of meeting many amazing Children’s Ministry leaders across the country. Today the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 27, 2011 | family ministry, team building, training
I am so blessed to serve with 2 lead pastors that are passionate about reaching the next generation. From day one almost five years ago we were on the same page. We began our leadership journey together trying to think orange and we all three went to the first Orange...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 26, 2011 | family ministry, Parenting, serve, youth ministry
This past week we got to see over 1,200 volunteers serve our city in an event we call Operation Serve. We had parents, kids, teens, college students, senior adults, and even high school sports teams come out and serve together for one day and work to make a difference...