by Michael Bayne | Apr 13, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, volunteers, youth ministry
Do you have a strategy for the preschool, children, college, or student ministry you lead? Let me clarify. Do you have a unique strategic plan that helps you navigate the direction of your ministry? I am amazed at how many leaders lead with no plan…no reason for...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 22, 2011 | leadership, volunteers
If you have a team that reports to you (paid staff or volunteers) you job is to help empower, train, and equip them to become the best team they can possibly be. We very rarely see ourselves as coaches. We have a team, we have a goal, and we have to lead our team to...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 9, 2011 | family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
If you lead a ministry inside a church there is a 100% chance you lead a team of volunteers. One of my favorite breakouts from the Orange Conference came last year from Darren Kizer as he helped us process how we catch volunteers up to speed. Check these notes out...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 28, 2010 | Orange 2010, volunteers
If you work for a church you manage many team of volunteers to make ministry happen. I have yest to meet any ministry making a difference that was not powered by and amazing team of volunteers! This afternoon I had the chance to hear Darren Kizer talk about the...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 13, 2010 | family ministry, volunteers
We are in the middle of an amazing season of growth here at Grace Community Church. With growth comes natural demand on our infrastructure. We decided to add a 3rd service to our Sunday morning environments a while back and guess what…that extra service is...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 11, 2010 | leadership, volunteers
This week we had the chance to hear Jenni Catron talk about some critical volunteer shifts we need to make as we lead our volunteer teams. We all need volunteers but we also need them to do what they do with excellence. We also always need more volunteers! We take a...
