by Michael Bayne | Jun 29, 2010 | leadership
My first post since getting back from vacation. Being away from the normal grind helps me to look back and reflect on life, family, ministry, and the future. I cherish vacation time with my family and I wonder why so many leaders out there tend to not use their...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 17, 2010 | leadership
If you want to be a leader in your organization you have to be willing to speak up! Let me clarify what speaking up looks like. When a major issue confronts your organization you have to be willing to take a risk and put your personal thoughts about the issue there...
by Michael Bayne | May 27, 2010 | family ministry, leadership
I have always been a fan of Mark Batterson’s blog and his writing and this idea he lays out in his new book Primal is stuck in my head…Change of Pace + Change of Place = Change of PerspectiveOn Thursday the Family Ministry Teams of Grace Community Church...
by Michael Bayne | May 18, 2010 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
This past week we had our final student gathering (REMIX) and family experience (Cross Street Live). At both experiences I still got nervous! Why? Why am I nervous about a weekly/monthly experience where some of the most talented people in our city are involved in...
by Michael Bayne | May 12, 2010 | leadership
Innovation always meets resistance from people who embrace what has been done in the past as the ultimate standard for the future. So many time when I have tried to rethink and reinvent inside the church I have been challenged to “be careful” not to get...
by Michael Bayne | May 11, 2010 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Do you have fun at work? I know work is work but I am the kind of guy who has to enjoy who I am with and what I am doing if I am going to stick around for the long haul. At the Drive Conference this year fun was brought up in the main sessions and in many of the...
