by Tracee Swank | Mar 10, 2026 | Discipleship, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
Some leaders hear “network” and assume it is a corporate concept. It is not. Scripture presents a profoundly networked church. The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 Paul’s missionary journeys Financial collections across regions Shared letters and teaching Distributed...
by Tracee Swank | Mar 4, 2026 | Microchurch, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
The hub-and-network model is not a corporate innovation. It is an ecclesiological recovery. Consider Antioch in Acts 13. Antioch functioned as a catalytic center. It gathered leaders from different ethnic and social backgrounds. It practiced corporate discernment. It...
by Tracee Swank | Mar 3, 2026 | Movement, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
Many churches respond to decline by launching programs. New sermon series. New outreach events. New branding initiatives. Programs can help. But they rarely produce systemic change. Ehrlichman distinguishes between traditional organizations and impact networks....
by Tracee Swank | Feb 25, 2026 | Microchurch, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
When we read Acts carefully, we do not find isolated congregations competing for attention. We find a connected movement of local churches bound together by shared doctrine, shared leadership, and shared mission. Jerusalem sent Barnabas to strengthen the growing...
by Tracee Swank | Feb 24, 2026 | Movement, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
For generations, many churches have operated as isolated ministries. Even when denominationally connected, most congregations function independently. Budgets are local. Strategies are local. Leadership pipelines are local. The burden of ministry is local. Meanwhile,...
