by Michael Bayne | Nov 9, 2011 | community, family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
Every youth ministry in the universe has some kind of retreat during the year. One or two weekends a year geared to get teens away from the normal grind and help them focus on Christ. What if you intentionally designed your retreats to enhance your small groups? Our...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 26, 2011 | community, family ministry, youth ministry
About this time every fall we have a few small group leaders say…things are not going the way I thought they would go in my small group. It’s no surprise that when October hits and we have met with our group for about eight or nine times every small group...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 12, 2011 | community, production, youth ministry
Had the honor of hanging out with Kurt Johnston, Josh Griffin, Jared Kirkwood, and Matt McGill and see the student facilities at Saddleback and Mariners Church. I wanted to see these to facilities because I so respect these 2 churches for doing student ministry with...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 31, 2011 | community, Grace Community Church, relevant student ministry, youth ministry
In life we all face loss. On Sunday night we found out that 2 teenagers (a senior and a college freshman) connected with our church and student ministry died in a car wreck. Watching our students deal with loss has been difficult. Our volunteer team has even struggled...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 29, 2011 | community, Orange 2011, youth ministry
Yea this blog title sounds like a title of a course at seminary but how we pull this off in our student ministries is a critical concern for every youth pastor out there. Helping teens grow in their faith in a way that impacts their everyday life is difficult and none...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 28, 2011 | community, family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers, youth ministry
One of the greatest gifts we can give parents in a healthy and intentional small group ministry. When talking to kids that grow up to serve Christ in the church they can often look back and recognize 5 or more adults that intentionally invested in their life. Small...
