by Tracee Swank | Aug 18, 2026 | challenges, entrepreneur, growth
You believe in what the local church can be. Maybe that belief has shown up for you in quiet ways over the years: a gift here, a shared post there, a genuine hope that congregations you love would find their footing again. That belief matters more right now than you...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 17, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
Registration for Scattered & Sent: A Microchurch Immersion closes September 1. If you have been considering it, here is a clear picture of what four days in Muncie, Indiana, this October will actually involve. You will step inside a living microchurch network. The...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 17, 2026 | church health, community, growth, Kingdom
For most of church history in this country, congregations could assume a baseline. People walking through the doors usually knew the basic Bible stories, recognized the major holidays, and shared some sense of Christian moral vocabulary. Discipleship could start in...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 13, 2026 | change, church, church health, growth
“If we change that, we won’t be the same church.” Someone on your leadership team has said it. Maybe it was you, staring at a giving report or an empty row that used to be full. It sounds like conviction. Most of the time, it’s...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 10, 2026 | church health, community, Kingdom, outreach
Ask most church leaders how their church is doing, and they will tell you about Sunday: attendance, giving, the new sermon series, the building project. Almost no one answers the question by talking about the neighborhood outside the doors. That instinct reveals...
