by Michael Bayne | Apr 23, 2014 | children's ministry, family ministry, Parenting
Today is the DAY! Once we launched ParentMinistry.net for Kids last year we were bombarded by requests to create a Rites of Passage Experience for Preschool Ministry. After 6 months and over 1000 hours of work we are excited to share it with you. Here are the Rites...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 14, 2014 | family ministry, serve
At the end of March our church sent out our first family based team on a mission experience in St. Louis. This was an experiment and I am so excited to say with no hesitation that families serving together on mission trips is not a good idea, it’s a great idea!...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2014 | family ministry, Parenting
This week our family had an unexpected winter blast hit on the first week of March. School was out, I cancelled meetings at my office, and we all bundled up for a day of snow and sledding. My oldest daughter is getting older and I am learning to cherish unexpected fun...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 21, 2014 | church planting, communication, family ministry, multi-site
Every church should have a social media strategy. I know that’s a big statement that covers a ton of ground but the truth is that churches that have not given attention to how they will leverage social media are missing a valuable tool to communicate info, cast...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 13, 2014 | children's ministry, family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
There is a huge difference between launching a church with a family ministry model and transitioning a church toward that same model. Transitioning a church in a new direction can be filled with many many obstacles and many times those obstacles keep leaders from...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2014 | family ministry, leadership, Orange, volunteers
You will always need more staff. The problem comes in funding staff! Some of you right now have a list of people you want to pay but you just can’t find money in the budget to make the move. Early on I learned that I had to find ways to build a staff before I...
