by Michael Bayne | Jun 3, 2010 | Grace Community Church, Summer 2010
Wow…the end of middle school camp. After 4 hours on a van, a stop at backyard burger, and tons of mountain dew we made it through the final day of camp. It was all worth it…seeing this group of students connect with each other and with God was worth it....
by Michael Bayne | Jun 1, 2010 | relevant student ministry, Summer 2010
Day three is over and done and we are right in the middle of our final day here at Relevant Middle School Camp. I think the best part of everyday has been watching our small group leaders (Chelsea, Lauren, Nate, and Grant) invest in these students. At the end of the...
by Michael Bayne | May 31, 2010 | relevant student ministry
2 days into Relevant middle school camp and God has really done some amazing things. Camp is just a small glimpse into what God has done in the life of a student through the entire year. We are blown away by this group of students. They have grown this past year at...
by Michael Bayne | May 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Just woke up, made it to breakfast this morning, and I am stoked about Day 2 here at Relevant middle school camp. Everyday we carry around our flip video camera and try to give you and inside look at camp. Check out the video and pray for us as we continue this...
by Michael Bayne | May 29, 2010 | Summer 2010
Really it’s not summer until we hit Middle School Camp and on Saturday morning we load the vans and head to Shocco Springs Conference Center in Talladega, Alabama for an amazing week at Student Life Camp with some crazy middle school students from RELEVANT...
by Michael Bayne | May 27, 2010 | family ministry, leadership
I have always been a fan of Mark Batterson’s blog and his writing and this idea he lays out in his new book Primal is stuck in my head…Change of Pace + Change of Place = Change of PerspectiveOn Thursday the Family Ministry Teams of Grace Community Church...
by Michael Bayne | May 26, 2010 | family ministry, youth ministry
Last week we gathered our Remix small group leaders for an end of the year gathering to help them prepare for this summer and to celebrate the end of the school year. My favorite part of the night was hearing the stories of life change that happened in their small...
by Michael Bayne | May 25, 2010 | Grace Community Church, youth ministry
Today is the day…the Class of 2010 starts graduating school by school here in Clarksville. I have 2 little girls and thinking about them graduating from high school almost makes my stomach sick. I also remember what this day felt like when I was graduating from...
by Michael Bayne | May 24, 2010 | family ministry, youth ministry
Reading The Slow Fade by Reggie Joiner, Chuck Bomar, and Abbie Smith right now and it is helping me process what it looks like to reach people as they move into their twenty’s. I am not surprised that college students and young adults walk away from church. Are...
by Michael Bayne | May 19, 2010 | Grace Community Church
This summer we are going to have our first ever FamilyVenture at Grace Community Church. What is a FamilyVenture event??? It is one day in the summer we are asking families to get away together with other families from GCC and have nothing but fun. Yes, we think...
