by Michael Bayne | Mar 18, 2010 | youth ministry
When we launched Relevant Student Ministry three years ago we had a major problem…we did not have a place to meet. That is kind of a big issue when you are dreaming about how to reach teens in a city. We needed a quality environment to pull off what we were...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 17, 2010 | leadership, youth ministry
What difference am I making? That is a question all of us ask no matter what organization we work for. Is what I do every day for 50 hours a week really making a difference? Josh Griffin, the high school pastor at Saddleback Community Church posted this graphic on...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 15, 2010 | leadership
This past weekend our team here at GCC made a QUICK CHANGE decision! We changed the time of our family experience to 1:30…I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal but it really was. Cross Street Live has been a Sunday night production for us since we started...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2010 | Grace Community Church
Our team at GCC is excited! This week is the big time change for our monthly family experience called CROSS STREET LIVE. At 1:30 this Sunday afternoon we will open the theater doors at Rossview High ready to see kids and parents laugh, learn and worship together. The...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 11, 2010 | leadership, volunteers
This week we had the chance to hear Jenni Catron talk about some critical volunteer shifts we need to make as we lead our volunteer teams. We all need volunteers but we also need them to do what they do with excellence. We also always need more volunteers! We take a...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 10, 2010 | Grace Community Church, leadership
This week Ron Edmondson and Jenni Catron got the teams of Cross Point Church and Grace Community Church together for a day to connect, think, worship, and equipp. We were all wondering what this would look like, how it would work, and if the experience would be worth...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 9, 2010 | Grace Community Church, leadership
This week the staffs of Grace Community Church and Cross Point Church are getting together for a day of collaboration. Our 2 churches are located about 45 minutes apart and share a passion for reaching people who may have given up on God and the church. This is the...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
We started a new series this week called Everybody, Everywhere at Grace Community centering on how we help our community and our world hear the message of Christ. This week Chad Rowland asked us if we would be willing to fight for the spiritual lives of our friends....
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2010 | book review
Just got finished reading DERAILED by Tim Irwin. This is a great book from a great leader and I hope you will check it out. The basis of the book is looking at how competent and successful leaders get off track. We see this happen in leadership at all levels. People...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 4, 2010 | Grace Community Church, youth ministry
It is one thing to think about telling a stranger a few facts about who Jesus is and what Jesus did for them but it is an entirely new level of pressure when it comes to talking about Jesus with our friends. This week at REMIX we asked teens to consider what it might...
