NEW STUDY GUIDE SERIES
Your church is busy. Is it still on mission?
Drift happens quietly. The Focus On Mission series helps your leaders reset, refocus, and reengage the Great Commission.
Now available on Kindle!
Most churches did not choose to drift. It happened one program at a time.
The calendar filled. The budget grew. And the mission quietly slipped to the margins.
This is not a failure of faith. It is a failure of focus.
Attendance plateaus. Outreach stalls. Leaders burn out. Churches that reverse this do not do it by accident. They do it with intentional tools and guided conversations at every level of leadership.
Church Doctor Ministries has helped thousands of churches in over 80 denominations find their way back to mission.
The Focus On Mission series puts that same proven guidance into 26 short, practical study guides your team can read, discuss, and apply immediately.
Getting refocused on mission is simple.
Step 1
Choose Your Starting Point
Pick one guide based on where your church needs focus most.
Start with Leadership, Faith, or Culture
Step 2
Read and Discuss Together
Use it with your staff, board, or small group. Built-in discussion questions make every conversation mission-focused.
Step 3
Move Forward with Clarity
Apply what you learn and take actionable steps toward becoming a Great Commission church.
If nothing changes:
Leaders stay stuck.
Outreach continues to diminish.
The mission fades further into the background.
If you refocus:
Your leaders are energized.
Disciples are made.
Your community encounters the Gospel.
One book.
One conversation.
One step toward mission.
You do not need a complete overhaul. You need a starting point.
We used Focus On Mission with our staff devotions—it’s been transformational.
This series brought clarity and energy back to our leadership team.
Meet the authors and contributors to this series:
Dr. Kent R. Hunter
Dr. Kent R. Hunter is the founder of Church Doctor Ministries. He believes that God has called him to help Christians and their churches become more effective for the Great Commission, to reach unbelievers and to make them disciples of Jesus Christ. Dr. Hunter is the author of more than 40 books. He has consulted more than 1,800 churches from 80 denominations, as well as nondenominational and independent churches. He developed the SEND Movement, which trains congregational members to become missionaries to those who are unchurched in their social networks. Kent contributes to the Church Doctor Report, found on www.churchdoctor.org. Kent lives on a tree farm in northeast Indiana with his wife, Janet. Kent and Janet have two grown children, Laura and Jon.
Dr. Tracee J. Swank
Dr. Tracee J. Swank leads Church Doctor Ministries. She is a certified church consultant, Christian leadership coach, StoryBrand Guide, and Business Made Simple Coach. She works with pastors, ministry leaders, and Christian entrepreneurs to help them fulfill their God-given vision and mission in the Kingdom.
Tracee holds a master’s degree in theological studies and a Doctor of Ministry in Kingdom entrepreneurship. She enjoys speaking at conferences, leading ministry immersion trips, and mentoring leaders in creative, Kingdom-focused projects. When not traveling for ministry, she resides in northwest Ohio with her husband, Matt, and their black Lab, Beckett. She enjoys gardening, cooking, and cheering for Ohio State University. (Go Bucks!)
Tom Schaeffer
Tom Schaeffer has over 30 years of experience in ministry. During that time, he has led churches through transitions ranging from the mission start of a new congregation to the mission redevelopment of a failing congregation to the launch of a satellite worship at a large congregation. He has served in rural, urban, and suburban contexts. In addition, Tom started an award-winning brewery that, during his leadership, supported his ministry and worked under the motto of “Brew good. Do good.” Tom has served as a coach for numerous pastors and ministers. Currently, Tom serves as pastor of Faith United Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio, a new congregation resulting from the merging of three prior congregations.
Dr. Rupert Loyd Jr.
Dr. Rupert Loyd Jr. has a BA in history from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, and a PhD in leadership from Union University in Cincinnati. He has over 40 years of pastoral experience in both urban and suburban churches, including multiethnic, multi-congregational churches. Throughout his career, he has maintained a presence in both the church and the academy. Dr. Loyd currently teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in the College of Business and Leadership at Lourdes University, and he holds the post of lead pastor at Marketplace Community Church in Toledo, Ohio.