by Michael Bayne | Jul 24, 2012 | book review, family ministry, Parenting
Summer is always a great time to catch up on some books that I need to catch up on and this summer I ran across a book every parent and family ministry leader needs to stop and read. I should have known that this was going to be a great read when I saw it was written...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 23, 2012 | Grace Community Church
Yesterday I had the chance to speak at Grace Community and we talked about how when we encounter the Bible we should be driven to action. The Bible is living. The Bible is given to us to shape our lives and reveal the heart of the God we serve. We know we need it but...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 16, 2012 | youth ministry
I am right in the middle of two weeks of back to back mission trips with our student ministry. Week one was our high school trip to serve in New Orleans and this week I am taking a team of middle school students to Chattanooga. Our “serve” mission trips...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 9, 2012 | change, high school ministry, youth ministry
This summer our team is trying to rethink some of the aspects of high school ministry. We love serving high school students, and we are having success reaching them, but we feel like it is time to change a few of our strategies so we can make a bigger impact. We have...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 5, 2012 | change, family ministry, Orange, vision
What is family ministry? Great question! After five years of leading our family ministry team at Grace Community Church I have been asked that questions often by people who see my title or hear our staff talk about serving families. Today I am going to join a ton of...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 27, 2012 | change, family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
Our team here at Relevant Student Ministry is rethinking lots of different aspects of student ministry and one of those issues revolve around camp during the summer. Reaching teens in high school has become more and more difficult for us. Jobs, athletics, academic...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 20, 2012 | family ministry, high school ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
We just wrapped up 2 weeks of summer camp here at Relevant Student Ministry and wisely I’m on vacation in the mountains with my family getting some rest and getting excited for the rest of the summer. Looking back on our 2 weeks of camp one things stands...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 17, 2012 | family, Grace Community Church, Parenting
Today is probably one of the best days of my life as a dad. Today I get the honor of baptizing my youngest daughter Kelyn. She is 6, she loves Jesus, and her faith is simple but profound. Kelyn became a follower of Jesus a year ago and we have been helping her find...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 13, 2012 | change, family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
I am right in the middle of our high school summer camp at Relevant Student Ministry and we are having an incredible week here at BigStuf Camp in Panama City. Even in the middle of an event I find myself in the RETHINK process when it comes to how we serve high school...
by Michael Bayne | Jun 10, 2012 | communication, leadership
It’s really hit and miss with my writing schedule in the summer. I blog because I love to share ministry ideas and think out loud as I write. Camp and mission trip weeks consume everything. The week before and the event week are just slammed because I am working...
