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 23, 2026 | Discipleship, Mission, Movement, Tracee J. Swank
Walks and conversations are the heart of knowing your community. The data is the frame around them. In ministry, we often want to know all about the demographics and statistics and rely on those to shape ministry. Public data will never tell you why the young mother...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 22, 2026 | Challenges, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” (Genesis 1:2 NIV) Three words describe the very first canvas: formless, empty, dark. Most leaders would call that a crisis....
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 Momentum Team | Jun 17, 2026 | Meetup, Mission, Networks
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...
