5 Blogging Questions with Bob Franquiz

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Bob Franquiz is founder and lead pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Miami Lakes, Fla. He’s also the author of Elements: Starting a Revolution in Your World. He blogs at Bob Franquiz.com.

Here’s his answers:

1. Why (or how) did you start blogging?

I started blogging for a couple of reasons:

I felt like I had something to contribute to the conversation of what was happening in [the] church world. There was a few blogs that I had started reading and really liked, and I simply wanted to get to know some other leaders that felt the same way about church leadership as I did.

It also created a way for the people in my church to hear my heart about a variety of topics of regards to church, leadership, or teaching as I shared my thoughts with other church leaders. So I could say anything about why we do what we do and it wasn’t me preaching to them. Instead, the folks in our church could eavesdrop on my conversation with other leaders.

2. What subject do you post most about?

I write mostly about things that I’m learning about leading a church. I write about preaching. I review a lot of books. I write about the Red Sox. I blog about the challenges of being a portable church. That’s why we created our Momentum blog for our upcoming conference for portable churches. (Was that too shameless of a plug?)

[ Editorial Note: NO WAY! That’s allowed! :) ]

3. What are your favorite blog tools?

I use Bloglines to stay current on the blogs I read. I use TypePad for my blog. It’s easy to use, so the average Third Grader could build a blog.

4. How often do you post?

I try to post once a day, but I don’t hold myself to any quota. Honestly, I post when I think I’ve got something to say and when I have the time to say it. I try to be consistent, but I don’t let rule my life.

5. What one piece of advice would you give for prospective blogging pastors?

My advice to Pastors would be to stay focused on what they want to talk about. If your blog is so varied that there’s no real theme, adding readers will be more difficult. So find the niche you want to write about most and write about that 75% of the time. You can pepper the rest with stuff that’s more interesting to you. I know people read my blog because I write about leadership and church, not the Red Sox. So I focus my blog and sprinkle some other stuff in there for fun.

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