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...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 28, 2026 | church health, growth, renewal
Every pastor wants people to hear the Gospel clearly. But before visitors hear your sermon, they experience your church through the parking lot, the front door, your coffee station, children’s check-in, and conversations in the hallway. Long before someone...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 27, 2026 | church health, growth, leadership, mission, training
Many churches spend enormous energy recruiting volunteers while overlooking one of their greatest Kingdom resources: entrepreneurs. Every congregation includes men and women who naturally identify opportunities, solve problems, build teams, and create new initiatives....
by Tracee Swank | Jul 21, 2026 | church health, growth, renewal
Church leaders often assume hospitality requires a complicated strategy. The truth is much simpler. Guests rarely remember elaborate programs. They remember how people made them feel. Here are five habits every church can begin practicing immediately. 1. Notice before...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 15, 2026 | challenges, church health, community, growth
Think of the last person who actually became part of your church. Not a name on the attendance roll. Someone who got woven in. They almost certainly did not fall for a service first. They were loved by a few people who refused to let them stay strangers. That used to...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 14, 2026 | church health, growth, mission
Many churches have hospitality teams. Fewer churches have cultures of hospitality. There’s a big difference. A hospitality ministry is something a handful of volunteers do. A culture of hospitality is something everyone owns. That’s the difference between...
