by Michael Bayne | Apr 27, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, volunteers
Motivating volunteers is a constant challenge for every ministry team. How do we keep our leaders tuned into our mission? How do we keep volunteers energized? This morning Kendra Flemming reminded us that what motivates volunteers connects back to what attracted...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 27, 2011 | Orange 2011
Awake this morning and headed to pre-conference at Orange 11. A few of the things I love about pre-conference is the small crowd, the laid back feel, and the practical side of the breakouts. Here is where I am headed today. The theme for my pre-con is VOLUNTEERS....
by Michael Bayne | Apr 26, 2011 | Orange 2011
I am about to leave for the Orange Conference but I wanted to share some great news for those of you who can’t make it down this week…YOU CAN STILL EXPERIENCE ORANGE 11. There are 3 ways…follow the twitter feed at the hash tag #orange11Add these...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 25, 2011 | family ministry, Orange 2011, youth ministry
I am so excited about the coming week at the Orange Conference. The idea of Orange is pretty simple. 2 combined influences make a greater impact than either on their own. When we talk about ORANGE ministry inside the church we are talking about the combined influence...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 22, 2011 | Grace Community Church
Easter 2011 is almost here and our team is so excited about celebrating Jesus with our community. We have some amazing things planned for the adult service, we have pray for God to work in our lives, and we have some incredible experiences in the works for our kids...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 21, 2011 | family ministry, Grace Community Church, leadership
It is Easter week here at the GCC office…yep it’s Easter week where you serve too. One thing I know for sure is we are all feeling stressed out. Last night at our student environment I could barely enjoy the night because my mind was thinking about...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 20, 2011 | family ministry, Parenting
The gap between one Sunday and the next is an eternity in the life of a child or teenager. In that gap our children see us for who we really are. They see how we respond to their mistakes…they see us make mistakes…they see what we think is important. For...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 19, 2011 | family ministry, youth ministry
Summer camp has the potential to be one of the best weeks a teens year…we pray that way for sure! Our hope for getting high school students away for a week is to take them out of their normal routine and environment to find a fresh perspective of who God is....
by Michael Bayne | Apr 18, 2011 | family ministry, middle school ministry, youth ministry
This year we are doing our first middle school camp here at Relevant Student Ministry. We have done dedicated camps for middle school students in the past by partnering with Student Life. We love the team at Student Life but we know that it is time for our team to...
