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...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 9, 2012 | change, high school ministry, youth ministry
This summer our team is trying to rethink some of the aspects of high school ministry. We love serving high school students, and we are having success reaching them, but we feel like it is time to change a few of our strategies so we can make a bigger impact. We have...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 5, 2012 | change, family ministry, Orange, vision
What is family ministry? Great question! After five years of leading our family ministry team at Grace Community Church I have been asked that questions often by people who see my title or hear our staff talk about serving families. Today I am going to join a ton of...
