Franklin Santagate
Franklin Santagate has spent his life at the meeting place of commerce and the Church — teaching that a life patterned after Jesus Christ transforms not only a person, but every sphere that person touches. With his wife, Lisa, he founded 100 Fold Ministries to write and publish resources for the slow, real work of discipleship.
The Author
Franklin writes ministry teachings, studies, and curricula for the Body of Christ — including two book series, the Sword & Anvil Series on Christian character and the 100 Fold Series on the deep patterns of transformation, each paired with a complete companion workbook.
Browse the books →The Speaker
A dynamic communicator, Franklin has delivered keynotes and messages to audiences from a single listener to thousands — and on Christian television — for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, and Frito-Lay, and for ministry conferences and churches across the United States and more than twenty nations.
Invite Franklin to speak →The Minister
Ordained in 1995 and commissioned a Minister to Men in 1998 through Dr. Edwin Louis Cole’s Christian Men’s Network, Franklin has served the Church for decades — as a marketplace-ministry pastor, a men’s-ministry leader, and co-leading the marriage ministry with his wife, Lisa.
About the ministry →The story behind 100 Fold
The name 100 Fold is drawn from the parable of the sower — the seed that fell on good ground and bore fruit a hundredfold. Franklin and Lisa Santagate founded 100 Fold Ministries in 2003 with a single purpose: to write curriculum for the Body of Christ that carries a believer past information into transformation. The hundredfold harvest, in a word, is discipleship — a life so cared for and cultivated that it begins to bear the very likeness of Christ, for the sake of others.
Franklin’s own road ran through the marketplace before it ran through ministry. For decades he led marketing and creative teams for national brands and built companies; then, for two decades more, he served churches, men’s networks, and Christian media around the world — helping grow one men’s ministry’s reach from 96 to 210 nations, and shaping the marketing and mission of Christian films and media. Franklin has personally ministered on most continents of the planet, in multiple nations. That path is the reason his teaching keeps returning to one conviction: the principles of the life of Christ are meant to be lived out in every capital of culture — the boardroom as much as the sanctuary — and when they are, they reshape everyone within reach.
Franklin is married to his wife, Lisa, the author of the TitusTouch Biblical Womanhood Series and the Perfecting the Heart Series. Together they have a blended family of six children and are blessed with nine grandchildren.
Where the message has traveled
From the marketplace to the mission field, Franklin has carried the principles of the life of Christ to cities on six continents — every route traced from his home base at Dallas–Fort Worth. Each gold mark is a place where the seed has been sown.
Africa
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Eswatini
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
Asia
- China
- Japan
- Philippines
- Taiwan
Europe
- England
- France
- Germany
- Norway
- Russia
North America
- Canada
- Mexico
- United States
Oceania
- Fiji
- New Zealand
South America
- Colombia
A painter’s hand
Long before the books, there were brushes. Trained at the Louisville School of Art, Franklin still paints — most often the face of the One he follows.
The title is Pilate’s — Ecce Homo, “Behold the Man” (John 19:5) — the words spoken as Jesus was brought before the crowd, crowned with thorns. For Franklin, painting is another form of the same work the books do: a long, unhurried look at Christ, until something of His likeness begins to take hold in the one who beholds Him.
Endorsements
From leaders in the Church, ministry, and the marketplace who have served alongside Franklin.
“Franklin has shown himself to be a model in leadership. He is a leader of leaders and a true team player. Franklin knows his convictions and stands and supports what he believes in.”
“His integrity, humility, and deliberate spirit enable him to stand as one of the most important networkers in the Body of Christ.”
“As Executive Director of CMN, Franklin was one of the key leaders that grew CMN’s presence from 96 to 210 nations while increasing the financial growth 100 percent in one year.”
“He possesses a rare ability to strategically plan, and I have seen him exemplify true leadership and vision in such a clear and concise way that people can easily follow.”
“An outstanding communicator, brilliant strategist, a creative marketer, and transformational leader. Franklin’s unwavering faith fuels his passion to develop leaders.”
“One of the most defining characteristics of Franklin is that he is a faithful man — one who can be depended upon in all circumstances.”
The Jesus Plan Protocol
Franklin leads churches, ministries, and leadership teams through The Jesus Plan Protocol — a guided process, drawn from his strategic-planning work The Power of the Plan, for building your vision, purpose, mission, obstacles, goals, strategies and tactics on the principles of the life of Christ, so your plans are shaped by His pattern rather than the world’s.
It can be conducted digitally for teams anywhere, or in person for a deeper on-site engagement (travel expenses applied).
Inquire about the Protocol →Digital
Guided remotely for your team, wherever you are.
In Person
An on-site engagement with your leaders (plus travel).
Placeholder — add session format, length, and pricing.
Bring the message to your people.
Books and study guides for your church, and speaking for your next gathering.