by Michael Bayne | Dec 4, 2012 | leadership, multi-site, youth ministry
You will never be authentic as a communicator until you find your own voice and learn to leverage the ability God has given you. When I was just beginning to communicate on a regular basis I found myself trying to be the next Louie Giglio, Andy Stanley, or Doug...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 3, 2012 | Parenting, youth ministry
Often parents don’t partner with our next generation ministries because we continue to elevate the picture of the perfect family and the perfect parent. I know we love talking about these imaginary families from stage, in our newsletters, and in parent meetings...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 29, 2012 | small group, youth ministry
Being a small group leader can be challenging when you are leading any age group. When you’re living life with people it’s easy for things to get messy very quickly. It’s so easy to forget important truths that anchor why we do what we do. When we...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 28, 2012 | leadership
Many next generation leaders I know are driven leaders. When you listen to them and unpack their schedule you find one common theme…busyness. Driven leaders are busy leaders but many times the drive pushes us to ignore everything else in life besides...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 27, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
Have you ever been driving around the city you serve and wondered if God would be mad if you just loaded up your car and never came back? Some of you serve in cities and towns where you wake up every morning wondering if you can make it one more day. I remember when...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 26, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
This fall I borrowed a pressure washer and cleaned all our fences, two decks, a swing set, and our house. I really like power fools so that part was fun. Blasting dirt away is simply fun! The out of control challenge came my way the next few weeks as I had to start...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 21, 2012 | leadership
It’s Thanksgiving week and I know it’s time to look around and process all that you are thankful for but I have one more request for you this week. This year look around and also figure out what you are not thankful for and ask yourself, is this something...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 20, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
A few years ago when I began to process the concept of “family ministry” and the idea of “partnering with parents” I felt overwhelmed. How could I add this to my list of ministry responsibilities as student pastor? After I explored the idea...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 19, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
This past week I was able to spend a few days at the Youth Specialties National Youth Worker Convention and I have to say that it was a hope filled few days. I have been serving teens in different roles for the past 14 years and after seeing all God is doing in...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 16, 2012 | youth ministry
Spending a few days hanging out with a few thousand student pastors and next gen leaders here at the National Youth Worker Convention in Dallas. It has been several years since I have been to this conference but it has played a huge role in shaping me as a leader over...
