by Michael Bayne | Apr 17, 2013 | communication, youth ministry
Communicating is a challenging task. Communicating to teens is a whole next level of challenge. I have been speaking to teens for the past 15 years on a weekly basis and honestly it has forced me to be a better communicator. When you have 200 middle schoolers staring...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 11, 2013 | Grace Community Church, relevant student ministry, youth ministry
Six years ago I had the chance to move to Clarksville, Tennessee, partner with some great friends, and launch a student ministry for Grace Community Church. I was so excited to be able to start something from the ground up. I had listened to Doug Fields talk about...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 7, 2013 | communication, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
Speaking in any environment is challenging. Speaking to a room packed with wild middle school students is a entirely different experience. Every week all of us who lead teens face the same challenge of connecting with a generation that demands effective communication...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 6, 2013 | leadership, volunteers, youth ministry
Just because you are serving in a difficult ministry, leading difficult volunteers, struggling to push a difficult church, or have a difficult supervisor does not mean it’s time to move on to another church or organization. So many times we allow what is...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 27, 2013 | small group, youth ministry
This week I had the chance to sit in on the ParentMinistry.Net webinar and listen to Mark Oestreicher process what is going on inside the brain of the teens we serve every week in our churches and communities. It was facinating stuff and such an encouragement for a...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 25, 2013 | family ministry, small group, youth ministry
I promise…every small group you lead will be different. Even if you lead the same group of kids or teenagers, next year they will be different. (It’s called growing older!) Small group leaders need enough structure to help their group gain forward motion...
