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...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 24, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined.” (Mark 2:22a NIV) Jesus did not condemn old wineskins. He simply named what they could and could not hold. Some...
by Momentum Team | Aug 20, 2026 | Meetup, Mission, Outreach
Leading a church or ministry in today’s world requires new tools and fresh approaches. You can’t rely on methods from decades past and expect to reach people effectively. But finding time for connecting with others while managing everything on your plate?...
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...
