by Michael Bayne | Sep 20, 2012 | community, family ministry, Orange
Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum because it always impacts other people. I know we all think that innovation happens when we hole up in isolation and come up with the next great idea. Sometimes innovation happens that way. Great ideas also happen in the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 19, 2012 | volunteers
One of the best parts about the Orange Conference is getting to meet other leaders from across the country who are constantly thinking about and leading next generation ministry. One guy I have been blessed to be able to learn from is a guy many of us call Shef....
by Michael Bayne | Sep 18, 2012 | family ministry, leadership, Orange
When I go to conferences I am the guy who loves to hit every session and every breakout. I know I am sick but you never know what God has for you. This past year at the Orange Conference I had the chance to hear one of my favorite leaders, Carey Nieuwhof, process the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 18, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
What would happen if student pastors, kids pastors, college pastors, and all our volunteers united behind one unifying idea? What if we all worked together to reach the next generation for Christ and partner with parents? Truth is that this is happening all over the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 14, 2012 | family ministry, Parenting
Not much to say other than thanks to all the moms and dads out there investing in your family. This one is for you. Check this out…
by Michael Bayne | Sep 14, 2012 | leadership, youth ministry
It’s sad but we all know pastors and ministry leaders who fell into disastrous traps that destroyed their chance to lead their ministry. The truth is we are no different than any of our friends who fell and many of us are living life way too close to many of the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 11, 2012 | family ministry, multi-site
We have heard of family feuds and recently many of watched the Hatfield and McCoy series the History Chanel produced. Feuds are messy and people always get hurt. The sad truth is that in many of our churches we have ministry feuds where people take sides and fight to...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 6, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, Parenting, youth ministry
Had the chance to do my first Google Hangout with Jeremy Zach and Andy Broad this morning to talk about the process of reactivating the family within the context of student ministry. At some pint we have to step back as student pastors and understand that our mission...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 5, 2012 | family ministry, production, youth ministry
A few months ago I was talking with a friend who serves on the North Point student ministry team and he told me about an album they were making for their student ministry. We got to hear some of the stuff live at the Orange Conference and now the new album from the...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 4, 2012 | volunteers, youth ministry
Volunteers…chances are the ministry you lead is filled with them and you need to know that a healthy volunteer team leads to a thriving ministry. Your volunteers need to be set up to make the biggest impact possible. You may not know it, but you play a huge role...
