by Michael Bayne | Feb 5, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Six years ago I moved back to Clarksville to become the “Family Pastor” at Grace Community Church. When I arrived I brought with me a year of children’s ministry experience and 9 years of investing in teenagers and zero seconds of leading an entire...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 31, 2013 | change, family ministry, leadership
One of my favorite apps on my mac, iPhone, and iPad is Evernote. I use it everyday, multiple times a day. If you use the application very long you will notice that they have frequent updates. It seems like every month (sometimes every other week) they are tweaking...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 28, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, Orange
We invest in the next generation because we deeply believe that Jesus is the greatest need for every child, teen, college student, mom and dad. We know Jesus changes everything. In our passion to see people follow Jesus we often forget that Jesus began a movement...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 24, 2013 | family ministry, small group, volunteers
Recruiting volunteers is a continuous battle and many times it drives us to not pay attention to the need to retain great people on our team. Retaining volunteers is just as important as getting new leaders to jump on the team. Losing team members is difficult for you...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 23, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, volunteers
Delegating and empowering volunteers is critical for every leader, but delegating and empowering the wrong people will kill momentum. Just think back to the time and effort you had to put into handling the mess caused by the last time you empowered the wrong leader....
by Michael Bayne | Jan 15, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Last year was one of the best years we have ever seen in our student ministry. Last year was also filled with challenge after challenge as we faced opposition. In my 15 years of serving teens I have never seen a year like last year. The spiritual and numerical growth...
