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 Susan Hayward | Jul 23, 2026 | church, mission, spiritual gifts
You may have taken a spiritual gifts class along with a spiritual gifts survey in the past to discover your unique spiritual gifts. All too often, when the class ended, so did your involvement with your spiritual gifts. I invite you to create a spiritual gifts...
by Tracee Swank | Jul 22, 2026 | challenges, change, community, mission
Right now, somewhere within a mile of your church, someone is typing into a phone the things they cannot say to a human being. Asking for comfort. Asking if they matter. And something answers, fast and patient and tireless. It just cannot love them, and it never will....
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 Susan Hayward | Jul 16, 2026 | Kingdom, mission, spiritual gifts
The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual gifts; however, they will remain dormant if we do not accept them, explore them, develop them, and finally, use them for the common good. The process from accepting our spiritual gifts to using them for the common good may differ...
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...
