About 2 years ago, I did an interview with Church Leader Insights about my book, "Watermark: An Explanation of Baptism" on the subject of "Overcoming Barriers to Baptism". Anyway, I'm making this interview/ teaching available on www.church-strategies.com for free for the time being. So if you want a free copy of this 25 minute resource, simply click here. I also talk about this in my book and seminar, Zero to Sixty: 60 principles and practices for leading a growing church, which you can get by: Clicking here for the book Clicking here for the Kindle version Clicking here for … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– Awesome day today! – I taught Proverbs 6:6-11 on the subject of how to be successful in life. – The ant teaches us so much. – God was kind enough to allow ants into my house for the last 2 weeks to prepare me for this message. – If it worked with ants, I told the church that I'm going to teach next week on, "How to handle a million dollar inheritance" 🙂 – The band did a great job as always. Our youth band led worship today. – Here's what blew me away: youth were leading worship and … Read More
Look Inside
If you haven't picked up Zero to Sixty: 60 principles and practices for leading a growing church because you haven't been able to look it over first, then wait no longer. My publisher finally got Amazon to add the "Look Inside" feature to the book. So check it out here to give the book a look.
How to be More Productive
I believe that the key to productivity is focus. However, focus isn't easy. There's distractions everywhere. The phone, people, email, Twitter and blogs. The key to focus then is to have 3 things: 1. The Space to focus 2. The Time to focus 3. The Resources to focus I'll talk about each of these this week. For a resource that will help you become more productive, check out the latest www.church-strategies.com resource called, "The Productive Leader: The Art of Getting More Done in Less Time" by clicking here.
Sunday Stuff…
– Great day today! – Crowd was a little lighter than last week, but that's to be expected – I taught on the subject of fools (The Villain of Proverbs) from Proverbs 10. – The band was amazing as always! – I talked about by insane love of peanut butter. Apparently, I'm not the only one :) – I gave a 30 second Gospel presentation because I had run long in the message and 13 people made 1st time decisions to follow Jesus. Plus, 26 recommitted their lives to Jesus. – I am absolutely convinced that we need to preach … Read More
Another Zero to Sixty Review
Joshua Reich posted a really good review of Zero to Sixty on his blog, "Missional Thoughts". Here's the review: "Just finished Bob Franquiz’s book Zero to Sixty. Bottom line, every church leader, pastor or elder needs to read this book. It was so practical and helpful. It is one of those books with a nugget on every page. This book really tracks well with the coaching network I am in withNelson Searcy (as Bob went through the same network). The book is broken up into 4 sections: Leadership strategies, staffing strategies, ministry strategies and personal development strategies. Much like Axiom. Bob covers everything from vision casting, marketing, creating … Read More
Zero to Sixty Review
Scott Cheatham some nice things to say about Zero to Sixty at his blog. Check it out here.
If you need to email me…
If you've sent me an email in the last 24 hours it probably kick it back. our church email is down. It should be back sometimes today. If you need to email me in the meantime, email me at bob at church-strategies.com
A “To Do” List Isn’t Enough
Most leaders that I know have a "to do" list each day. The problem is, a "to do" list isn't enough. Most "to do" lists have no rhyme or reason to them. Item #1 may say, "Write Sunday's Message". Item #2 may say, "Check voice mail". Both items matter, but they need to be categorized and prioritized. That's why I recommend having a plan before you get into the office each day. This way by the time you sit in your chair, you've outlined the things that need to get done and the amount of time they should take. When … Read More
Sunday Stuff… (Part 2)
– Here's some extra Sunday stuff… – We had Mr. Softee at our services serving soft ice cream. Holy cow! This guy has the best soft ice cream on the planet! – The band played "Desert Song" by Hillsong United. – One of the things that I love about our band is that they don't just cover a song, they make it better. – When I hear our band's version of a song first, I'm always disappointed by the original. These guys are that good! – I dropped by Kindle. And no, I'm not happy about it. I'll be testing … Read More
