by Michael Bayne | Aug 29, 2013 | leadership
The best problem solvers in the world are people who strive to get creative when problems arise. Solving real problems your ministry faces today will never happen if you always run to the same solutions that worked yesterday. New problems require new solutions for...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 27, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, Uncategorized
Numbers matter for one reason. Numbers represent people and people matter to God. Numbers don’t measure impact, relevance, or significance but they do represent people being influenced by the ministry you lead. There is a constant inner battle when it comes to...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 26, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
If you are a parent there is a 100% chance you have found yourself frustrated. Frustrated with your child, your spouse, their school, your finances, your schedule, and probably your lack of sleep! Parenting can be frustrating. For children’s and student pastors...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 22, 2013 | leadership
Ministry health never happens by accident. Creating and leading a healthy ministry is a result of the difficult work of confronting dysfunctions that every team is drawn toward. This past month our ministry team at Grace Community Church worked through the 5...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 21, 2013 | leadership
This week I got a very interesting email from a conference I spoke at this past year. I got my evaluation forms for my session and had the chance to see all the feedback from the people in my sessions. When I recieved the email I immediatly opened up the results and...
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 14, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
6 years ago I had the chance to move to Clarksville and be a part of my current church as the Family Pastor. I still had the chance to lead our student ministry hands on but I also led the entire family ministry and build a team that would lead each area. I loved...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 13, 2013 | leadership
Leadership can be a lonely adventure because you always find yourself pushing forward and defining reality when everyone else has their own idea of what should or could be. There is a big difference between the reality of leadership loneliness and leading in...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 8, 2013 | leadership, volunteers
Every ministry has a kickoff season and starting right is crucial. For most next generation leaders back to school time is that kickoff season and right now your head is spinning with everything that is new. In high pressure seasons, it’s important to remember...
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....
