by Michael Bayne | Jun 12, 2013 | leadership
Am I improving? It’s a question that I hope I never stop asking myself. In the age of focusing on our strengths many times we tend to simply excuse away what we are not good at as a weakness to ignore and not worry about. If we are not careful I think we can...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 11, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
It’s hard to watch people walk away from Jesus. We know it’s going to happen and it still hurts. We invest hours and hours into our weekly environments for teens and kids. We train group leaders to mentor their small groups. We work diligently to craft...
by Michael Bayne | May 22, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
If you are a regular reader of this blog I need your help raising support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)! Believe it or not, I’m going to jail and I need your help. Actually, I’m headed to the McGregor Park RiverWalk in Clarksville on May...
by Michael Bayne | May 21, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Leadership and fun…we don’t connect the two together very often. When we think about leadership we think about goals, struggle, progress, and challenge. Fun does not seem to connect but in reality if you’re not having fun as you lead you might be...
by Michael Bayne | May 16, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
We can all talk about reasons we have for leaving the ministry/church we lead! Come on, be honest…you know there are things that drive you crazy about your position. Many times when we talk about finding the right environment to serve in we talk about moving to...
by Michael Bayne | May 7, 2013 | leadership, multi-site
The squeaky wheel get’s the grease. You have probably heard that saying hundreds of times from a hundred different people. It’s true that the loudest problems in your organization will probably get your attention but what if the loudest problem is really...
