by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2021 | communication, leadership
For many pastors and ministry leaders, the deadline to speak or preach comes ruthlessly each week. We need new content, and we have to be ready to be faithful to our responsibility to invest in the people we serve. In the past few years, I have discovered that our end...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 17, 2020 | change, communication, leadership
COVID-19 was not my first rodeo when it comes to crisis. Over the years, in many different roles, crisis has shown up inside our church in all shapes and sizes. It shows up at the least expected moments, and most of the burden of navigating it falls on whoever is...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 8, 2020 | communication, leadership
How do you write your messages? It’s something every communicator wants to know of other communicators and very seldom have the chance to ask. I have been so blessed to be mentored by some really great communicators. (Thanks Daryl Craft, Ron Edmondson, Eric...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 18, 2020 | church planting, communication, community, Greenville Community Church, leadership
The online experience, and the demand for it, is not going away after we move through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many smaller churches shifted to an online gathering when they could not meet in-person. In our context, we have decided that we will keep our online...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 18, 2014 | communication, Grace Community Church, leadership
One of the most important things we can do as leaders is become consistent story tellers. Our church culture and leadership culture will be shaped by the stories that are shared and we have to become the chief story teller. I met with an 80 year old member of our...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 16, 2014 | communication, leadership
Change is hard but what I have discovered is that it’s the fuel of healthy growth and momentum for every church, ministry, non-profit, and family. Healthy living organisms change and we all hope the ministries we lead are living movements! We all resist change...
