SWAT Ministries, Inc

07/17/2025

As we follow Jesus, we become more like Him.

07/10/2025

God is working in all of us as we trust Him with our lives.

07/04/2025

07/03/2025

God is faithful to His people.

06/26/2025

Believe & confess. It's all about life change.

06/24/2025

Grateful for all the good things God did this school year! We are excited for the next school year. Join us in praying for lives to be changed.

12/04/2024

Discipleship is a two way street. Each encounter with the Lord changes our hearts. Who would you say is that person in your life?
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03/20/2023

A nap always feels different after DNow!
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12/31/2022

Ryan was a middle school student in Rincon, Georgia and his father was the youth pastor at the church that had brought SWAT in for a weekend. Ryan wanted to play with the worship leader, Joel Goddard’s, brand new guitar. Unfortunately, as he was playing with that guitar, without permission, he dropped it and it cracked. Joel was not the happiest person but Ryan’s father made sure that that guitar was fixed quickly. When Ryan came to UGA, he became a SWAT Leader. He was so good with students and he understood how to communicate to them about the Gospel and how to love them. He worked so hard on everything that he did and spent so many hours on weekends. Within a couple years of leading weekends, Ryan began to be one of our speakers. He worked so hard at learning how to communicate and did a great job. Ryan was actually hired by one of the churches where we were doing SWAT Weekends in Jacksonville, Florida. He became their youth pastor and then as they planted a new church in the area, Eleven22, he joined that staff. Ryan is now the Lead Pastor at one of Eleven22’s church plants and having a huge impact on the city of Jacksonville.

12/30/2022

Robin worked at a printing company that printed some of our materials. One day, while we were picking up curriculum, she began to ask questions about who we were. It was not long after that, she came on staff and began to help us with booking weekends, accounting, and anything else that needed to be done. Robin is one of the most talented people. She gives her heart and soul to what she believes in and does it with quality and excellence. Robin spent hours on the phone talking with youth pastors that we worked with over the years. She is so creative and was always looking for ways for SWAT to be more efficient. One time she went out and bought a binding machine to bind our curriculum instead of paying the printers to do it in order to save money. She always had SWAT’s best interest at heart in everything that she did. Her time at SWAT was a tremendous blessing and we will be forever grateful for the way that she served and sacrificed.

12/29/2022

Dustin was in the youth group at Colbert Baptist Church while Jon was the youth pastor. As Dustin got older, he began to express a desire to grow in his relationship with the Lord. He began to take leadership roles in the youth group and started helping out where he could. As a junior in high school, he spoke at his first youth event. He worked so hard, prepared so well for his talk and he absolutely killed it. It wasn’t long before he was leading SWAT Weekends. He began to help with recreation on the weekends and then developed a desire for worship and began to learn how to play the guitar and sing. Before long he was leading worship on the weekends, leading recreation and coordinating SWAT Weekends. Dustin is a natural leader and he never meets a stranger. When he walks into a room, he intentionally gets to know everyone there because he cares. Dustin is now married to Erin and they have a beautiful family. Dustin is a leader, Dustin is a Jesus follower, and Dustin is a great husband and father!

12/28/2022

Owen and Courtney are such an amazing couple with an amazing family! They both served as SWAT Leaders during the college years and both did such an incredible job. Owen interned for SWAT with a stellar crew that included Mollie Mitchell, Andrew McClure and Bryan Farmer. Owen attended Law school at UGA and has become an accomplished lawyer in the state of Georgia. Courtney is one of the best moms on the planet and does such a great job loving and encouraging her family. Interesting fact about Owen, he not only practices law but he’s a referee for basketball games on the side. He has done so well that this year he will be a referee for NCAA basketball games. Owen and Courtney led so many SWAT Weekends during their college career. They were huge believers in the mission of SWAT and spent countless hours serving in multiple capacities. Owen has also been a huge supporter of our annual golf tournaments. He has consistently brought teams and been very intentional about who he brings and why. They are still loving and encouraging people everywhere they go!