by Michael Bayne | Apr 8, 2014 | leadership, Uncategorized
For the past 28 seasons I have been a loyal Survivor fan. (Don’t judge me!) Every season I learn so many lessons about life and leadership by watching people navigate the game of Survivor. I’m behind this season so I just started to watch on the CBS App on...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 26, 2014 | leadership, volunteers
No ministry leader wakes up in the morning and ponders how incredible it will be to annoy the passionate people that volunteer in their ministries. No leader intends to frustrate the the team they serve with but so often we fall into behavioral traps that really get...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 25, 2014 | children's ministry, family, youth ministry
Are family mission experiences effective? This week a team from our church is going to find out as several families from our church head to serve together in St. Louis. My family is part of that team and we can’t wait to see how this experiment turns out. Our...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 12, 2014 | leadership
I hear all the time people complain about hating meetings. Let’s be honest…it’s easy to understand why. Most organizations meet so much they complicate getting anything done. Many times the meetings we have to attend are way to long and very poorly...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 5, 2014 | family ministry, Parenting
This week our family had an unexpected winter blast hit on the first week of March. School was out, I cancelled meetings at my office, and we all bundled up for a day of snow and sledding. My oldest daughter is getting older and I am learning to cherish unexpected fun...
by Michael Bayne | Mar 3, 2014 | leadership
This past week I spent some time at Leadership Network connecting with leaders from around the country processing global missions and how our churches could me more effective as we strive to fulfill the Great Commission. One of my favorite parts of the week was time...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 24, 2014 | children's ministry, environment, youth ministry
Evaluation is one of the greatest tools we have as ministry leaders. The greatest thing we can do for the ministry or church we lead is to have the courage to step back every week and evaluate what we are creating. As ministry leaders we all create environments. It...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 21, 2014 | church planting, communication, family ministry, multi-site
Every church should have a social media strategy. I know that’s a big statement that covers a ton of ground but the truth is that churches that have not given attention to how they will leverage social media are missing a valuable tool to communicate info, cast...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 18, 2014 | leadership
I am not a huge fan of meetings but I find myself in them for much of my week. I always try to limit the number of meetings I have with our team so we can all spend more time working rather than talking about work. No matter how I feel about meetings they are a needed...
by Michael Bayne | Feb 13, 2014 | children's ministry, family ministry, Orange, youth ministry
There is a huge difference between launching a church with a family ministry model and transitioning a church toward that same model. Transitioning a church in a new direction can be filled with many many obstacles and many times those obstacles keep leaders from...
