by Tracee Swank | Sep 16, 2026 | England, immersion, Kingdom
Think of anyone contagiously enthusiastic about their faith. They rarely became that way from reading an academic textbook or ministry program manual. Someone invited them close and said, “Come and see.” That is how spiritual transformation spreads. It is...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 15, 2026 | church, entrepreneur, growth
For more than 45 years, Church4Today has stood alongside congregations working to find their way back to mission. That kind of longevity is worth celebrating. It also comes with a quiet, honest reality: The donors who built this ministry over the decades will not be...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 14, 2026 | church health, community, Kingdom, mission
Ask most Christians who the sent ones are, and they will think of missionaries, pastors, and people in full-time ministry. There is a quiet, unspoken hierarchy in much of church life. At the top are those who do sacred work, the clergy and the missionaries. Below them...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 14, 2026 | Pastor Call
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Garfield, Minnesota, is seeking a senior pastor to help lead the congregation into its next season of ministry and mission. St. Luke’s is looking for a pastor who is grounded in Scripture, committed to faithful preaching and worship, and...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 10, 2026 | change, leadership, renewal
New idea. Full launch. Whole budget. Pastor’s credibility riding on it all. That’s how most churches try something new, and it’s exactly backward. When the idea falls short—and plenty of good ideas do at first—the cost isn’t just the idea....
