by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2014 | leadership, Uncategorized
For the past 28 seasons I have been a loyal Survivor fan. (Don’t judge me!) Every season I learn so many lessons about life and leadership by watching people navigate the game of Survivor. I’m behind this season so I just started to watch on the CBS App on...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 26, 2014 | leadership, volunteers
No ministry leader wakes up in the morning and ponders how incredible it will be to annoy the passionate people that volunteer in their ministries. No leader intends to frustrate the the team they serve with but so often we fall into behavioral traps that really get...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2014 | leadership
I hear all the time people complain about hating meetings. Let’s be honest…it’s easy to understand why. Most organizations meet so much they complicate getting anything done. Many times the meetings we have to attend are way to long and very poorly...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 3, 2014 | leadership
This past week I spent some time at Leadership Network connecting with leaders from around the country processing global missions and how our churches could me more effective as we strive to fulfill the Great Commission. One of my favorite parts of the week was time...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 18, 2014 | leadership
I am not a huge fan of meetings but I find myself in them for much of my week. I always try to limit the number of meetings I have with our team so we can all spend more time working rather than talking about work. No matter how I feel about meetings they are a needed...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2014 | family ministry, leadership, Orange, volunteers
You will always need more staff. The problem comes in funding staff! Some of you right now have a list of people you want to pay but you just can’t find money in the budget to make the move. Early on I learned that I had to find ways to build a staff before I...
