Using the flywheel as a central illustration, this presentation explores how lasting momentum is built gradually through consistent, faithful investment. The story of New Life Center’s Genesis recovery program—from an early concept housed within the main shelter to a mature program where graduates now encourage and invest in newer participants—demonstrates how small beginnings can grow into sustained and multiplying impact.
This same pattern can be seen in our walk with Jesus: as faith develops and matures over time, we become equipped to strengthen others, who can then carry that momentum forward into still more lives.
Rob Swiers serves as Executive Director of the New Life Center in Fargo, where he has faithfully led for over a decade with a deep commitment to restoring dignity and hope for men experiencing homelessness. Grounded in his belief that lasting transformation happens through relationships and the love of Christ, Rob has helped shape a ministry that not only meets immediate needs like food, shelter and clothing, but also creates pathways toward long-term healing and purpose.
A key expression of this vision is the Genesis Program, a discipleship-focused initiative where men intentionally grow in their faith, develop life skills, and pursue lasting life change. Through steady, compassionate leadership, Rob models what it means to serve others with humility, pointing those he leads - and where he serves - toward a renewed life rooted in Christ.
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