by Tracee Swank | Jun 2, 2026 | Discipleship, Mission, Outreach, Tracee J. Swank
The single most underused pastoral tool in the American church is the 30-minute walk. Not a walk for exercise. A walk around the blocks surrounding your church building, slowly, with your eyes open and your phone in your pocket. Most pastors have not done this in...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 1, 2026 | Mission, Movement, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” (Revelation 3:20 NIV) Laodicea was a wealthy, comfortable city. Even so, Jesus did not stop knocking on the...
by Tracee Swank | May 26, 2026 | Mission, Outreach, Tracee J. Swank
Drive around the neighborhood surrounding your church building tomorrow morning and ask yourself one simple, honest question: Who actually lives here now? Not the neighbors who lived here 20 years ago when your current ministries were first designed. Not the families...
by Tracee Swank | May 25, 2026 | Mission, Movement, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
Scripture “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.” (Revelation 2:4-5a NIV) If the calendar is full but the heart feels faint, you are not alone. Even...
by Tracee Swank | Apr 9, 2026 | Mission, Spiritual Gifts, Tracee J. Swank
Acts reveals a pattern: When believers are filled with the Spirit, they speak boldly, serve courageously, and cross boundaries for the sake of Christ. The Spirit’s gifting always moves outward. A local church that systematically teaches, discerns, and deploys...
by Tracee Swank | Apr 7, 2026 | Mission, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
The local church cannot afford to operate as isolated entities in a rapidly changing culture. Momentum’s launch unites revitalization, rural ministry, leadership development, and entrepreneurial mission into a collaborative impact network. This is not a trend. It is a...
