by Michael Bayne | Sep 18, 2020 | church planting, communication, community, Greenville Community Church, leadership
The online experience, and the demand for it, is not going away after we move through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many smaller churches shifted to an online gathering when they could not meet in-person. In our context, we have decided that we will keep our online...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 24, 2017 | community, leadership
For 20 years I worked as a youth minister in churches of all sizes. I’ve worked in churches where my presence constituted 10% of the attendance that day, and I’ve worked in churches where I was one of the thousands. I learned a lot through those experiences. I...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 20, 2012 | community, family ministry, Orange
Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum because it always impacts other people. I know we all think that innovation happens when we hole up in isolation and come up with the next great idea. Sometimes innovation happens that way. Great ideas also happen in the...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 21, 2012 | community, family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
It’s fun to watch new small group leaders start the year off leading their groups. With the new school year cranking up this is the time when the foundation for a great year is constructed. I use the word constructed because a healthy small group never happens...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 25, 2012 | community, youth ministry
Crisis…it always shows up when we least expect it and I promise if you are a small group leader you will have surprise visits from it when you are not really prepared. When crisis shows up in your small group how you respond as a leader will set the tone for how...
by Michael Bayne | May 24, 2012 | community, family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
Strong student ministries are made up of many great small group leaders investing in the lives of teenagers. I know that is not what grabs our attention but it’s the heart of any student ministry that is making a difference. I also know that every student pastor...
