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new Hillsong United…

Really excited about the new Hillsong United album. If you are out there and you go to GCC or you are connected with relevant you need to to go download this album today. What I love about United albums is that they have to grow on you. Every album has an end goal in...

Jon & Kate…what do you think?

Ok, I admit it, I watch Jon and Kate Plus 8. I know it is sad but those kids rock. Jon and Kate are not “rocking” so much right now. Chelsea and I just watched the season opener and feel so bad for both both of them. The family has everything they could...

doing ministry ONLINE?

In staff meeting this morning we had a great talk about our ability to connect with people online through our websites, Facebook, and twitter. Sunday we had an amazing baptism service and in fifteen minutes after the event there were pictures of that experience on...

FOLLOW THIS BLOG…

Got this email today from one of my closest friends in the military. This family served with us at Relevant as volunteers last year before they had to move. I want you to be able to follow Mike’s blog as he is deployed over the next year. Mike loves God and hs...

sacrifice

Watching Band of Brothers, the epic tale of a group of soldiers in World War II, always messes me up. I have seen the entire series several times and every time I watch it I am more and more amazed at the sacrifice those men and women gave to confront evil in Europe...

CONGRAT’S to the class of 2009

I have been back in Clarksville over 2 years now and I knew this day was going to come. I am so glad to be here to see the Class of 2009 graduate. This is not just graduation for me, tons of these kids were in the middle school ministry I led here at First Baptist...

last day of school and my girl is 6????

Kozbi had her 6th birthday Wednesday and on Friday she has her last day of Kindergarten. I love my big girl! Took her out for a little date on Wednesday to get some ice cream and it was so fun to hang out with her. We have got to the point where we can hang out and...

Parents and Teens confront the issue of Porn

The guys at Community Christian Church invited Mike Foster (co-founder of XXXchurch.com) and Anne Jackson (a favorite blogger and writer of Bayne) to talk about the issue of pornography with the parents and teens at the church…TOGETHER. I love this approach with...

worth the risk…

(in this picture from left to right / Aaron, Nate, Lauren, Mike, Clark, Claire, and Seth THE FIRST REMIX BAND)We talk a ton about our core team at Grace Community who three years ago risked everything, left established churches, and planted the church. We are so glad...

paying it forward…

Love the opportunity to talk, teach, think, and dream about ministry and the local church with other leaders. It is a big reason why I like blogging. There were just a few guys in youth ministry when I started this journey sharing their ideas and life. To share ideas...