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 8, 2026 | Microchurch, Networks, Tracee J. Swank
We live in a highly individualized culture. Institutions are questioned. Loyalty is thin. Isolation is common. The local church has an opportunity to model a different way of life. A microchurch network demonstrates unity without uniformity. Congregations remain...
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...
by Tracee Swank | Apr 6, 2026 | Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank
What prayer initiates, prayer must sustain. Ministry often begins in deep dependence, yet over time systems and routines can quietly replace attentiveness. Success introduces new temptations. Activity increases. Complexity grows. Discipline protects prayer from being...
