by Michael Bayne | Nov 21, 2011 | church planting, community, family ministry, serve, vision, youth ministry
Are your teens missed at church when you go away for a retreat or camp? The answer to that question reveals how integrated the teens are in your church culture. The honest truth is that for most churches the rest of the church doesn’t notices when the teens are...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 16, 2011 | community, family ministry, training, youth ministry
Small group ministry is not easy but it works. Small groups with teens and kids work because it places mentors in their lives. Everyone needs to be around people who will help push them toward Christ, toward wisdom, and toward life change. I believe in small groups...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 15, 2011 | communication, family ministry, planning, youth ministry
I know it sounds odd…say less when you speak so you actually say more but it’s true. When we make our talks shorter and clearer people are able to take away more. Every communicator wants to say more. We all believe that if we just had 10 more minutes we...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 9, 2011 | community, family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
Every youth ministry in the universe has some kind of retreat during the year. One or two weekends a year geared to get teens away from the normal grind and help them focus on Christ. What if you intentionally designed your retreats to enhance your small groups? Our...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 8, 2011 | family, family ministry, Grace Community Church, Parenting
We celebrate communion at our church several times a year as a church family, and we also make communion available every week for people who want a weekly experience. Our family ministry team wanted to find a way for kids who were Christ followers to be able to share...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 3, 2011 | family ministry, free stuff, production, youth ministry
I know student and kid’s pastors are always looking for games so here is one we did last week in our middle school service. It was the week before Halloween so I was looking for a game that would involve candy…of course. Who does not love candy? We called...
