by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2014 | leadership, Uncategorized
For the past 28 seasons I have been a loyal Survivor fan. (Don’t judge me!) Every season I learn so many lessons about life and leadership by watching people navigate the game of Survivor. I’m behind this season so I just started to watch on the CBS App on...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
We all have seasons in ministry when we try things and they simply don’t work. I know we use ideas like “if just one person heard about Jesus” to make ourselves feel better but the reality many times in ministry is that we fail. There are just times...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 27, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, Uncategorized
Numbers matter for one reason. Numbers represent people and people matter to God. Numbers don’t measure impact, relevance, or significance but they do represent people being influenced by the ministry you lead. There is a constant inner battle when it comes to...
by Michael Bayne | May 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you live in Clarksville you know the devastation that a tornado can bring. This past week we watched tornadoes rip through Oklahoma bringing devastation and death. It’s hard to look at pictures and video and not want to help make a difference. Six days after...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
We have believed in the work of an organization called Invisible Children for many years at Relevant Student Ministry and now the time has come to help students connect with a movement that is launching over the next two months. Our world has changed. We are...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here it is…#1,000 for the blog. This one snuck up on me and I didn’t realize that I was going to hit it because last week our student ministry team at Grace Community Church was in the middle of getting ready for a weekend retreat we call Merge. Pumped...