by Michael Bayne | Mar 7, 2013 | communication, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
Speaking in any environment is challenging. Speaking to a room packed with wild middle school students is a entirely different experience. Every week all of us who lead teens face the same challenge of connecting with a generation that demands effective communication...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 8, 2012 | free stuff, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
My friends over at the Youth Cartel just released a great list of the top 25 youth ministry blogs. As I read the list I saw some new blogs I want to check out and some others that have been amazing resources for me over the years. You can go over to the Youth Cartel...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 9, 2012 | change, high school ministry, youth ministry
This summer our team is trying to rethink some of the aspects of high school ministry. We love serving high school students, and we are having success reaching them, but we feel like it is time to change a few of our strategies so we can make a bigger impact. We have...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 27, 2012 | change, family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
Our team here at Relevant Student Ministry is rethinking lots of different aspects of student ministry and one of those issues revolve around camp during the summer. Reaching teens in high school has become more and more difficult for us. Jobs, athletics, academic...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 20, 2012 | family ministry, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
We just wrapped up 2 weeks of summer camp here at Relevant Student Ministry and wisely I’m on vacation in the mountains with my family getting some rest and getting excited for the rest of the summer. Looking back on our 2 weeks of camp one things stands...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 13, 2012 | change, family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
I am right in the middle of our high school summer camp at Relevant Student Ministry and we are having an incredible week here at BigStuf Camp in Panama City. Even in the middle of an event I find myself in the RETHINK process when it comes to how we serve high school...