by Michael Bayne | Jan 31, 2014 | children's ministry, family ministry, leadership, Orange
One of the greatest challenges for next generation leaders is to get synced up with the senior leadership of the church they serve. When we have a strategy to invest in families in our church that connection with the senior leader is always critical. Today I wanted to...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 7, 2014 | leadership
It’s that time of year where you constantly hear about setting goals because of course…it’s a new year. I’m betting you have some goals. You made them personally or for work. Goals are great tools because they help us focus. With as much time...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 2, 2014 | leadership
I really believe that there is no better way to sharpen your leadership skills like slowing down to read. Reading forces us to do something that we don’t do well in 2014 and that is be still long enough to pay attention to a singular voice. I spend most of my...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 18, 2013 | change, leadership
I have been reading an older book by John Maxwell and in a chapter dealing with criticism he used this quote that kind of shocked my system… Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. – Aristotle If you...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 12, 2013 | children's ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Our church is located in the south and we don’t have snow often. When we do have snow…it’s chaos! This past weekend our kids ministry team at our church had an amazing event planned for families. The team had invested hours and hours into every...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 9, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
One of the greatest challenges for any organization is finding the right leaders to join the team. It makes no difference if you are filling a volunteer role or a paid staff position, building a team that is effective is hard work. A few years ago the University of...
