Bayly received the B.A. in History from University of Wisconsin (Madison) and the M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. From 1996-2000 he served as Executive Director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and then a council member until 2005. Bayly has contributed chapters to titles published by Crossway Books and Canon Press. He blogs at baylyblog.com. Bayly serves on the board of ClearNote Fellowship, an organization focused on training pastors and planting churches. He also serves on the faculty of ClearNote Pastors College which graduated its first class in Spring of 2008. Married to Mary Lee (Taylor) since 1976, God has blessed the Baylys with five children and five grandchildren.