Dear Pastor, Just this Sunday I met a man that came to Calvary for the first time because he saw one of our Facebook Ads. Facebook is a great way to reach people this Easter! That is why I wanted to forward you this email that Bob sent last week that offers the Digital Evangelism resources for 50% off. Just use the code: digital50 when you check out. Click here to go to resource. Praying for you this EASTER! Mark Rodriguez Executive Pastor Calvary Fellowship www.calvarywired.com   From: Bob Franquiz <info@outreachninja.com> Date: March 26, 2013, 9:41:50 AM EDT To: mark@calvarywired.com … Read More

index There’s this belief that many pastors have that drives me nuts. They think they need to be megachurch pastors to reach 1000’s of people. I disagree. I think any church of any size can reach 1000’s of people far from God. What do you need to do? Here’s 3 things: #1 – Take evangelism seriously – don’t simply expect it to happen. Instead, be strategic. #2 – Mobilize your congregation – Let people know that Easter is the best Sunday of the year to invite someone to church. #3 – Make your biggest Sundays count – that means you … Read More

index When I planted Calvary Fellowship in September of 2000, we started growing almost immediately. Then I noticed something. It was something I had never thought about. People started disappearing. Some people got transferred out of town. Some people bought new homes in a different city. Some people simply moved on. In a word, I learned about attrition. Here’s the harsh reality for all of us as church leaders, you need to grow by 15% every year just to stay the same. If you’re a church of 200, you need to reach 30 people every year just to remain a … Read More

index Easter is 40 days away… But Easter Ninja is today! This is your last chance to learn from 10 great leaders who want to invest in you and your team about making this your best Easter yet! Here are the speakers and their topics… Troy Gramling is going to be sharing how to get your church inviting like never before.     Carlos Whitaker will be talking about putting together an Easter worship set that engages believers and the unchurched.     Pedro Garcia will taking about how to give evangelistic invitations that people respond to.     Steve … Read More

index I’m a big fan of Spurgeon. In fact, my favorite book of all time is “Lectures to My Students”. Here’s one of my favorite Spurgeon quotes: “I would sooner bring one sinner to Jesus Christ than unravel all the mysteries of the divine Word, for salvation is the one thing we are to live for.” I shared this quote at a Pastors gathering in Miami not too long ago. During that event, I met a Pastor named Willie. Willie was ministering in a tough part of town and after five years of ministry, his church had an average attendance … Read More

index Easter is 54 days away. That means the time to get ready is now! As I was doing some training with our staff recently, I spoke to them about 5 ways to make this Easter the biggest in our history. I thought I would share the highlights with you… #1. Mobilizing the congregation is the top priority this Easter That means we need to arm them with invites and opportunities to serve the community if we want to reach more people than ever this Easter. #2. Do Multiple Services Easter is a family day, so we need to make … Read More

If you sign up for Outreach Ninja today we will give you a totally customized Easter Outreach Bundle: -Save the Date postcard to remind your congregation that Easter is approaching. –Children’s Easter Party Invitation for your Children’s Ministry. –Door Hangers for an outreach to promote your Easter Service(s) to your community. –Invite Cards for your congregation to invite friends and family to your Easter Service(s) & –Easter Tickets a great way to gauge how many people will be attending your Easter Service(s)   Members to stay part of Outreach Ninja for 6 months see anywhere from a 20%-40% increase in … Read More

index Easter is 60 days away… But Easter Ninja is today! This is your last chance to learn from 10 great leaders who want to invest in you and your team about making this your best Easter yet! Here are the speakers and their topics… Troy Gramling talk about using creative elements to fill your services.     Carlos Whitaker talk about creating an Easter worship set.     Pedro Garcia talk about pulpit evangelism to see more decisions.     Steve Stroope turning your church in to an army of inviters.     Bob Franquiz (me) talk about the … Read More

index OK. Maybe you won’t be better looking by attending Easter Ninja. But your church will be much more attractive by listening to our 10 speakers who are going to pour into your in this 2 hour event. Listen to… Troy Gramling talk about using creative elements to fill your services.     Carlos Whitaker talk about creating an Easter worship set.     Pedro Garcia talk about pulpit evangelism to see more decisions.     Steve Stroope turning your church in to an army of inviters.     Bob Franquiz (me) talk about the top 3 Easter Mistakes Churches … Read More