by Michael Bayne | Jan 11, 2012 | book review, change, family ministry, leadership, vision, youth ministry
After reading You Lost Me by Dave Kinnaman and spending a week with college students at Passion 2012 I find myself more determined to help churches understand that college students and young adults are not leaving their faith but instead leaving churches all across...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 3, 2012 | change, community, family ministry, high school ministry, leadership, youth ministry
I have learned so many things over the past 10 years watching the Passion team lead and invest in the next generation of young adults. This year is no different. I am being challenged to process what serving and inspiring this generation will look like in the years to...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 12, 2011 | book review, change, leadership, training
This year I have spent a ton of time reading about and rethinking how and why we work. Why do we do ministry the way we do ministry? One of the things I have discovered is that we can get better and working! I like work. I like progress. I like working with others to...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 7, 2011 | change, environment, family ministry, multi-site, youth ministry
It’s December which means it’s budget time for many student and kids pastors. Time to crunch the numbers and figure out how much money you need for 2012 to pull off the ministry you lead. Budget time doesn’t have to be a drag, it can be a time to...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 5, 2011 | book review, change, leadership, team building
Meetings are a necessary evil for all organizations. We all have to go to them and many of us have to lead them. People love to complain about meetings but I think we should institute a new rule when it comes to meeting complaints. If you are going to complain about...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 12, 2011 | change, leadership, youth ministry
What’s next in youth ministry…the church…children’s ministry? I get asked that question often and I think about it constantly. I can’t help it. I was a young leader trapped in churches designed for a past generation for years. When I got to Grace...
