by Tracee Swank | May 11, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
The Great Commission is two movements held together. Matthew 28 calls the Church to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching. Acts 1:8 maps the movement outward: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, the ends of the earth. The Church gathers in the power of the...
by Tracee Swank | May 6, 2026 | change, decision-making, leadership
If you’ve been in ministry leadership for any length of time, you’ve felt it. You bring forward a thoughtful, prayerful idea, something that could genuinely help your church reach new people, and instead of momentum, you get resistance. Not always loud resistance....
by Tracee Swank | Apr 30, 2026 | Kingdom, mission, outreach
Ideas are important. They can inspire and challenge. They open new possibilities. But ideas alone don’t change churches. Action does. If your team has been talking about reaching your community in new ways, the next step is not another conversation. It’s a decision....
by Tracee Swank | Apr 29, 2026 | church health, entrepreneur, outreach
When you look at churches reaching their communities today, you might expect to find exceptional resources or unusually talented staff.What you will actually find is focus. The Common Thread The churches leading the way in creative ministry are defined by the clarity...
by Tracee Swank | Apr 27, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
If you have started hearing the word microchurch and are not entirely sure what it means, you are not alone. It is a term that gets used in a lot of different ways, and the conversation can feel overwhelming before it even gets interesting. So let’s start simply. And...
