by Michael Bayne | Dec 5, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry
I spent 10 days in November working with local church plants in Katihar, India. One of the visits we made to a church I was asked to be a part of a child dedication and the picture above is the dedication prayer time with the baby and parents. It was an amazing moment...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 7, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, team building
Everyone makes mistakes but not everyone knows how to deal with them. We all try our best to avoid blunders but they seem to find their way to us every once in a while. Sometimes we make the mistake and other times people on our team mess up. How we handle the mistake...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 4, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
A few years ago we took a big risk and launched our first middle school environment at RELEVANT student ministry and we called that gathering THE MIX. It’s been several years and a name change since that launch but it was one of the best moves we ever made in...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 23, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
When it comes to staff, I can’t remember a time in ministry when I didn’t need more help. I have learned over the years that I can’t wait for people to see my need for staff to begin building a staff. Before you immediately say that this “staff...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 22, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
Last week I had the chance to connect and learn from my friend Dr. Jim Burns at Group’s Kidmin Conference. When it comes to investing in parents and Jim is teaching I just write as fast as possible. You can check out Jim’s ministry at Home Word and get...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 18, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, leadership
It was such a honor to be here at the D6 Conference and get to hear so many great leaders talk about how the church can better partner with parents. If you want to check out ideas that were shared today at the conference check out the hash-tag #D62013! One of my...
