by Michael Bayne | Nov 15, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
One of the hard parts about partnering with parents in student ministry is that so many of the parents we serve do not attend our church. Sometimes we lock in our parent strategy on parents that are church members because they are the ones who most often provide...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 14, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
I am a big NFL fan and love the Tennessee Titans and one thing I have learned over the years is that we are never as good or as bad as I think we are. I also listen to many hours of sports talk radio every week and I know fans like me are prone to overreact every...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 13, 2012 | leadership
I’m in a pretty unique situation because right now I lead my brother and my wife on our family ministry team. My brother leads our children’s ministry team and my wife is our family ministry coordinator connecting parents to all our next generation...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 12, 2012 | youth ministry
Leading an effective retreat is really hard work. There are so many moving parts that have to come together if the weekend is going to be effective. If you have ever planned one then you know what I am talking about. Travel, lodging, meeting space, food, fun, leaders,...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 8, 2012 | Parenting, youth ministry
Youth Pastors are wired to connect with teens. We do this because we want to shape a generation of students who will follow after Jesus Christ with their life. When it comes to being evaluated on how we are doing we immediately examine events, life change in the the...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 7, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
Ministries that are stuck are ministries that resist change. We want momentum, we look for it, we pray for it but many of us have not accepted that sustained momentum must be linked to constant change. As leaders we have to be willing to tweak, improve, and reinvent...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 6, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogs, Instagram and whatever is created next are great tools in life and ministry but often I wish there were social media police to help next generation leaders use them with wisdom. Just sit back and watch what is said to people from...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 5, 2012 | family ministry, leadership
When you are leading any type of ministry you have to continually address problems that creep up from week to week. Sometimes it’s a resource problem and sometimes it boils down to a broken system. Often the hardest problems to confront are people problems and...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 1, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
I invested in an iPad over a year ago now and I can’t imagine not having one now. I use mine almost every day in my role at church and I have to admit it has been a great investment. I use it in every meeting I am in so I have my notes in a reliable place. I use...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
I know many of you know me as a “youth guy” but one of my favorite environments in our church is our preschool ministry called Wonder Warehouse. Every week our team of volunteers partners with parents and shares the message of Jesus with preschoolers. We...
