by Michael Bayne | Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
How will social media an social networking change our generation…this post comes from the Catalyst blog. Great find by the Catalyst team and great article from Gary Hamel. No matter what you think about social networking it is changing the way we lead, connect,...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yep, the Bayne family has a new addition! Adam BAYNE, what a great last name…full of rigor and FAME…don’t know who to BLAME. OK, I am done rapping. Adam and his wife Marissa welcomed Emma Kay into the world Tuesday and they are so fired up. Adam...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just want to put this out there…THIS NEW ALBUM FROM AARON IVEY IS GREAT. Last night I bought the album. I like for my first listen to an album to be when I can give it full attention so I checked it out as I was about to head to bed last night. It kept me awake....
by Michael Bayne | Jun 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Our interns here at relevant student ministry are doing an amazing job this summer. One of the things I look for with staff and interns is self motivation. I love people who take action and will lead. I would rather have to slow someone down than push for passion....
by Michael Bayne | Jun 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
I love draft time in professional sports. I just got done watching the NBA and NHL draft and it is so great to listen to teams talk about “next year” on draft day because everyone is full of hope about new leadership and talent coming to the team. A few...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 28, 2009 | leadership
I am amazed at people who see problems, talk about problems, and worry about problems who never even TRY to fix the problem! This goes down so much in “ministry world” because it is always some other leader, committee, pastor, or volunteer’s issue to...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yes, we love Clarksville. Live here, serve here, and pray we get to see our kids grow up here. I was born and raised in Shelbyville, TN in Bedford County. While I was getting ready this morning I heard our local sports talk show talking about Shelbyville on the radio....
by Michael Bayne | Jun 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am learning what to do when a good friend makes a huge mistake. Today in our local paper it became public that a friend of mine has been charged with having an inappropriate relationship with several young ladies in the youth ministry he led. I will not say his name...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
Are you creating a worship experience or a worship service each week in the gathering you lead? It may seem the experience and the service are the same when it comes to worship planning but I do not think it is. I grew up in worship services. Services have an order, a...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am passionate about creating environments that help people connect with God. I love service planning, flow, order, whatever you want to call it. One church that I love keeping up with is Granger Community Church because they are always working hard to create...
