by Michael Bayne | Apr 30, 2014 | change, leadership, Orange
Most churches are built around investing in churched people. Think about that reality. It’s true and if you have thought about this idea much it can drive you crazy because our mission from Jesus was to help people outside the faith become followers of Jesus. We...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 18, 2013 | change, leadership
I have been reading an older book by John Maxwell and in a chapter dealing with criticism he used this quote that kind of shocked my system… Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. – Aristotle If you...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 4, 2013 | change, leadership
For every organization (church, ministry, non-profit) there is a tendency to drift away from mission, to become an institution rather than a movement. A few years ago I had the chance to connect with the middle school staff at North Point Church and got to hear Andy...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 26, 2013 | change, family ministry, leadership
Momentum. It’s amazing when the ministry you lead has it and so discouraging when it leaves the building without warning. It’s so easy to see when it’s building and so difficult to gage when it’s disappearing. The inner leader in all of us...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 31, 2013 | change, family ministry, leadership
One of my favorite apps on my mac, iPhone, and iPad is Evernote. I use it everyday, multiple times a day. If you use the application very long you will notice that they have frequent updates. It seems like every month (sometimes every other week) they are tweaking...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 14, 2012 | change, children's ministry, family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Numbers, we love them and hate them. When they are going up we celebrate. When they are lower we go into evaluation mode. When we talk about the ministries we lead we tend to mention them to our friends. Numbers are a factor for all of us but they can never be allowed...
