by Michael Bayne | Nov 3, 2011 | family ministry, free stuff, production, youth ministry
I know student and kid’s pastors are always looking for games so here is one we did last week in our middle school service. It was the week before Halloween so I was looking for a game that would involve candy…of course. Who does not love candy? We called...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 2, 2011 | middle school ministry, planning, production, youth ministry
What can God do with 45 minutes in a middle school service? More than you can imagine. This year I have learned so much about effective middle school programing since our team got serious about making sure middle school students were engaging every minute of our...
by Michael Bayne | Nov 1, 2011 | communication, family ministry, volunteers
At our church we have been on the Facebook journey for several years trying to find ways to connect with people. Several years ago our team just realized that’s where people were spending their time online so we went there. We have had a group, a page, been...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2011 | leadership
I have always been attracted to strong leadership and strong leaders. When I started serving in the local church years ago I was always looking for leaders who were doing great things and I tried to learn everything I could from them. I went to conferences. I read...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 31, 2011 | environment, family ministry, production, youth ministry
A few years ago I figured something out about how I’m supposed to use my time serving the church. God made it clear that he wants me to create environments, lead teams to accomplish more than they though they can, and communicate. Those three things get most of...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 28, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, staff development
Found this video on a friends blog I follow. This is Steve Jobs introducing the world to the first Apple Macintosh computer in 1984. Just watching the video inspired me and seeing the line “insanely great” come up on the screen just blew me away. What...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 26, 2011 | community, family ministry, youth ministry
About this time every fall we have a few small group leaders say…things are not going the way I thought they would go in my small group. It’s no surprise that when October hits and we have met with our group for about eight or nine times every small group...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 26, 2011 | youth ministry
Every student pastor in the universe has helped teens embrace the glory of pizza. Every event, every retreat, every leader meeting must be accompanied by glorious pizza. Why? Because it is cheap and someone will bring it to us. This morning my mind was blown when I...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 25, 2011 | book review, family ministry, leadership, training
The methods of writing and sharing great ideas are changing now more than every. Technology is shaping how we get information and how we share information. Tony Morgan has published a series of ebooks that are free…yes free…and great resources for every...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 24, 2011 | family ministry, volunteers, youth ministry
If you want your church to be a place where teens want to be then you need to begin to find ways to help them serve. Think about all the amazing things teens do every week at middle and high schools across the country and then ask yourself this simple question. How...
