It was December of 2000. I was a younger preacher, 3 months into planting my church. It was our first Christmas Eve service and I put in about 35 hours prepping a 30 minute holiday message. So the day came and I preached my heart out. When the end of the message came, I gave an invitation for people to invite Jesus into their lives. Crickets. I clarified the Gospel more. Created more urgency and recast the net and invited people to raise their hands if they wanted to come to know Jesus. More.crickets. There’s an old preacher saying: if … Read More

Sometimes when people hear the story of Calvary, they get the wrong idea. When they hear that in the 1st 18 months of planting Calvary we didn’t reach one person who was far from God. But in the last 18 months, we’ve seen over 1,000 first time decisions and more than 2,500 rededicate their lives to Christ in that time.” Here’s the problem with my story. It’s only 1/2 the story. We are just as committed to discipling the people we reached as we were to reach them in the first place. Some churches are totally committed to outreach and … Read More

I spoke at a conference last week and I was asked a really interesting question by a Pastor who attended my session. He asked, “Bob, if you could go back to when you planted your church, what would you do differently?” While time travel is only possible on Star Trek, I immediately responded. I said, “In the 1st 18 months at Calvary we didn’t reach one person who was far from God. We only reached Christians. In the last 18 months, we’ve seen over 1,000 first time decisions and more than 2,500 rededicate their lives to Christ in that time.” … Read More

I grew up watching Star Trek: The Original Series. (Yes, I just dated myself.) But here’s what I loved about Star Trek and Captain Kirk in particular: He was boldly going where no man had gone before. They were going to new places and doing things no one had ever done before. Here’s why I believe Captain Kirk can help you reach more people this Easter. If you want to reach more people than ever this Easter, you’re going to have to do things you’ve never done before. That’s what this month’s Outreach Ninja coaching is all about. We’re covering … Read More

There’s 3 words that can add 25% to your Easter attendance. How do I know? Because it’s happened at Calvary (the church I Pastor). It’s also happened in countless churches that I’ve coached over the years. What are the 3 words? Easter.Egg.Hunt Doing an Easter Egg Hunt after each of your Easter services can drastically increase your Easter attendance and the number of unchurched families you reach. Why? Because people want to go to an Easter egg hunt on Easter. Many (this includes unchurched families) want to attend church on Easter. Having an Easter Egg Hunt after your services allows … Read More

Easter is around the corner (46 days away to be exact)! This is the #1 day of the year to reach people in your community. I know lots of churches are going to going to be trying different outreach means to see their community attend of their Easter services. So I thought I’d share the 7 deadly sins of Easter outreach… 1. Pride – Don’t simply expect people to show up to your church on Easter. Humble yourself enough to use every means available to invite them. 2. Lust – Don’t simply desire to make people just another “butt in … Read More

I’m still in mourning over the Patriots loss in the Superbowl. What can I say? I’m from Boston 🙂 However, I did learn something about outreach from Madonna of all people during the halftime show. I believe this can help you as you prepare for your “Superbowl ” of Sundays, Easter! 1. Don’t miss the biggest opportunity of the year Madonna was performing for one third of the population of America and she brought the best performance of her career. Easter is the biggest Sunday of the year. make sure that it’s the best music, preaching and overall service you … Read More

Today (February 15th) at 3PM EST is our Easter Ninja replay event. Oh yeah! This event has helped thousands of church leaders get ready for Easter. Make sure your church is one of those that are ready to double this Easter! In fact, here’s what some people who attended had to say… “#EasterNinja was easily 1 of the BEST webinars or online conferences that I have ever attended.GREAT STUFF!” “#Easterninja was a great webinar. I’m pumped (even more) for Easter.” “Thanks @bobfranquiz for #easterninja best two hours I’ve spent in front of a pc.” “From the bottom of my heart … Read More

Happy Valentine’s Day. Consider this your reminder to get your wife flowers and a really nice gift 🙂 Also, it’s your reminder that tomorrow (February 15th @ 3PM EST) we’re offering a replay of our Easter Ninja event. This is the one and only time we’re replaying it. I want you to reach record numbers of people this Easter and I know our Easter Ninja event will help you tremendously. Check out this line up of Speakers: – Troy Gramling talk about using creative elements to fill your services – Mark Batterson talk about believing God for big things – … Read More

Today at 1PM EST, 9 leading Pastors will be giving you the practical, nuts and bolts tools you need to double your church this Easter! Listen to these pastors sharing what they’re learned through leading their churches… – Troy Gramling talk about using creative elements to fill your services – Mark Batterson talk about believing God for big things – Bob Coy talk about pulpit evangelism to see more decisions – David Hughes turning your church in to an army of inviters – Casey Graham talk about raising money for outreach – Bob Franquiz (me) talk about how to reach … Read More