by Michael Bayne | Jan 14, 2011 | family ministry, leadership
At our office we try to keep our doors open as much as possible. We love the exchange if ideas that comes we when we have freedom to connect with each other during the day. We want conversation to happen and ideas to flow freely. What we are discovering when you have...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 12, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
You never know where you are going to be inspired. This week inspiration came from my daughters and their friends in our neighborhood. We didn’t quite get the amount of snow we wanted but what did the girls do…they made the most of what they had. They...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 6, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
What is the missing element for many teens when it comes to faith? I believe it is relationships of significance. For many teens their faith is connected with an emotional moment, a camp, a night, a speaker, or a retreat. When those emotional feelings are gone then...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 4, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
I am back after a blogging break over Christmas, the New Year, a short vacation to celebrate 15 amazing years of marriage with my wife. As I get back to work this week I am consumed with setting goals for our family ministry, myself personally, my family, ministry...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 22, 2010 | family ministry, youth ministry
In the past I have been “that guy” who made fun of people with the new year resolutions and goals. I just avoided the entire process and decided that I was just going to work hard in the coming year and see what happened. Why did I need goals? I learned...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 20, 2010 | family ministry, production, youth ministry
If you want the ministry you lead to be more creative you have to lead the way. I know you just read that and immediately thought “I am not creative” and you may be right, you may not be creative. You still have to empower creative people on your team if...
