by Michael Bayne | Oct 8, 2013 | children's ministry, small group, youth ministry
Every small group leader needs help…not random every once in a while help they need consistent help. One of the major battles for any volunteer is feeling inadequate for the the challenge they have signed up for. When people agree to come onto our teams as...
by Michael Bayne | May 28, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, small group
So you’re leading a small group and they aren’t connecting. Join the club…we have all led a group that did not connect and some point in the small group journey. It seems to creep up and surprise us. We can’t believe that people have problems...
by Michael Bayne | May 8, 2013 | family ministry, small group
In every small group at every age level there are monsters that show up from time to time. Sometimes it’s a controversial idea that divides the group. Sometimes it’s a new member that throws the flow of the group off. Sometimes it’s drama that one of...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 27, 2013 | small group, youth ministry
This week I had the chance to sit in on the ParentMinistry.Net webinar and listen to Mark Oestreicher process what is going on inside the brain of the teens we serve every week in our churches and communities. It was facinating stuff and such an encouragement for a...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 25, 2013 | family ministry, small group, youth ministry
I promise…every small group you lead will be different. Even if you lead the same group of kids or teenagers, next year they will be different. (It’s called growing older!) Small group leaders need enough structure to help their group gain forward motion...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 18, 2013 | small group, youth ministry
Awkward moments lead to intimacy. I’m not saying that we enjoy awkward moments but just stop and think about this idea with your small group. Intimacy in the context of small group is born when someone is willing to ask the awkward question and someone else is...
