by Michael Bayne | Feb 15, 2012 | family ministry, multi-site, planning, production, youth ministry
In 2011 decided to add an iPad to my list of tech toys with one condition…I was going to find way to actually use it on a day to day basis. If I did not have a plan to use it I was not going to waste my money. I waited, planned, researched, saved up, and finally...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 14, 2012 | book review, family ministry, leadership, multi-site, youth ministry
What would happen in the ministries we lead if we began to stretch our leadership, our volunteers, our structure, and ourselves in order to make our ministry dreams a reality? Incredible is what would happen because we serve a God who desires for us to live in faith...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 13, 2012 | family ministry, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
I’m a blogger and I follow many of other blogs written by some amazing leaders. I write because I love pushing myself to share ideas and get them onto my blog and out of my head. When I see that same passion on another blog I just want to follow along and learn....
by Michael Bayne | Feb 10, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, team building, training, volunteers, youth ministry
In 2011 I went to the first pre-conference day I have ever been to at any conference. I never thought I would be a “pre-conference” kind of guy but it ended up being my favorite part of the Orange Conference last year. Session after session I was able to...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 8, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, staff development, team building, volunteers
2011 was a year that pushed our family ministry team to make some big moves. God used the Orange Conference to help us see the direction we needed to go, and God used a specific breakout, led by my friend Tom Shefchunas, to help me see we had to get better are...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 7, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, team building, training, volunteers, youth ministry
There is nothing like a conference with your team to inspire, refuel, and provoke change! With the Orange conference coming up in a few months and time to register, this is the perfect time to plan a conference for your team. We have done this several ways here with...