by Michael Bayne | Apr 30, 2014 | change, leadership, Orange
Most churches are built around investing in churched people. Think about that reality. It’s true and if you have thought about this idea much it can drive you crazy because our mission from Jesus was to help people outside the faith become followers of Jesus. We...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 29, 2014 | Orange
Excited about spending a few days with around 6,000 next generation leaders at The Orange Conference. One of the greatest tasks that church leaders have is to figure out how the church can partner with parents to help the next generation follow Jesus. For a the next...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 13, 2014 | children's ministry, family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
There is a huge difference between launching a church with a family ministry model and transitioning a church toward that same model. Transitioning a church in a new direction can be filled with many many obstacles and many times those obstacles keep leaders from...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2014 | family ministry, leadership, Orange, volunteers
You will always need more staff. The problem comes in funding staff! Some of you right now have a list of people you want to pay but you just can’t find money in the budget to make the move. Early on I learned that I had to find ways to build a staff before I...
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 | Oct 2, 2013 | family ministry, Orange, volunteers, youth ministry
A few years ago at the Orange Conference I had the chance to hear Sue Miller (former Kids Ministry Director at Willow Creek) talk about volunteers. Sue is one of my favorite leaders in the world and she understands the heart of leading volunteers! Sue reminded us that...
