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 3, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
I have watched leaders return from microchurch learning experiences and make the same pattern of mistakes. They come home energized, they have seen something that felt genuinely alive, and they begin immediately trying to replicate the structure: the small groups, the...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 20, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
Most of the significant shifts in my own leadership have not come from books or conferences. They have come from being in the room with someone who is actually doing what I had only read about, watching them navigate complexity with wisdom and grace, and having the...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 6, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
The microchurch conversation is most productive when it happens with someone who is actually doing it. The questions that surface in that kind of context tend to be more useful than the answers found in a book. But there are a few questions worth discerning on your...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 22, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
Most leaders have heard the concepts. They have read the books on missional community, listened to the podcasts on house church movements, and attended the conference sessions on Fresh Expressions and microchurch networks. And many have walked away with the same...
by Tracee Swank | Jun 8, 2026 | immersion, microchurch, Scattered & Sent
One of the most consistent conversations I have with pastors is about ministry involvement. In most established congregations, a relatively small percentage of the people carry the majority of the ministry load. The rest attend, give generously, and show up...
