by Michael Bayne | Jan 3, 2012 | change, community, family ministry, high school ministry, leadership, youth ministry
I have learned so many things over the past 10 years watching the Passion team lead and invest in the next generation of young adults. This year is no different. I am being challenged to process what serving and inspiring this generation will look like in the years to...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 2, 2012 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Happy New Year everyone! I love January because it gives everyone a chance to start over, gain a new perspective, and make some needed changes. This is a new year and it’s possibilities are endless. Chelsea and I have some big goals for our family and I bet you...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 21, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, staff development, team building
I am blessed to work with some amazing leaders on our family ministry staff here at Grace Community Church. These guys and gals could be doing ministry anywhere and God chose to place them here on our team. This past week I had the chance to do “end of the...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 12, 2011 | book review, change, leadership, training
This year I have spent a ton of time reading about and rethinking how and why we work. Why do we do ministry the way we do ministry? One of the things I have discovered is that we can get better and working! I like work. I like progress. I like working with others to...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 8, 2011 | leadership, multi-site, planning, production
Everyone needs time in their year when they look ahead and also work ahead. For me that time of the year is December. For our team the month of December is good because we break for Christmas break with the student ministry and wait to launch again until after they go...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 5, 2011 | book review, change, leadership, team building
Meetings are a necessary evil for all organizations. We all have to go to them and many of us have to lead them. People love to complain about meetings but I think we should institute a new rule when it comes to meeting complaints. If you are going to complain about...
