by Michael Bayne | Jun 6, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Last week we experienced an amazing week at NEXT middle school camp but it would have never happened without the picture above. This is a picture I took last year on the last night of our middle school camp (we were at a Student Life camp) where our team locked the...
by Michael Bayne | May 19, 2011 | leadership
We all doubt. It’s natural, it’s talked about in scripture, it drives is to search for truth, and sometimes God uses it to help us discern difficult situations in life. Doubt is natural but self doubt has the potential to be a paralyzing force in our...
by Michael Bayne | May 9, 2011 | family ministry, leadership
Finding time to meet as a Family Ministry Team is difficult. Our team all works on the same floor here at the Grace Community Church office so we interact and connect daily but also set aside a monthly meeting to allow us to block our time to look ahead as a team....
by Michael Bayne | May 5, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Adding staff to your team has the potential to help your ministry advance or crash depending on who your hire. When I think about hiring or even choosing to add staff I advise to go slow. A few years ago I watched a bad hire (the wrong offensive coordinator) wreck the...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 21, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church, leadership
It is Easter week here at the GCC office…yep it’s Easter week where you serve too. One thing I know for sure is we are all feeling stressed out. Last night at our student environment I could barely enjoy the night because my mind was thinking about...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 13, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, volunteers, youth ministry
Do you have a strategy for the preschool, children, college, or student ministry you lead? Let me clarify. Do you have a unique strategic plan that helps you navigate the direction of your ministry? I am amazed at how many leaders lead with no plan…no reason for...
