by Michael Bayne | Nov 3, 2011 | family ministry, free stuff, production, youth ministry
I know student and kid’s pastors are always looking for games so here is one we did last week in our middle school service. It was the week before Halloween so I was looking for a game that would involve candy…of course. Who does not love candy? We called...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 2, 2011 | middle school ministry, planning, production, youth ministry
What can God do with 45 minutes in a middle school service? More than you can imagine. This year I have learned so much about effective middle school programing since our team got serious about making sure middle school students were engaging every minute of our...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2011 | environment, family ministry, production, youth ministry
A few years ago I figured something out about how I’m supposed to use my time serving the church. God made it clear that he wants me to create environments, lead teams to accomplish more than they though they can, and communicate. Those three things get most of...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 19, 2011 | communication, family ministry, free stuff, production
This past week we had our first family experience of the fall for parents and K-5 kids called Cross Street Live. We changed up the format to make it more like a “So Random” type of flow this season. I was really proud of Adam Bayne, Van Riggins, and all...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 12, 2011 | community, production, youth ministry
Had the honor of hanging out with Kurt Johnston, Josh Griffin, Jared Kirkwood, and Matt McGill and see the student facilities at Saddleback and Mariners Church. I wanted to see these to facilities because I so respect these 2 churches for doing student ministry with...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 5, 2011 | change, leadership, planning, production, youth ministry
This week if just a little different…well it is simply crazy. I call it the week of chaos and these weeks tend to show up once or twice a year. I have a friend who suddenly got the news that his fiance was in a car wreck and passed away. I have another friend...
