by Michael Bayne | Feb 9, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
The Orange Conference is right around the corner and if there is any conference experience out there you should get to it is Orange. This week I am going to look back at some significant moments from past years at Orange. There have been some amazing communicators...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 5, 2011 | family ministry
Any event that brings “normal” dads and daughters together to have fun together is a great event! I’m not talking about some religious ceremony where a speaker puts the audience to sleep for an hour and people eat popcorn and drink cool-aid....
by Michael Bayne | Jan 28, 2011 | family ministry
I can’t remember a more stressful time in the life of our Family Ministry at Grace Community Church than when we crossed over the 500 mark in weekly attendance as a church. We were running 2 services every week, we were moving into a new facility with tons of...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 24, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Last year at Relevant Student Ministry a few kids saw the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti and wanted to do something. They gathered a team, got help from parents, support from business leaders, and held a concert. They raised over 1,200 dollars to help people...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 19, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Authentic worship…Authentic community…Authentic church…Authentic ministry…Authentic leadership…Authentic prayer…Why in the world do we feel the need to add the word authentic to everything we do or experience? It seems to be we are...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 18, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
This week our kids ministry and small group ministry worked together to have 2 events going on in one area of our facility on the same Sunday. They worked out the timing, the space usage, the lighting, and then both events pulled off with success. It took some careful...
