by Michael Bayne | Apr 29, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, youth ministry
Everyday we pass schools on the way to work (just happens to be the GCC church office for me) packed with kids who have never heard about this Jesus we talk about in our churches every week. Those schools are packed with kids who go home to hell everyday. Those...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 28, 2011 | community, family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers, youth ministry
One of the greatest gifts we can give parents in a healthy and intentional small group ministry. When talking to kids that grow up to serve Christ in the church they can often look back and recognize 5 or more adults that intentionally invested in their life. Small...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 27, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers, youth ministry
“Freeing your volunteers.” That statement can mean a million things and it really sounds good when you say it. This afternoon Tom Shefchunas helped us wrap our minds around creating ministries full of volunteers who are pumped to be there, using their...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 25, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, youth ministry
I am so excited about the coming week at the Orange Conference. The idea of Orange is pretty simple. 2 combined influences make a greater impact than either on their own. When we talk about ORANGE ministry inside the church we are talking about the combined influence...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 19, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Summer camp has the potential to be one of the best weeks a teens year…we pray that way for sure! Our hope for getting high school students away for a week is to take them out of their normal routine and environment to find a fresh perspective of who God is....
by Michael Bayne | Apr 18, 2011 | family ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
This year we are doing our first middle school camp here at Relevant Student Ministry. We have done dedicated camps for middle school students in the past by partnering with Student Life. We love the team at Student Life but we know that it is time for our team to...
