by Michael Bayne | Sep 11, 2020 | change, environment, Greenville Community Church, leadership
When we launched Greenville Community Church in 2017, we decided immediately that our online experience would be limited to our weekly podcast. March 16, 2020, we found out that because of COVID-19, we would not be able to gather in-person, and we quickly shifted to...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 24, 2014 | children's ministry, environment, youth ministry
Evaluation is one of the greatest tools we have as ministry leaders. The greatest thing we can do for the ministry or church we lead is to have the courage to step back every week and evaluate what we are creating. As ministry leaders we all create environments. It...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 24, 2012 | environment, production, youth ministry
This weekend we have a big event and we worked hard on the environment. Every year we try to mix it up. Here is our room, where we started and where we ended today. We still have a few things to do but this will give you an idea of some things we made to change things...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 23, 2012 | environment, production, youth ministry
Environment is never neutral. Environment either enhances the experience of an event or hurts it. I know many of you think you should be able to play a guitar or open the Bible and teens be engaged but that is just not the way it works. Really it doesn’t work...
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 | Nov 14, 2011 | environment, production, youth ministry
This past weekend we had our yearly fall retreat we call CRAVE. Every year we go off site to a hotel in Gatlinburg and we have to change the space in our large group area so it will help our mission for the weekend. When teens walk into the room we want to grab their...
