by Michael Bayne | Jan 4, 2012 | community, family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
I read all the books and look at the statistics about this generation and honestly what I read does not match up with many 18-25 year olds I meet. I’m here at Passion 2012 and I am watching and listening to them and it is clear to me that college students are...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 3, 2012 | change, community, family ministry, high school ministry, leadership, youth ministry
I have learned so many things over the past 10 years watching the Passion team lead and invest in the next generation of young adults. This year is no different. I am being challenged to process what serving and inspiring this generation will look like in the years to...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 3, 2012 | family ministry, high school ministry, youth ministry
Hanging out here in Atlanta with some college and high school seniors from Grace Community Church and about 40,000 others at Passion 2012. This year is special for me because I am here helping Brandon Reed who leads our college ministry…I get to be a volunteer!...
by Michael Bayne | Jan 2, 2012 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Happy New Year everyone! I love January because it gives everyone a chance to start over, gain a new perspective, and make some needed changes. This is a new year and it’s possibilities are endless. Chelsea and I have some big goals for our family and I bet you...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 23, 2011 | family, family ministry, youth ministry
Just got back from taking my family to see the Nashville Predators play some hockey. We won and it for sure helped me embrace the Christmas spirit. The next few days are going to be packed with busyness for most of us. Our team at Grace Community is getting ready for...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 21, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, staff development, team building
I am blessed to work with some amazing leaders on our family ministry staff here at Grace Community Church. These guys and gals could be doing ministry anywhere and God chose to place them here on our team. This past week I had the chance to do “end of the...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 20, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Here at the end of 2011 we have had the chance to look back and reflect on all the teens teens who chose to take the step of baptism. Our team is kind of in party mode because we had more kids make this step of faith than ever before. God did something special this...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 20, 2011 | high school ministry, middle school ministry, team building, youth ministry
Every year we do a Christmas event and for the past two years that event has involved dodgeball. Why dodgeball? I’m just allergic to traditional Christmas events. Really if I never go to another tacky sweater or white elephant gift party I will be just fine. Two...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 16, 2011 | family ministry, free stuff, production, youth ministry
It’s Christmas and it is the season for giving so I thought I should give away a few games we have done the past 2 weeks at Relevant Student Ministry. Christmas games are hard because there are not many good ideas out there and not many good graphics. A good...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 14, 2011 | family ministry, team building, training, volunteers, youth ministry
This season Chelsea and I watched X Factor along with a few million other people. It has been interesting to watch because basically it is a new version of American Idol but with some changes. We have watched American Idol for years and there are many things that the...
