by Tracee Swank | Jul 20, 2026 | community, Kingdom, mission, outreach
For many years churches believed their primary responsibility was to create excellent worship services and effective ministry programs, trusting that people would eventually walk through their doors. Today, however, many churches are discovering that the front door no...
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 | Apr 22, 2026 | church health, community, mission
The most effective missional churches treat innovation as a permanent posture rooted in a permanent conviction. The Great Commission requires us to reach people where they are, not where we are comfortable. That posture produces new outreach models when existing ones...
by Tracee Swank | Apr 9, 2026 | community, mission, outreach
For generations, Sunday morning has been the center of church life. It was the primary gathering. The main touchpoint. The front door through which people encountered the Gospel, built relationships, and began their journey of faith. And for a long time, it worked....
by Rupert Loyd | Nov 24, 2025 | church, church health, community, Kingdom, leadership
When the Scoreboard Goes Dark You can win on the church scoreboard and still lose yourself. Every pastor knows how to hustle—write the sermon, run the meeting, make the visit, attend the conference. But what happens when the scoreboard goes dark? When the services...
by Tracee Swank | Aug 6, 2025 | church, community, Kingdom, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
Bigger isn’t always better. We’ve been taught to believe that growth means scale. That success in ministry means more people, more programs, and more square footage. But what if some of the strongest, most transformative expressions of the Church today are happening...
