by Michael Bayne | Feb 18, 2013 | small group, youth ministry
Awkward moments lead to intimacy. I’m not saying that we enjoy awkward moments but just stop and think about this idea with your small group. Intimacy in the context of small group is born when someone is willing to ask the awkward question and someone else is...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 15, 2013 | children's ministry, volunteers
A few years ago my friend Kenny Conley started a conference not for pastors but for volunteers called Illuminate. Seriously this is the conference you want your children’s ministry volunteers to experience because the entire experience is designed with them in...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 14, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, youth ministry
This week a blog post called Top 10 Reasons Kids Leave Church got shot all around the internet on Facebook and Twitter because it’s a common struggle for church leaders across our nation. The issue taps into fear which we have been conditioned to respond to by...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 13, 2013 | children's ministry, free stuff, youth ministry
It’s Valentines Day week and I am pumped to give away this game idea for you to use in one of your environments. Caitlin Little came up with this little adventure for Relevant Student Ministry last week. With Heart Breaker it’s simple. Get a few boxes of...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 12, 2013 | leadership, multi-site
One of the most difficult challenges for any leader is to stay focused. Maybe it’s just me but I’m easily distracted. I’m not talking about multitasking because I enjoy the process of being involved with several projects and ministries at one time....
by Michael Bayne | Feb 11, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
The hardest day of the week for me is no doubt Monday. Don’t misunderstand, I love hitting the office on Monday. Love getting to start a new week with different projects. The struggle with Monday for me is that my brain is swimming with evaluation over Sunday...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 8, 2013 | family ministry, Orange
This week bloggers all across the country have been processing the orange strategy online and I wanted to gather my favorite 10 posts from the week. I also want to give away an incredible book called Leading Change Without Losing It by my friend Carey Nieuwhof. This...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 7, 2013 | children's ministry, Orange, youth ministry
Creating a healthy student and kids ministry never happens by accident. Health is birthed from a healthy team with a vision that honors God. In 2010 I had the opportunity to blog from the Orange Conference for the first time and I had the chance to hear Perry Noble...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 6, 2013 | children's ministry, family ministry, small group
The past few years at our church we have been asking a pretty difficult question in how are we serving families with special needs kids? It’s an issue that Chelsea, my wife, who is a former special education teacher has helped us work through. I wish I could say...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 5, 2013 | family ministry, leadership
Six years ago I moved back to Clarksville to become the “Family Pastor” at Grace Community Church. When I arrived I brought with me a year of children’s ministry experience and 9 years of investing in teenagers and zero seconds of leading an entire...
