by Michael Bayne | May 20, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
It’s an age old question if you create a worship experience for any age group. Are they engaging? Is worship happening in the worship experience that we have worked so hard to create. When you look around the room do do you sense people are going for it?...
by Michael Bayne | May 16, 2013 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
We can all talk about reasons we have for leaving the ministry/church we lead! Come on, be honest…you know there are things that drive you crazy about your position. Many times when we talk about finding the right environment to serve in we talk about moving to...
by Michael Bayne | May 15, 2013 | family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
Helping volunteers know our goal is crucial. Our teams need the “win” defined consistently if they are going to be effective. One of the questions we keep asking, one goal we have for our team here is this… What have I done to help someone have a...
by Michael Bayne | May 14, 2013 | family ministry, Orange, Parenting, youth ministry
What does it look like for student and children’s ministry leaders to partner with mom and dad? We are always trying to find ways to make this happen but the best starting place for this discussion is asking what parents need from us? Until our ministries meet...
by Michael Bayne | May 13, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry
Baby Dedication…every church has some form of it. Here at our church we did it for years in autopilot. We liked it. We enjoyed seeing families on stage. We prayed over babies and it was a special time but we never slowed down long enough to move beyond cute. I...
by Michael Bayne | May 10, 2013 | children's ministry, Parenting, youth ministry
There is always some new challenging issue parents have to deal with as their kids wander into the teenage years. The Social Media issue has been around for a while and we are all just now really beginning to feel the impact of being so connected all the time. There...
by Michael Bayne | May 8, 2013 | family ministry, small group
In every small group at every age level there are monsters that show up from time to time. Sometimes it’s a controversial idea that divides the group. Sometimes it’s a new member that throws the flow of the group off. Sometimes it’s drama that one of...
by Michael Bayne | May 7, 2013 | leadership, multi-site
The squeaky wheel get’s the grease. You have probably heard that saying hundreds of times from a hundred different people. It’s true that the loudest problems in your organization will probably get your attention but what if the loudest problem is really...
by Michael Bayne | May 1, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Rest actually needs to be a priority as we lead. Never really considered that idea until I heard a speaker recently point out that when God stepped back on the seventh day He actually was able to look over his creation and evaluate what He had done. God was able to...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 30, 2013 | leadership
There is a moment in the life of Mary (mother of Jesus) when God sends an angel to speak to her. The angel is confident and has a specific message for Mary…a message she needs in the moment…a message that will shape her future. She hears the message and...
