by Michael Bayne | Dec 17, 2009 | family
Christmas is a big deal in my house. Decorations, parties, cooking, lights, eating, presents, church go full force this time of year for us. It got me thinking about what I like so much about November and December…Watching my kids count down the days till...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 16, 2009 | leadership
CHANGE…there is the answer. Do you want to hear it again? What do you do if the church/ministry/business/non-profit you lead is decline is, CHANGE. Change has to happen for any organization that wants to grow or continue growth. Change is hard but it leads to...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
After 495 posts I can officially say…I am a blogger. I looked back today and realized that I have made blogging a regular part of my life. This (michaelbayne.net) is my online web journal. I started doing this as a simple way to talk about ministry, my family,...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
One year ago we put into motion the idea of having a monthly worship experience for families. No where in our city had anyone planned an event where Parents and kids would gather TOGETHER! Tonight we celebrate one year of CSL and we have been so amazed by how God has...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 10, 2009 | youth ministry
Thankful each week I get to serve teens here in Clarksville with our team of volunteers!Thankful Remix (our weekly gathering) grew in amazing ways. Thanks to everyone who invited friends into this weekly experience.Thankful we were able to partner with One Church and...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 9, 2009 | family ministry
Connected with a friend in Virginia and found his ministry website and I was reminded how important it is for us to have website’s for the ministries we lead. Several years back when we launched our kids / teen environments at GCC we decided to invest in web...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 9, 2009 | leadership
A few of us on the GCC team are working to fine tune our communication process (how we get people info). Our website, our weekly info card we pass out at the gathering, the information table, Facebook, texting, and twitter are all great communication tools but what we...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I spent years serving in church as a volunteer and on staff as a pastor but really not having “community”. Sure I was leading people, I was busy, I was teaching, but I was not connecting with a small group of people weekly so I could let me guard down and...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
We are so excited about what God is doing at Grace Community Church here in Clarksville. In four years we have seen God do unexplainable things in the lives of people. It has been an amazing adventure. We have been a church on the move since our first day. We have had...
by Michael Bayne | Dec 3, 2009 | family ministry
We love the mix of our live storytellers and video in our large group gathering for kids each week at Cross Street. We find that when we mix up what is going on with the screen and what is being taught live we help our kids stay focused. All video gets...
