by Michael Bayne | Feb 2, 2012 | Grace Community Church, leadership, team building, training, youth ministry
Many people find themselves graduating college and asking if the need to gain needed experience or move further in their education with a graduate degree. In reality you need both. One of the most dangerous things people in ministry can do is wait to serve. Your call...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 31, 2012 | change, leadership, team building, volunteers
Every leader on every church staff looks around and can see problems at the church they serve because they have an behind the scene view that not many others have. If you have problems where you serve now you are normal just like everyone else in the church world. I...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 12, 2012 | leadership, team building
Joshua 1:6-9 (NLT) 6 “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 21, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, staff development, team building
I am blessed to work with some amazing leaders on our family ministry staff here at Grace Community Church. These guys and gals could be doing ministry anywhere and God chose to place them here on our team. This past week I had the chance to do “end of the...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 20, 2011 | high school ministry, middle school ministry, team building, youth ministry
Every year we do a Christmas event and for the past two years that event has involved dodgeball. Why dodgeball? I’m just allergic to traditional Christmas events. Really if I never go to another tacky sweater or white elephant gift party I will be just fine. Two...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 14, 2011 | family ministry, team building, training, volunteers, youth ministry
This season Chelsea and I watched X Factor along with a few million other people. It has been interesting to watch because basically it is a new version of American Idol but with some changes. We have watched American Idol for years and there are many things that the...
