by Michael Bayne | Sep 9, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Looking forward and planning for the future is a needed discipline for any leader, but I think there are times, REMEMBER WHEN MOMENTS, when we need to reflect back on what God did in the past. Remember when moments are simply the times we can look back and see where...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 20, 2013 | children's ministry, youth ministry
Every fall we kick off the new school year and we welcome new teens and kids into the environments we have created. In the crowd we are guaranteed to have many new kids trying to figure out what is going on and whether or not they even want to be there! Being the new...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 7, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
This week school started back in our city and our family went through the yearly ritual of prepping to get the kids out of summer mode and ready for class. Our elementary school had a back to school night where our kids got to see their new class and meet the teacher....
by Michael Bayne | Jul 29, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
The one thing you can do to enhance the parent partnership factor in the ministry is to partner with the Parent Ministry team. I know you’re probably working on new strategies to launch this fall as school starts back. I also know that with as much as you have...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 22, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
Every summer in our student and children’s ministry we CHANGE THE PACE of what we do with kids and students. Changing the pace helps us… give small group leaders a change of pace / break (small group leader still do ministry but they are just as busy as...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 18, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
Next generation leaders often forget that they are not only called to invest in kids, teens, or college students but also pastor the volunteers and families connected with the ministry they lead. I know that can make us uneasy when we think about helping other adults...
