Just like the human body, there are telltale signs of health. Blood pressure at 120/80. Body temperature at 98.6. In the same way, there are signs of a church’s health that we can discover, monitor, and correct.
Sunday attendance and the weekly offering only paint part of the picture. There are other markers that leaders must be monitoring to ensure the health of the congregation they lead.
Too many church leaders believe health and growth happen by accident. That’s not true. Church health happens when leaders are diligent in leading and feeding their congregations well. Church Growth happens when leaders are intentional about reaching those who are outside the four walls of the church.
If we want to be leaders who lead growing, healthy churches, we need to be healthy and growing ourselves in our leadership and gifts.
Register for Sharper 2020 in Vero Beach today!
Bob Franquiz is the Founding and Senior Pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Miramar, FL. Bob is also the author of seven books, including Pull: Making your Church Magnetic and Begin: First Steps for the Journey of Faith. Prior to entering Pastoral ministry, Bob played guitar for Christian Hardcore band Strongarm; a band that has been called one of the best Christian Metal bands of all time.
Prior to planting Calvary Fellowship, Bob served as an assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, one of the 10 largest churches in the U.S. Most importantly, Bob considers his greatest achievement as marrying his “just out of high school” sweetheart, Carey, in 1997. Together, they have three beautiful children, Mia, Alexander and Olivia
Session 1: Let's be honest - things have changed... drastically changed, since we got into ministry. When I got in to ministry, there were no cell phones, social media was yet to be invented, and I was the coolest pastor because I got issued a beeper from my senior pastor. Honestly, it was easier back then. We were competing with less and there were fewer options. More than 20 years later, thing are so different. People are checking out your church online and deciding whether to attend or not. Newcomers are "reviewing" their experience online before the service has ever dismissed. It's enough to frustrate even the most sanctified of pastors. So what's the solution? Do we give up and give minister to those who are faithfully attending? I'll be honest; I've been tempted to do that. The problem is, I know I'd be sinning if I did that because the Great Commission isn't for some of us. It's for all of us. That means, we have to use all of the tools at our disposal to reach our communities with the Gospel. We’re going to talk about the change cultural landscape and how churches are be ready to leverage all of it for the Gospel.
Session 2: In a world that's ever changing, we nee to know how to communicate the unchanging truths of the Gospel. It's time to stop the flood of people exiting the church and discover the simple tools to keep those you've reached and deploy them for effective ministry. Your church is doing so much good ministry. The problem is, it is being ignored by much of your community. Too many pastors think this means people aren't open to the Gospel. I disagree. We don't need to change our message. We simply need to understand where people are and help them in their spiritual journey. People need the Gospel more than ever. However, there is so much spiritual confusion out there to wade through. This can be your church's moment to shine and reach your community like never before.
Sharper Conference will be held at Freedom Church in Vero Beach. We are so excited to see you!