Our Journey from Reaching Zero to Many…

Bob FranquizUncategorized

During the 1st 18 months of planting Calvary Fellowship, we did not see 1 person decide to follow Jesus at our church.  There were a few re-dedications, but no 1st time decisions.  This led to a bit of a personal crisis because I've always believed that evangelism and discipleship and the name of the game (so to speak).   What God did during this time was show me the importance of reaching out and the need to have a process of discipleship should God send new believers to our church.  Here's what happened: The 1st 18 months zero people decided to … Read More

Live Seminars in Chicago this Wednesday!

Bob FranquizUncategorized

I'm going to be leading 2 seminars in the Chicago area on Wednesday, April 29th.  I'm thankful to my friend Scott Hodge who's going to host me for these events. #1 – I'll be leading my all-new Zero to Sixty seminar – this seminar is based on my soon to be released book and discusses all the skills for leadership that we weren't taught in school.  The seminar deals covers communicating vision, hiring and firing, personal development, strategies for leading at a higher level, recruiting volunteers, and tons more.   #2 – I'll be leading a Fusion (Assimilation) seminar in the afternoon.  This is the first time … Read More

Sunday Stuff…

Bob FranquizChurch

– Awesome services today!   – Taught Revelation 5:1-7 – Lots of people made decisions to follow Jesus  – I love the fact that God entrusts us with so many new believers! – Over 110 140 people have prayed to receive Christ this year at Calvary Fellowship!  Go God!  – There's another 217 that have recommitted their lives to Jesus this year.  I'm blown away at God's goodness! – We dedicated Mark's son Josh today. Great moment for our church – I'm so excited to see people growing.  Watching lots of people taking discipleship seriously.   – Totally blessed to hear … Read More

Radically Increase the Number of Volunteers in your church!

Bob FranquizUncategorized

When we started Calvary Fellowship, we had no staff, no building and no money.  I don't believe you need any of those things to see a church flourish.  What you do need is a committed group of people who love God and will do whatever it takes to fulfill the Great Commission. I'm blessed to say that 50% of our church is involved in ministry in some capacity in our church.   So I went into the studio and recorded the 25 most important things we've done that has helped us see 50% of our church involved in ministry. The … Read More

Sunday Stuff…

Bob FranquizChurch

– Good Sunday.  – Crowd was lighter than Easter (which was to be expected) – Taught Revelation 4:1-11.  Talked about heaven.   – I realized that I haven't taught on the subject of heaven in a long time.  Too long actually.   – Weird moment of the morning was when Mark opened an energy drink backstage and then started to shake it.  It was only a matter of seconds before I was wearing the energy drink.  Good times :)  – I wore jeans, a black jacket and a pink button down shirt (Yes, I'm secure in my manhood) – I … Read More

New Resource: The Cash Crunch!

Bob FranquizUncategorized

Over the last six months, I've probably had 50 conversations about church leaders who need were experiencing a cash crunch in their churches.  Many churches leaders are having to make tough decision and aren't sure what to do during this season.  Plus, leaders want to know how to get out of this crunch.  After a few of these conversations, Pastors would say, "I wish I had recorded this conversation so I could give it to a Pastor I know who is experiencing the same thing."  So I decided to take their advice and record what I've been sharing with church … Read More

Some Book Reviews…

Bob FranquizBooks

Here's a few brief book reviews of some books I've recently read… Refuel – I'm a big fan of Doug Fields.  So I picked up Refuel because I loved the concept of the book.  The book was simple, but I was challenged by it.  The idea is, we're going to burn out if we don't regularly connect with God.  While it's not a formula for having a devotional time with God, he does lay out some practical stuff that was really helpful. Plus, it's a quick read.   The Principle of the Path – This is Andy Stanley's new book. … Read More

Free stuff!

Bob FranquizUncategorized

Just wanted to put on your radar some free stuff that's available on the www.church-strategies.com site.   1. There's a special report I wrote called, "How to Think Like an Unchurched Person" – Free  2. There's an article I wrote on the subject of portable churches that appeared in Church and Worship Techonology magazine – free 3. There's the mp3 of a message I taught called, "Tuning in to God" on the subject of hearing God's voice – free 4. There's an mp3 of a message I taught called, "Who are you?" from a series I taught in Colossians.  It deals … Read More

Attention Kindle Lovers…

Bob FranquizBooks

Just wanted those of you who are Amazon Kindle owners that my books Elements and Watermark both just became available on the Kindle.   Also, my new book Zero to Sixty will be available for the Kindle once it's released on May 1st. (but if you can't wait, you can download the ebook here)

Sunday Stuff…

Bob FranquizChurch

– Total insanity today!   – Biggest crowd in the history of our church!  – Totally amazing to see over 75 people make a decision to follow Jesus  – I worked on this message more than any other message in my life.  I believe God blessed my perseverance.   – We did an Easter egg hunt after each service.  Over 10,000 eggs. Tons of kids (don't have a count yet).  But it was awesome.  The mayor of Miami Lakes was our MC.  He's a believer and a really nice guy.   – I can't tell you how proud I am … Read More