Tracee Swank and Leon Miles welcome Pastor Kate Muhlbaier of The Garden in Muncie, Indiana, to explore how a traditional congregation is becoming a church of house churches. Kate shares how Sunday worship, table church, and smaller intergenerational faith communities are working together to deepen discipleship, strengthen pastoral care, equip everyday believers for leadership, and build genuine spiritual community beyond the walls of a single church building.

Tracee Swank and Leon Miles continue the conversation with Pastor Ed Skutshek about what it means for churches to become truly missional. They discuss why many congregations stay inward-focused, how relationships outside the church can open doors for gospel witness, and why repentance, humility, and intentional engagement with the surrounding culture are essential for church revitalization.

In this episode of Unfiltered, Tracee Swank and Leon Miles talk with Pastor Ed Skutshek about the fear, conflict, and leadership gaps that can keep struggling churches stuck. They explore why wise congregational decisions require prayer, discernment, outside perspective, and honest self-examination, while also looking at how stronger local church–seminary connections can help raise up practical, mission-minded leaders for the future.