by Michael Bayne | Sep 26, 2017 | family ministry, leadership, volunteers
One thing every ministry leader should do is make time to actually volunteer. If you are a pastor or ministry leader then you spend tons of time asking people to volunteer. You spend hour on hour recruiting and equipping people to serve. Truth is that none of our...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 22, 2017 | leadership, volunteers
If you’re going to make a spiritual impact in the lives of families you can’t do it alone. You need a winning team and it makes no difference the size of your church. In this session, we will discover how to find and develop a winning family ministry team!...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 22, 2017 | family ministry, leadership
If you are serving in a church setting then you must learn how to guide people through the maze of change. Some of us thrive in change and some would rather avoid it all together. No matter your preference the most critical aspect of effective change leadership is...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 19, 2017 | church planting
One of the most important decisions you make, after you decide to pursue planting a church, is deciding who you will partner with for training and support. Choosing an organization for Chelsea and me to partner with was something we spent hours processing and praying...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 14, 2017 | leadership, volunteers
We all have them and we always will have them…chronically negative volunteers. Nothing is good enough. There are always “other people” who are complaining to them. There seems to always be some crisis that needs to be addressed. Ignoring them has...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 13, 2017 | church planting, leadership
I’m planting a church, we are in the pre-launch phase, and I’m learning a ton about the power of struggle. Progress is happening, we are advancing the launch strategy, we are seeing positive momentum and we are encountering struggle around every corner!...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 7, 2017 | Parenting
Parenting can feel like a battle at times. There’s nothing quite as rewarding and challenging as being responsible for raising these amazing gifts God has given us called children. In the battle of fighting for the heart of our kids and helping them through the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 5, 2017 | leadership
It’s hard to lead, but it’s even more perplexing when we are not really in charge. That means leading and embracing our role as a leader is difficult for 90% of us because the majority of us are not the person in charge of our organization. What makes...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 31, 2017 | church planting, leadership
Nothing will reveal your insecure heart like stepping out to start something new. Over time to the entrepreneurial adrenaline rush of the vision dissipates and you are faced with the reality that you have to make your dream come to life. I am insecure. (sleepless...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 28, 2017 | church planting, leadership
My wife and I are planting Greenville Community Church in Greenville, SC. We are constantly meeting people in the city and they always ask this really important question… Why are you planting a church and why Greenville? It’s a really good question and one...
