About

My name is Frank Gantz.  Formerly, I was a local church pastor for about 15 years.  After a sinful fall, God has demonstrated his grace to me in so many ways.  After a number of years in hospitality management, I now run my own eBay business.

This blog provides perspective from one who has been on both sides of the front aisle of the church. I am a member of First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach, Florida.  Dr. Buz McNutt is my pastor.

Readers will gain insight into one living life as a follower of Jesus who relates with people in a 21st century culture.

  • Husband to Suzette (Suzie), my wife since 2004.
  • Father to Cameron, Leah, Carlton and Bethany.
  • Father-in-law to Michael (married to Leah) and Amanda (married to Carlton).
  • Grandfather to Heath and Caleb (Leah’s sons) and Emma (Carlton’s daughter).
  • Son of Eugene and Lillie.

Churches in which I have served in  leadership capacities:

  1. Assistant Pastor – Kitzingen-Wurzburg Baptist Church (Germany)
  2. Pastor – First Baptist Church, Red Rock (Oklahoma)
  3. Pastor – Greenfield Baptist Church (Greenfield, Arkansas)
  4. Pastor – West Rock Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)
  5. Pastor – Trinity Baptist Church (Louisville, Kentucky)

I have been a guest preacher in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Indiana, Florida and Kentucky.

I have also preached and taught outside of the U.S. in Germany, Switzerland, Guatemala and Russia.

My formal education took place at the following schools:

  1. Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, Oklahoma)
    • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religion and History
  2. Mid-America Baptist Theology Seminary (Memphis, Tennessee)
    • Master of Divinity (MDiv)
  3. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, Kentucky)
    • PhD studies in Church History

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To contact me, please email me at fgantz12@yahoo.com.

4 responses to About

  1. Dick Merrick October 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Morning Frank,
    Well for another three minutes I can call it morning. I am, well let’s see, how do I describe me…I guess “Pew 2 Pulpit”, no perhaps a better handle would be “Pew 2 Field”. I’m going to be 67 in December and have all my life attended a Bible believing church, actively participating in leadership as a layman. About 15 years ago God started opening doors and as I followed through those doors am now working on my ordination in the Nazarene Church denomination. That is not the most significant point…the real point for me is God teaching me to get out of the church and into the fields where the harvest is. Oh, I haven’t disowned the church it is vital to my life and growth and that is why I am actively involved here at Hillcrest on staff. The main emphasis of my ministry is to persons in various care facilities as a pastor/chaplain. Doors continue to open and a significant portion of my time and energies are devoted to caring for the caregivers of people with dementia. Learning as much about the diease as possible clinically, and discovering ways to effectively love and serve them is one of my main priorities.
    Blessing on you as you minister in the unique and exciting way God is leading you.

    Blessings,
    Dick

  2. Erik January 12, 2010 at 11:49 pm

    Just stumbled onto your blog via google with ‘pulpit and pew’ in the search engine. You certainly bring a unique perspective to the blogosphere with having been behind a pulpit for many years and now sitting in a pew. Great name for your blog!

    Keep up the insightful posts Frank.