by Michael Bayne | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Training, equipping, and encouraging our volunteer leaders is a challenge. Our volunteers are busy! They face work and family demands that leave them spinning. They are passionate about kids and families so they serve here at Grace Community Church in Grace Acres or...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
15 But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. Luke 5:15-16 (NLT) This passage is such a great...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 6, 2010 | youth ministry
Every year the first time guest experience in your environment should be evaluated. When a student walks into The Mix or Remix for the first time we want the experience to be great and we want them to know we are pumped they are with us. Most of the time teens come...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 5, 2010 | production, youth ministry
Want to take the communication in your student environment to the next level? Get a plan. Something happened when we finally discovered the power of planning and partnership at Relevant Student Ministry…our communication with students and parents got so much...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 4, 2010 | production, youth ministry
Over the past few years Nate Edmondson and I have tried so many different things when worship planning for fall. Picking songs and planning the worship flow helps set the tone for the rest of the year. In our city fall sets the tone for the rest of the year so it is...
by Michael Bayne | Aug 3, 2010 | youth ministry
I am a production fanatic. I love creating environments where people can connect with God. An environment that helps people move past their present circumstances and toward God never happens by accident. This week our team is prepping to launch our fall gathering for...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
We do missions at Grace Community because people matter…because God is redeeming this broken world…because Jesus changes everything…because hope is real. Sunday we have the chance to celebrate what God is doing all over the world. So glad we had...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 27, 2010 | youth ministry
The best small groups must to be set up to win. I know in a perfect world every teen should be knocking our door down to find out who their leader is (we hope it is the same one from the past year but again that is a perfect world) and they are begging to start...
by Michael Bayne | Jul 26, 2010 | leadership
Speaking up and SAYING what you are THINKING is so difficult in leadership. I see something going wrong or not working right, I have a million thoughts about the issue explode in my head with multiple solutions, then I say nothing and let the issue pass because I...
