by Michael Bayne | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
we raised……over 1,000 dollars last night for the Lance Armstrong Foundation! We had over 250 people come out! It was an amazing night and we are pumped about the Viva Catie Concert in 2010…better get a bigger venue! Thanks to all of you who came out...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
We have worked, prayed and planned for this night for over a month and it is here. Tonight we gather around music but for a cause. The Viva Catie Concert is one night where we gather together to raise support for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and fight cancer. Catie...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just got an email from a good friend from Virginia. The past year has been hell for his family because they have had to experience the pain of watching their little girl, now a teen, struggle with cutting and signs of an eating disorder. I know this family, love them...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
What is spiritual growth? I may be the only one asking this but i find myself trying to figure out what a “mature” follower of Jesus looks like. The search for this answer leads us to create all kinds of tools, programs, systems, and rules to prove growth...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
It was great to sit down this week with George Stull, the director of student ministries at Cross Point church in Nashville. It is always refreshing to take time out of my week just to connect with another leader, hear their story, and dream about what youth ministry...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
This coming Thursday night is going to be an amazing night in the life of relevant student ministry as we continue to try to see where God is working and then move that direction. On January 29 we will host the first Viva Catie concert as we unite together through...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last week I showed the girls the Photo Booth program on my Mac and they loved it, really loved it. Who doesn’t like making their head look like a stretchy mess on a computer screen. If you want to see our first collection just go look on my facebook page. It has...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Most of life is made up of responses? Responding to people, responding to problems, responding to success, responding to hurt…Response is a pretty big thing. This week I had the chance to watch a student I have mentored respond to a difficult situation. It was...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
We are spending the day in an all day planning session with our staff here at Grace Community. At every church I have served at we have done planning different. Some we did little planning, some we did longer off site planning retreats, and some we did on campus...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Had a great weekend hanging out with my wife. This is the first time we have dropped the kids off with grandparents and come back to Clarksville to hang out for the weekend. We went on 2 dates, got to rest, and just had a good time. Our kids had a great time in...
