by Michael Bayne | Mar 21, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Today Chelsea Bayne our Parent Ministry Coordinator at Grace Community and my wife talks about how to handle difficult topics with our kids. Great advice that we have had to put into practice this week in our family. Check out the post… These past couple weeks...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 19, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Not sure what you are doing today but if you serve kids, teens, or college students you need to block out and hour of your time and join us for a question and answer session with my friend Dr. Jim Burns. Yes you read that right…Dr. Jim Burns leads a free Q and A...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Had the chance to speak this Sunday at Grace Community and wrap up a series we called Dearly Beloved dealing with all the relationships that surround and impact marriages. This week we looked at the effect kids have on our marriages. The truth is that many parents I...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 14, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
Connecting with, supporting, and empowering parents is difficult work for most student pastors. With everything it takes to run a ministry that will connect with teens partnering with mom and dad often takes a back seat to other pressing issues. In the coming decade...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 10, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
Why do parents avoid partnering with our family ministries? Good question and I am honored to have Trevor Lee, a family pastor at Life Community Church in Kirkland, WA, writing a guest post today. You can check our Trevor’s blog here and make sure and follow him...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 3, 2012 | Parenting, youth ministry
Often parents don’t partner with our next generation ministries because we continue to elevate the picture of the perfect family and the perfect parent. I know we love talking about these imaginary families from stage, in our newsletters, and in parent meetings...