by Michael Bayne | Aug 18, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Feedback, questions, concerns, ideas…you need to hear them. One of the best things we can do for the teams we lead is to create a culture where feedback is encouraged. I can’t tell you how many times the right feedback at the right time from a volunteer...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 16, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church
Yes, it’s official. I now work with my wife. This week Chelsea joins our Family Ministry Team at Grace Community Church as our Family Ministry Coordinator. She is part time which is great for her full time job as mom and wife. Truth be told Chelsea has been my...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 15, 2011 | Grace Community Church
On Sunday we launched our brand new website at Grace Community Church where I serve. So proud of the team that worked to hard on this project and really excited about the results. We believe our website is the front door of our church. When people are checking out...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 11, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Late on Wednesday night and I am still processing how our Open House for our student ministry went. We were simply blown away by the turnout. You can see in the picture the room is packed with teens and parents. We pushed back the start of our year so we could host an...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 10, 2011 | change, leadership, multi-site, youth ministry
I have to admit I am a title guy. I like people to have the right title for the role they fill in our organization. I think titles help our team define roles but they can never limit the influence or responsibilities people have in our organization. Today public...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 8, 2011 | leadership
If we were all honest we would admit there are things we do in our job that we are passionate about and things we do out of responsibility. Last week was a crazy week packed full of details that I was responsible for. On Thursday I found myself tired and drained with...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 5, 2011 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Seriously…you should join twitter. I tell that to leaders every chance I get. I was a doubter. I waited for a long time to get an account. I could not imagine why I needed one other social media outlet. 8,000 tweets later I am here to say that Twitter is my...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 3, 2011 | relevant student ministry, youth ministry
For the first time at RELEVANT student ministry we are having an Open House for new middle and high school students! I’m not sure why it has taken us so long to figure this out but our team felt like this is a needed night for people in our community and at...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 2, 2011 | leadership
You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family. – Matthew 5:9 (MSG)You have probably read this verse before in your Bible. You...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 1, 2011 | leadership, team building, volunteers, youth ministry
You can only follow a poor leader for so long. Poor leadership will drain you emotionally. Poor leadership will sabotage your strategy. Poor leadership will bring frustration. When you’re in an organization with poor leadership at the top you will at some point...
