by Michael Bayne | Sep 27, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, Parenting
It’s almost here… ParentMinistry.net/Kids is launching on October 3. We’ve been thinking of the best way to kick off our launch week, and we came up with the idea of a flash mob. A few years ago Jeremy was at Disney World. All of a sudden a few Mouseketeers gathered...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 24, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
We are a generation that moves quickly! Because of our fast pace when it comes to communication we do more typing and less actual talking. The bigger your team becomes (staff or volunteer) the more need you will have to block out time for simple conversation. I am...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 23, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
I am so excited about the new ParentMinistry.Net blog that launched this past week. We worked hard to create a central place where all our Parent Ministry writers could collaborate together to serve children’s and student pastors from one location and this is...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 16, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
The strategist makes a plan but leaders make adjustments. I spend every Saturday watching the Tennessee Volunteers. I have been watching the Vols since I was in 7th grade so I am pretty passionate about the team and I am fascinated by many correlations I see in how...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 9, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Looking forward and planning for the future is a needed discipline for any leader, but I think there are times, REMEMBER WHEN MOMENTS, when we need to reflect back on what God did in the past. Remember when moments are simply the times we can look back and see where...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 27, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, Uncategorized
Numbers matter for one reason. Numbers represent people and people matter to God. Numbers don’t measure impact, relevance, or significance but they do represent people being influenced by the ministry you lead. There is a constant inner battle when it comes to...