by Tracee Swank | Sep 14, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.’” (Luke 15:31 NIV) The older brother served faithfully for years. He stayed when the younger son left. And he almost missed the celebration his own father was throwing. The...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 10, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Outreach, Tracee J. Swank
When a missionary moves to a foreign country, they do not arrive on Monday and launch programs on Tuesday. They know better. The first task is to learn the place. They study the language, observe the customs, build relationships, listen for months, and pay careful...
by Momentum Team | Sep 9, 2026 | Meetup, Mission
Ministry is better with people who get it. You know the feeling. You hit on something that is working, or you wrestle with something that is not, and you wish you had a few people in the room who understand exactly what you are working through. People who lead the way...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 7, 2026 | Challenges, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” (John 4:23 NIV) Jesus crossed every line a respectable rabbi would have honored. He...
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...
