by Michael Bayne | Apr 19, 2012 | children's ministry, family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
In student and children’s ministry there are just days when you want to walk away. There are times we look at what we are doing an wonder what is happening here? Is God working or not. Moments like these…when only 2 out of 10 kids show up for small...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 18, 2012 | family ministry, high school ministry, leadership, middle school ministry, serve, youth ministry
What can a teen do? Just about anything if they have people around them who believe in them. Teens can accomplish so much and student ministries and the church are in the perfect place to help teens make an incredible difference in this world. Why is that? We already...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 17, 2012 | children's ministry, family ministry, Parenting
Most teens and adults I know tell me they have a hard time making time to read the Bible. It’s so common that I am beginning to believe we are simply waiting too long to help people start incorporating God’s word into their lives. We convince ourselves...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 17, 2012 | children's ministry, family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
This month I am going to be blogging about some curriculum thoughts we have here in our family ministry at Grace Community Church. Six years ago we linked arms with a group of writers who had a new idea of how curriculum should function. After six years of working...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 12, 2012 | leadership, staff development
I am reading through the book The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker this month. This week I was reminded about our need to serve those who lead us. We invest in our leaders by serving them and helping them push the organization forward. When we do more complaining...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 11, 2012 | free stuff, production, youth ministry
Found this on Josh Griffin’s blog a few weeks ago and had to share this video. I love videos that help us laugh and not take ourselves so seriously. This is a funny take on worship and yes it will make you laugh. Great for an opener on a night when you are going...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 10, 2012 | children's ministry, community, family ministry, leadership, staff development, youth ministry
It’s so easy to forget that we have an enemy in this life. The Bible teaches that Satan looks to destroy the lives of those who call on the name of Jesus. When Jesus taught about our enemy he said…The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 9, 2012 | children's ministry, family ministry, staff development, youth ministry
Yes Easter is a big deal if you serve on a church staff. It’s kind of the biggest week of the year because it’s one time when people let their guard down, bring their families to church, and give us a shot to share the message of Jesus Christ with them. We...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 5, 2012 | family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
You need to see this video for 2 reasons. One, I’m hoping if you are at the Orange Conference this month we can connect. Two, one of my good friends gets hurt in this video and it is pretty funny. Seriously I hope we can connect at Orange. This year I will be...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 4, 2012 | children's ministry, free stuff, middle school ministry, production, youth ministry
If you are like me you are always looking for a game to get things going with kids or middle school students. This idea came from one of our middle school students and it’s now free to you to check out and use. The game is called Pizza Face and the idea is...
