by Michael Bayne | Sep 24, 2012 | leadership
If you follow the NFL at all you know that all off season the New Orleans Saints have been immersed in a controversy called “bounty gate” that led to the suspension of coaches and players. The result of all that controversy has led to three straight losses...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 18, 2012 | family ministry, leadership, Orange
When I go to conferences I am the guy who loves to hit every session and every breakout. I know I am sick but you never know what God has for you. This past year at the Orange Conference I had the chance to hear one of my favorite leaders, Carey Nieuwhof, process the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 14, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
It’s sad but we all know pastors and ministry leaders who fell into disastrous traps that destroyed their chance to lead their ministry. The truth is we are no different than any of our friends who fell and many of us are living life way too close to many of the...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 22, 2012 | leadership, staff development, youth ministry
I am a huge football fan and love my Tennessee Titans and Volunteers. This week we found out that the Titans are naming their young second year quarterback Jake Locker as their starting QB. Jake is young with tons of potential and now this is his time to lead the...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 14, 2012 | change, children's ministry, family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Numbers, we love them and hate them. When they are going up we celebrate. When they are lower we go into evaluation mode. When we talk about the ministries we lead we tend to mention them to our friends. Numbers are a factor for all of us but they can never be allowed...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 6, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
Sunday afternoon my oldest daughter and I were hanging out watching a movie when we heard a crash come from the garage. We have our priorities straight so we finished the movie together and then went to see what fell. A huge shelf, holding all kinds of stuff had came...
