by Michael Bayne | Apr 6, 2011 | family ministry, leadership
Our team here at Grace Community just got done creating a new policy and procedure manual for our staff. We all saw it, we talked about it, we signed it, and we filed it away. It is simple, short, and clear about some sticky staff issues we wanted our team to embrace....
by Michael Bayne | Apr 5, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Many student pastors lead in churches that have Sunday School. Sunday School is just the old name for Sunday morning Bible study groups. If you lead in a church with Sunday School you have to figure out how it is going to impact the students you lead. Most leaders...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 1, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church
April 9th we hope to have hundreds of people volunteering in all 35 schools in our public school district. Operations Serve School Edition invites the community to participate with our church in landscaping, painting, cleaning, and completing other things the school...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 31, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Last week my brother’s 20 year old heating and air conditioning unit died. Yep he had to pay a ton of money to replace it but what he found out was that his old unit had been costing him twice as much each month to operate than his new unit would cost. The new...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 28, 2011 | family ministry, Parenting
This week at Grace Community we finished up our series called Modern Family as we looked at how parenting and marriage collide. You can check out that message on our website later this week if you missed it. We challenged families to fight for the heart of their...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 24, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
What do I upgrade in my ministry setting? Here is another question…When do I implement upgrades? An upgrade is any adjustment (addition or subtraction) that will make your environment function better. The team at Apple is constantly adding things and taking...
