by Michael Bayne | Jun 12, 2013 | leadership
Am I improving? It’s a question that I hope I never stop asking myself. In the age of focusing on our strengths many times we tend to simply excuse away what we are not good at as a weakness to ignore and not worry about. If we are not careful I think we can...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 11, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
It’s hard to watch people walk away from Jesus. We know it’s going to happen and it still hurts. We invest hours and hours into our weekly environments for teens and kids. We train group leaders to mentor their small groups. We work diligently to craft...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 8, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
I have spent the past six days at our middle school and kids camps getting some time to step back and focus. It just takes a short time around this crowd to really be reminded of what matters most about what we do in ministry. When you take people and you surround...
by Michael Bayne | May 31, 2013 | children's ministry, youth ministry
It’s summer time so it’s probably getting close to time for camp. If you work with kids or teens you know the power that a week away from home can bring. No matter what your camp format looks like when you get anyone out of their normal flow and surround...
by Michael Bayne | May 29, 2013 | family ministry, Parenting
This is a picture of Kozbi’s first science project back in 1st grade. You can see the masterpiece above, it was good. When I went to the parent meeting the teacher told us DO THIS WITH YOUR KID…NOT FOR YOUR KID! Science projects are meant for kids to...
by Michael Bayne | May 28, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, small group
So you’re leading a small group and they aren’t connecting. Join the club…we have all led a group that did not connect and some point in the small group journey. It seems to creep up and surprise us. We can’t believe that people have problems...
by Michael Bayne | May 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you live in Clarksville you know the devastation that a tornado can bring. This past week we watched tornadoes rip through Oklahoma bringing devastation and death. It’s hard to look at pictures and video and not want to help make a difference. Six days after...
by Michael Bayne | May 24, 2013 | family ministry, youth ministry
What is family ministry? It’s a common question from children’s and student pastors. How can I really know what “family ministry” is? How is it different that what I am already accomplishing through the ministry I lead? Is this just a new buzz...
by Michael Bayne | May 22, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
If you are a regular reader of this blog I need your help raising support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)! Believe it or not, I’m going to jail and I need your help. Actually, I’m headed to the McGregor Park RiverWalk in Clarksville on May...
by Michael Bayne | May 21, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Leadership and fun…we don’t connect the two together very often. When we think about leadership we think about goals, struggle, progress, and challenge. Fun does not seem to connect but in reality if you’re not having fun as you lead you might be...
