by Michael Bayne | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Spending the day here at The Uprising conference put on by Quest Community Church in Lexington, KY. I love getting to visit amazing churches that put on a one day conference…the one day conference gives a chance for leaders to refuel, dream, and catch the vision...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 14, 2010 | family ministry, Parenting, youth ministry
Does my teenager need to see a counselor? I get asked that question at least once a month. The teen years are hard! Kids hit 5th grade and they begin to change into people we are not sure we know. Sometimes it is really hard to determine if our teen is moving through...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 13, 2010 | family ministry, volunteers
We are in the middle of an amazing season of growth here at Grace Community Church. With growth comes natural demand on our infrastructure. We decided to add a 3rd service to our Sunday morning environments a while back and guess what…that extra service is...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Parents are looking for partners to help in the adventure called RAISING KIDS. As a parent I never partner with people I don’t trust. Trust is so important when it comes to the church / parents relationship. Can our volunteers be trusted to care for kids? Can we...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
So… what are you all doing this afternoon? Nothing?? GREAT!!! Bring your WHOLE family and come over to Clarksville First Church of the Nazarene for the First Annual Spring Sing & Bling – Benefiting Africa for Jesus!Enjoy awesome musical artists...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
After 5 months away from the game of golf Tiger Woods is back and playing at The Masters. This is Tiger’s second chance with golf but his second chance with LIFE started 5 months ago. When all of his mistakes were made public months ago Tiger had a choice, he...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2010 | family ministry, youth ministry
If you are the only person on your staff thinking about how to reach the next generation you probably won’t reach the next generation. Here is what might happen…You will have no support to take the risks needed to reach the next generationYou will miss...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
The moment we become a parent we start looking for help. As soon as we see that child for the first time we realize we are way in over our heads. We quickly realize that we need help and we learn that there is strength when we partner with others who can help us raise...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 6, 2010 | family ministry, Grace Community Church
Never, never, never try to do ministry alone. Many times I see leaders (paid and volunteer) try to do way to many things in the name of IMPORTANCE. “These things have to be done.” Many times I see leaders try to take on way to many responsibilities because...
by Michael Bayne | Apr 5, 2010 | Grace Community Church
Wow…I am blown away by how God worked this past weekend at Grace Community Church. Friday and Saturday were packed with planning, setup, practice and prayer. Sunday was overwhelming as we saw 3018 people some through the doors and hear the message of Jesus made...
