by Michael Bayne | Aug 1, 2011 | leadership, team building, volunteers, youth ministry
You can only follow a poor leader for so long. Poor leadership will drain you emotionally. Poor leadership will sabotage your strategy. Poor leadership will bring frustration. When you’re in an organization with poor leadership at the top you will at some point...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 28, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, staff development, volunteers, youth ministry
When we mentor someone else we advance the Kingdom of God by empowering others to do ministry. Mentoring is multiplication of ministry impact. One thing I know about mentoring is that you have to be intentional in order to be effective. Being intentional helps you to...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 27, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, team building, youth ministry
This is a picture of Grant Caldwell on our mission trip to New Orleans. Grant interned with our student ministry this summer and has done an amazing job. Grant also was a part of our student ministry as a high school student. Grant is a leader I’m mentoring. By...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 26, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church, youth ministry
I am so excited to have a new job and not be moving! For the past 4 years I have served as the Family Pastor here at Grace Community and I have loved every minute of the journey. When I joined the team here my goal was to set up a structure that would allow us to...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 21, 2011 | family ministry, serve, youth ministry
We decided several years ago that we would be very intentional with who we asked to join youth mission teams. Our goal is simple…we want a team that is going to work together with one single goal of serving others. The people you select have a direct impact on...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 20, 2011 | family ministry, serve, youth ministry
If you are going to lead a team on a mission trip then your strategy will determine much of the success of your team. When I talk about strategy and missions I am simply asking what are you going to do and how are your going to do it. Having the right plan for your...
