by Michael Bayne | Mar 11, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Defining family ministry is difficult but one this I am sure of is that you can’t define it apart from the idea of team. When I talk about FAMILY MINISTRY at Grace Community Church I am talking about a team of leaders working together to accomplish the goal of...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Had the chance to speak this Sunday at Grace Community and wrap up a series we called Dearly Beloved dealing with all the relationships that surround and impact marriages. This week we looked at the effect kids have on our marriages. The truth is that many parents I...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 4, 2013 | book review, family ministry
How do we connect church and home? That’s a question many of us leading family ministries across the country are asking. What seems like an easy task is actually pretty difficult. Our team at Grace Community has been working on the process in our church culture...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 1, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
When it comes to conferences we have limited time and limited resources. There is nothing worse than spending money and time to get away and hit a ministry conference only to be let down or discouraged. When you get away to think and refuel at a conference you want to...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 26, 2013 | change, family ministry, leadership
Momentum. It’s amazing when the ministry you lead has it and so discouraging when it leaves the building without warning. It’s so easy to see when it’s building and so difficult to gage when it’s disappearing. The inner leader in all of us...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 25, 2013 | family ministry, small group, youth ministry
I promise…every small group you lead will be different. Even if you lead the same group of kids or teenagers, next year they will be different. (It’s called growing older!) Small group leaders need enough structure to help their group gain forward motion...
