by Tracee Swank | Sep 28, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Movement, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV) The God who raised Jesus from the dead is the God who lives in the Church. The same power that broke a sealed tomb is the power...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 17, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
When a declining church decides it is time to turn things around, the conversation usually starts in a predictable place: How do we get people back? Leaders look for the program, the worship style, the staff hire, or the building update that will reverse the trend and...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 3, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
In most communities, churches operate as quiet competitors. They would never say so out loud, and most leaders would be offended by the suggestion. But the behavior tells the truth. Congregations watch each other’s numbers, guard their best ideas, feel a flicker of...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 27, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
Ask the average churchgoer where ministry happens, and they will point to the church building. Ask them where their job fits into God’s mission, and many will go quiet. We have absorbed a quiet but corrosive assumption that real spiritual work happens at church and...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 20, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
Imagine for a moment that your church functioned like an incubator. Not the corporate kind that hatches startups for profit but a spiritual environment where the entrepreneurial gifts God has scattered through your congregation are recognized, formed, and launched...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 13, 2026 | Discipleship, Mission, Outreach, Tracee J. Swank
Most church strategy quietly orbits one question. How do we get more people into the building? Sermon series, signage, social media, service times, parking, and follow-up systems all bend toward filling seats on Sunday. The question feels natural, even responsible....
