by Tracee Swank | Sep 22, 2026 | challenges, entrepreneur, Kingdom
You invest in things you believe will make a difference. Maybe that shows up in your career, your family, or the causes you support. Giving to Church4Today is that same kind of investment, made in the future of the local church. Many congregations are quietly running...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 21, 2026 | church health, community, Kingdom, mission, training
For as long as most of us can remember, churches have been measured by one number above all others: seating capacity. How many people can this church gather, hold, and count on a Sunday morning? We rank churches by it, celebrate growth in it, and quietly judge our own...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 16, 2026 | England, immersion, Kingdom
Think of anyone contagiously enthusiastic about their faith. They rarely became that way from reading an academic textbook or ministry program manual. Someone invited them close and said, “Come and see.” That is how spiritual transformation spreads. It is...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 14, 2026 | church health, community, Kingdom, mission
Ask most Christians who the sent ones are, and they will think of missionaries, pastors, and people in full-time ministry. There is a quiet, unspoken hierarchy in much of church life. At the top are those who do sacred work, the clergy and the missionaries. Below them...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 9, 2026 | England, immersion, Kingdom
You have read the books. You know the language of renewal. So why does Monday morning still feel the same every single week? Nothing changes. Transformation is not primarily academic. Jesus discipled His followers by having them hand out the food at the feeding of the...
by Tracee Swank | Sep 7, 2026 | church health, community, Kingdom, mission
For many believers, innovation and faithfulness sound like opposites. Innovation suggests change, novelty, and risk. Faithfulness suggests stability, tradition, and holding the line. So when someone proposes innovating in the church, a reflexive alarm goes off. Are we...
