by Momentum Team | Jun 26, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Unfiltered Podcast
The mission of the Church has not changed. Jesus still calls His followers to make disciples, love their neighbors, and proclaim the Good News. Yet in the midst of managing ministries, maintaining buildings, and navigating daily responsibilities, it is easy for...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 25, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
St. John’s is a real church. The name has been changed, but the story is current. St. John’s is a healthy rural congregation. Faithful for decades. Strong lay leadership. A building paid off, a budget in the black. Last year, their senior pastor announced his...
by Momentum Team | Jun 23, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Unfiltered Podcast
Church leaders are facing challenges that previous generations could hardly imagine. Communities have changed. Expectations have changed. The way people connect, learn, and engage with faith has changed. Yet one thing has not changed: the mission of God. Jesus still...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 18, 2026 | Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Tracee J. Swank
Your next pastor is probably already sitting in your sanctuary. She is 47, teaches a Bible study on Wednesdays, has raised her children, and has been quietly wondering for two years whether the nudge she keeps feeling is a calling or just restlessness. Or he is 22,...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 11, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Movement, Tracee J. Swank
Ask an older pastor how they learned to do the job, and you will usually hear a name before you hear a degree. It will be the senior pastor who let them tag along on hospital visits at 23. The elder who taught them how to read a budget. The mentor who took a phone...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 4, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Movement, Tracee J. Swank
There is a conversation happening inside theological education that most pastors have not heard. While pastors navigate the realities of their own congregations, seminary leaders are sitting with hard questions about how the Church forms its leaders. The best are not...
