by Michael Bayne | May 18, 2010 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
This past week we had our final student gathering (REMIX) and family experience (Cross Street Live). At both experiences I still got nervous! Why? Why am I nervous about a weekly/monthly experience where some of the most talented people in our city are involved in...
by Michael Bayne | May 17, 2010 | family ministry, Grace Community Church
We just finished year two of our Family Experience (cross street LIVE) at Grace Community. While we were setting the CSL stage up Saturday one of our team asked if we would keep doing CSL next year? In my mind it was never a question but for this leader on our team we...
by Michael Bayne | May 13, 2010 | family ministry, youth ministry
Whatever you do…there is always room to make it better. Jarret and Jeanne Stevens are in the process of planting Soul City Church in Chicago. A few months back they launched websites and their social media presence as they gathered their core group. I love that...
by Michael Bayne | May 12, 2010 | leadership
Innovation always meets resistance from people who embrace what has been done in the past as the ultimate standard for the future. So many time when I have tried to rethink and reinvent inside the church I have been challenged to “be careful” not to get...
by Michael Bayne | May 11, 2010 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
Do you have fun at work? I know work is work but I am the kind of guy who has to enjoy who I am with and what I am doing if I am going to stick around for the long haul. At the Drive Conference this year fun was brought up in the main sessions and in many of the...
by Michael Bayne | May 10, 2010 | family ministry, Parenting
So many times in our search to become the “perfect parents” we allow our family life to be dominated by the never ending chase to give our kids all the experiences we think they need. We tend to believe if we make sure our kid is at the right school,...
by Michael Bayne | May 8, 2010 | Grace Community Church, serve
During my break off the blog this past week our city experienced the worst flood since 1975…I was not even born in 1975 just so you don’t think I saw that flood. It is hard to put into words what it is like to watch your friends suffer from a disaster that...
by Michael Bayne | May 3, 2010 | Grace Community Church
It was so amazing to get to blog for the Orange Conference last week and the upcoming week is packed also but this time the family ministry staff I lead at Grace Community are getting out of town to look ahead, dream, learn, pray, think, and process what God wants for...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 30, 2010 | Orange 2010
It has been an amazing 3 days here at Orange 2010. I know some folks on my Facebook account will be glad when I stop talking about the conference. Well…sorry I won’t stop talking about reaching this generation, it is just who I am and why I blog, tweet, FB...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yep the dates are set and I am sure after processing Orange 2010 the team at Rethink will start dreaming about what God might do at Orange 2011. Some of you have to plan a year out for your conference budget…if you pay for you won way you have to save...
