by Michael Bayne | Mar 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just read this from Mike Yaconelli’s book, Dangerous Wonder…”The Christian Life is more than finding Jesus–it is following Jesus. Following, it turns out, is not a one time, spectacular act of faith, but a one-day-at-a-time, ordinary,...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
When you are reaching new people it will always take more volunteers to serve those new people! That is mind boggling! Really – it takes people to reach people and it takes passionate volunteers to serve those new people. It is a crazy cycle and when you do not...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Thanks to so many of you who prayed for MERGE 09 and thanks a MILLION times to our host homes, lifegroup leaders, co-hosst, band, and speaker who took time to invest in a bunch of wild teens from relevant student ministry. We do MERGE and CRAVE each year as times...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
We made it to MERGE 09 and it all goes down this weekend. We use MERGE as one weekend where our Lifegroups can come together and go to another level. We are stoked because all of lifegroup leaders were able to be here this weekend and pour into our students. For this...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
If you work with teens then you know you have to have some environment that is your place to connect with them. You have to have a place where teens invite their other friends to come and connect. At relevant student ministry we found our place to connect is in our...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
It is always amazing to see a church in motion serving the community. My friend sent me this link today and I had to put it here on the blog. Check this video out and if you are on facebook reading this hit my blog at michaelbayne.net
by Michael Bayne | Mar 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Steve Griffith used to tell us all the time, “God blesses what God blesses!” It is so true! We do not get to choose how, when, on who, or where God chooses to pour out his blessing. God is on a mission in our world! Did you know that? His mission is...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Kozbi had her tonsil’s taken out this morning and was SO BRAVE. She did great in the surgery and was TICKED off when she woke up and someone put an IV in her arm! HA! I am proud of her and I know it will help her to not be sick every other week with STREP!With...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Made it back home from a a few days at the Unleash Conference. Took yesterday and did nothing but hang with my family. We had a great time. This is a really wild next 2 weeks for the GCC family ministry. This weekend we host Cross Street LIVE at 5 on Sunday night at...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Had a great day here at Unleash. Have too many thoughts right now to air it all out BUT I have posted pics for the new children and student areas up on my facebook page. Go check it out. One thought before I get out or here today to catch my plane to see my family and...