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...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 3, 2026 | church health, community, decision-making, leadership
Across many communities, churches unknowingly compete for members, resources, visibility, and influence. While few leaders would admit to this openly, the effects are often visible. Congregations duplicate ministries, guard ideas, and measure success against...
by Susan Hayward | Jul 30, 2026 | church, church health, spiritual gifts
Do you belong to a church that is struggling to find enough volunteers to complete ministry tasks? Is it always the same small group of individuals who “volunteer” repeatedly, finding themselves eventually “burning out”? Are you constantly filling “round holes with...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 29, 2026 | change, church health, community, growth, renewal
Every leader keeps score. The only question that matters is whether your scoreboard is telling you the truth. For most of us, the scoreboard is attendance. Count the seats, measure against last year, let the number decide the mood. But if people now belong before they...
