by Michael Bayne | Aug 18, 2014 | communication, Grace Community Church, leadership
One of the most important things we can do as leaders is become consistent story tellers. Our church culture and leadership culture will be shaped by the stories that are shared and we have to become the chief story teller. I met with an 80 year old member of our...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 16, 2014 | communication, leadership
Change is hard but what I have discovered is that it’s the fuel of healthy growth and momentum for every church, ministry, non-profit, and family. Healthy living organisms change and we all hope the ministries we lead are living movements! We all resist change...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 21, 2014 | church planting, communication, family ministry, multi-site
Every church should have a social media strategy. I know that’s a big statement that covers a ton of ground but the truth is that churches that have not given attention to how they will leverage social media are missing a valuable tool to communicate info, cast...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 7, 2014 | communication, multi-site, youth ministry
The idea of having a teaching team rather than one singular teaching voice in a ministry or church is not a new idea. Many of you are in churches where you have a team of communicators but just most of you probably don’t live in this reality. No matter if we are...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 17, 2013 | communication, leadership
Email, direct messages, and Facebook messages are great but at times I think they add stress to our lives instead of solving the eternal problem of effective communication. People today send you an email and think they have done their job in communicating their...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 17, 2013 | communication, youth ministry
Communicating is a challenging task. Communicating to teens is a whole next level of challenge. I have been speaking to teens for the past 15 years on a weekly basis and honestly it has forced me to be a better communicator. When you have 200 middle schoolers staring...
