by Michael Bayne | May 6, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church
Yea we know Mother’s Day is this weekend and we wanted to give kids a little present they could wrap up for mom. If you live in Clarksville or Uganda wrap up an invite to the greatest show on earth Cross Street Live. Next Sunday we wrap up an amazing season of...
by Michael Bayne | May 5, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Adding staff to your team has the potential to help your ministry advance or crash depending on who your hire. When I think about hiring or even choosing to add staff I advise to go slow. A few years ago I watched a bad hire (the wrong offensive coordinator) wreck the...
by Michael Bayne | May 4, 2011 | family ministry, Parenting
In just a few months my two girls will both be in elementary school and our house will not have a preschooler in it running around! Times are changing for us and we are adapting. This year I have learned the power of creating quality one on one time for both girls....
by Michael Bayne | Apr 29, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, youth ministry
Everyday we pass schools on the way to work (just happens to be the GCC church office for me) packed with kids who have never heard about this Jesus we talk about in our churches every week. Those schools are packed with kids who go home to hell everyday. Those...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 28, 2011 | community, family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers, youth ministry
One of the greatest gifts we can give parents in a healthy and intentional small group ministry. When talking to kids that grow up to serve Christ in the church they can often look back and recognize 5 or more adults that intentionally invested in their life. Small...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 27, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers, youth ministry
“Freeing your volunteers.” That statement can mean a million things and it really sounds good when you say it. This afternoon Tom Shefchunas helped us wrap our minds around creating ministries full of volunteers who are pumped to be there, using their...
