by Michael Bayne | Jul 18, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
Next generation leaders often forget that they are not only called to invest in kids, teens, or college students but also pastor the volunteers and families connected with the ministry they lead. I know that can make us uneasy when we think about helping other adults...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 17, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
Over 15 years of serving teens inside the church as a student pastor I made so many mistakes. Every mistake was a huge opportunity to grow. Sometimes I learned quickly and sometimes it took messing up several times. As I look back I am so thankful for every moment I...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 16, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
Some people thrive at a conference, and some people get little out of it. I happen to be one of those leaders that places a high value on conference time. It fuels me to be around other leaders. I am always amazed when I take staff to a conference and hear them...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 15, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Everyone loves a surprise when it’s a good surprise. We love surprise promotions, parties, gifts, bonuses, and notes of encouragement. Those are great surprises. The kind of surprises we don’t enjoy are when things break, our plans get altered, or when we...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 9, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, leadership
I have a confession to make. I have not looked at my Facebook timeline in over 9 days. Yes I have responded to messages on Facebook through messenger and replied by email to comments on posts and posted to my wall through Instagram and Twitter but I have stayed away...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 8, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry
After 2 weeks away from the blog I am back and ready to go! Excited today to be able to officially announce that Chelsea and I have joined the ParentMinistry.Net team. A few months ago we wrote a new version of this tool to focus on families with kids in Kindergarten...
