I was checking my stats last night (something I rarely do) and saw that google was the referring address. But the searches that people made to get here were what made me laugh: #1 – “Bob Franquiz” – kind of weird that people are googling my name (I thought I was only one that googled my name 🙂 #2 – “Tipping Etiquette for curbside service” (this made me laugh out loud!) If anyone’s got a definitive answer on this, I’d love to hear it. Here are some words of wisdom on the subject: “Why tip someone for a job I’m … Read More

– Since we went to 3 services, I’ve had a problem with my voice. My the 3rd service, my voice was wasted. But I picked this stuff called Vocalzone called really helped me. I tried it for the 1st time this past Sunday and when I was done with the 3rd service, I felt like I could do 3 more! – My buddy Nelson just put out a 30 page report on church systems. I had a chance to read it earlier this week and it’s great. Also, it’s free! Here’s the link – On June 20th, I’ll be teaching … Read More

– Great Sunday! Great energy in both services! – Attendance was good despite is being a 5 day weekend for some schools. – I loved teaching on the cross today. I’m still thinking about the phrase, “The cross is still saving me” – The band was rockin’ as usual. – I’ve only got one more message left to finish the Gospel of Mark. We started on Easter of last year! – Carey came to the 2nd service because she wasn’t feeling too well in the morning, so I brought Mia with me when I came in. I had my backpack, … Read More

– Today was great! – This was a great week. – Mark, Tanya, and I were all having voice issues during church today. – Taught on making great decisions from Mark 15. I think I could teach on this every week and it would be well received. It’s an important topic. – I’m still thinking about my New York trip. – Took a few of our staff to an assimilation seminar. Great stuff. Looking forward to the one we’re hosting in Miami in March! – I got to record a podcast for Church Leader Insights. I don’t know when it’s … Read More

– Today was awesome! – Great turn out even though we had a bunch of peeps out of town. – We were waaay up from this weekend last year! – We kicked off a new series this morning – “Defining Moments” – The message seemed to hit a nerve with a lot of people – We started teaching the Gospel of Mark last Easter! I can’t believe there’s only 3 weeks left! – The band was rockin’ today! – It was great to see some people I hadn’t seen in a while – There was a lot of people that … Read More

– Today was great! I didn’t teach 🙂 – John did a great job of teaching on the Last Supper and asking the question, “Is it I?” – Communion is always a special time. I loved it. – It was really good to walk around and check some areas of the church I don’t get to see very often. We call it MBWA. – I was great to talk to some servants in out church I don’t see very often and see how they’re doing – Everyone was asking me about the Patriots. Yes it was glorious! But there’s work … Read More

– Today had to be the weirdest day for me – I woke up at 3:30AM and couldn’t fall back asleep. So I got an early start and worked on my message – Then my dad called me and told me my uncle died. I was closer to him than any of my other uncles. Needless to say, it was a rough morning for me. – The new service times went really well. It worked well to add some people to our first service and open up seats in our later service. – Our band rocked out some Christmas carols. … Read More

– Sunday was amazing! I talk another very un-Christmas message and we had a packed house. – I almost called the message, “Satan, the Anti-Christ and You!”, but thought that might be over the top 🙂 – We usually flatline attendance wise for December, but we’re seeing a nice upward trend – Teaching on Hanukkah in part of my message was a lot of fun. I love telling that story. – Tons of first time guests today. Our Ten Minute Party was slammed! We ran out of gifts for people and had to scramble to get more together! – This … Read More

– Today was great! I had the toughest time with the message (I actually wrote 3 when it was all said and done) – Hector did a great job filling in for Mark who was under the weather – The measure of leadership is what happens when you aren’t there. Mark showed today that he’s a fantastic leader! – Teaching with everyone in the church standing on 1 leg while I told them this story was hilarious! – I love our Loaded Questions series! – I am so excited about our Christmas Offering! We raising money for missions and outreach. … Read More

– Today could be the best day of the year! The weather is absolutely gorgeous! It’s 63 degrees in Miami today. Now I remember why I live here. Someone remind of this fact in Mid-July 🙂 – Tonight is our Missions Concert! This is going to be amazing! We’re been planning this for months, so I’m really excited about finally seeing it and raising a bunch of $$ to give away! – I’ll be reviewing a book I’m reading this weekend. It’s fantastic, even though the title is a little weird. – Carey had pink eye yesterday, but woke up … Read More