by Michael Bayne | Dec 13, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
When I came to my church 6 years ago I had the chance to be the first full time family ministry hire. I came into this role as the family pastor even though I was hands on launching our student ministry at the same time. I had the title but honestly did not know what...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 10, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
Why do parents avoid partnering with our family ministries? Good question and I am honored to have Trevor Lee, a family pastor at Life Community Church in Kirkland, WA, writing a guest post today. You can check our Trevor’s blog here and make sure and follow him...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 7, 2012 | family ministry, small group
Every ministry leader is constantly trying to process how we can better train our volunteers. I have an idea I want to share with you and it’s a conference designed and priced for your volunteers called illuminate. Our family ministry team checked the experience...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 5, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
If you are leading in preschool, children’s, student, or college ministry long enough you start asking yourself questions. You wonder if what you do really matters? You ponder what next generation really brings to the table? When you don’t get the support...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 26, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
This fall I borrowed a pressure washer and cleaned all our fences, two decks, a swing set, and our house. I really like power fools so that part was fun. Blasting dirt away is simply fun! The out of control challenge came my way the next few weeks as I had to start...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 20, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
A few years ago when I began to process the concept of “family ministry” and the idea of “partnering with parents” I felt overwhelmed. How could I add this to my list of ministry responsibilities as student pastor? After I explored the idea...
