May 26, 2009 in
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Thursday I leave for Miami. I’ll be leading a Church 2.0 Local Forum there and can’t wait to meet so many new friends. If you are in South Florida or know someone that is, you/they can register HERE.
Some have asked what goes on at these gatherings (this will be the 15th one I’ve led). The Church 2.0 Local Forum is a true unconference and is very informal/casual, but I’ll give you a little overview of what the day will look like. We’ll go from 10am to 2:30pm.
- First hour: We’ll discuss new media/technology – specifically Twitter and Facebook and how they can be used for ministry purposes. I’ll share 4 key realities of these new technologies. *** I’ve added a 4th since the last one.
- Second hour: We’ll dive into a huge discussion on the topic of innovation. I’ll share 5 ways that innovation is born and what God is teaching me about innovation.
- We’ll then break for lunch and encourage people to go eat somewhere close by with someone they don’t know and get to know them over lunch.
- The post-lunch part we’ll discuss social justice/what breaks my heart and the heart of God – as well as have time for Q & A.
Sponsors for Church 2.0 Miami are:
March 20, 2009 in
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Today I’m leading the first stop of the spring tour in Nashville. I look forward to meeting many of you for the first time. Next week I’ll be in Washington DC. I’d like to take some time today to thank my sponsors that make all this possible.
Sponsors for the entire Church 2.0 Spring Tour are:
Sponsoring just Church 2.0 Nashville:
Please take some time to click on their links and check out their websites and the amazing services they offer the Church. I wholeheartedly recommend them and encourage you to pursue how they can partner with your ministry.
March 19, 2009 in
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Have you noticed that my blog design is new? I made the change a few months ago without much fanfare. Many of you read this blog via email and RSS readers. I’m guessing some of you have never clicked on the link to actually see the new look of the blog.
My encouragement to you this day is to click on the link and open this post in your browser. This new blog look is a custom-designed theme by my friend, Ben Jordan. Ben and I worked on this for a while behind the scenes and then made the switch. Some of you may have been receiving the old ChurchVideoIdeas.com Feedblitz email and may need to sign-up again for the new GregAtkinson.com feed.
A few thoughts about the new blog:
- I purposely changed the name from ChurchVideoIdeas.com to GregAtkinson.com? Why? Because I blog about a lot more than church video and didn’t want to be pegged as tech-only. The major themes of this blog are and will be innovation, technology, social justice, ministry and leadership.
- The sponsors are much more noticeable now and you are encouraged to click on their ads and visit their websites. These sponsors are a huge part of my ministry and their support allows me to be able to travel across the country and host seminars like the Church 2.0 Local Forums where attendees can come for free. The sponsors you see listed are all worth taking a hard look at what they offer for your church or ministry.
- On the right-hand side you can also sign up for my newsletter. I don’t send one out often, but I’m sure you’ll want to read it when I do.
- Two new sections to the blog (seen in the top-right corner) are my speaking schedule (so you can see if I’m coming to your neck of the woods or speaking at a conference you may be attending) and a resource section. I’m excited about being able to offer various resources in this new section. Today’s blog is the first time I’ve put something in the resource section. You may have noticed the custom-made social media/network icons on my new blog. The designer, Ben Jordan, and I have put them (plus other ones) in a downloadable zip package for you to use on your own blog or website. That’s right, we’re giving them away. Take and use them however you like.
Also in the resource section (coming in the future) will be eBooks and audio and video resources. I may make some of my teaching available, as well as videos that I create just for my readers. Their may be other downloadable resources like I used to offer on MultisensoryWorship.com, including preaching resources and worship resources (new songs and chord charts).
Please note: My vision is to not just offer my own resources, but other quality resources as well. I’ll be asking people I respect to let me offer their resources (songs, eBooks, downloads, etc.). If you have something that you think would fit in this category, email me at greg@gregatkinson.com and let me know.
December 18, 2008 in
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After 13 years of ministry on a church staff I’ve learned one simple, but very true law of ministry: Sunday comes every week. It doesn’t matter how big the event, conference, concert, production, musical… you name it – doesn’t matter what you just did, Sunday’s coming.
It is relentless. I know this. I’ve known this for many years, but it struck me yesterday when we were in our production meeting for this Sunday and we were all tired and mentally exhausted from the previous week’s Christmas production.
This is my “ministry law” that I offer to you, friends. What law would you add?
CHRISTMAS RESOURCE:
This Christmas season at Bent Tree we’re using the Christmas Pak 4 by SermonVideos.com – thankfully they have it in HD.
November 26, 2008 in
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Happy Thanksgiving. This year, as usual, I have so much to be thankful for. To celebrate with you all, I thought I’d list the tools/resources that I’m thankful for, use and recommend. Some you may be familiar with, some may be new. I hope you’ll share your favorite tools, too. Here are mine (in no particular order):
All the blogs listed in my blogroll – (listed to the right)
*** HAPPY THANKSGIVING FRIENDS!
November 3, 2008 in
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Today, friends, I’d like to tell you about FreeFoto.com. When I spoke in Boston I met a new friend, Colin Britton, who I had been chatting with online for sometime and actually helped organzize my Church 2.0 Local Forum there. Colin is the co-founder of FreeFoto.com. They are a GREAT resource for you to check out and use.
FreeFoto.com is made up of 122886 images with 157 sections organized into 3386 categories. FreeFoto.com is the largest collection of free photographs on the Internet (link back and attribution required). See FREE USE RULES. The comprehensive, yet easy to navigate site, offers images that are free for on-line use, with higher quality versions available for sale.
Also non-commercial users may download their web size images to use off-line in school projects, church services, cards, leaflets, etc. Basically if your off-line use is not commercial you can download their web size images for free. FreeFoto.com features exclusive images found nowhere else on the web with new pictures being added every week.
*** Hear me: If you’d like to find some FREE pictures to use for your church/ministry website, bulletin, newsletter, etc – you’ve found a new resource here.
October 23, 2008 in
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Today I leave for Tulsa. Church leaders from around the state of Oklahoma will be gathering to discuss issues such as design, innovation (I hope to stretch their view of innovation), technology, social justice, leadership, missions/outreach, communications, working together as the Church (capital “C”) and whatever else God leads us to discuss. Please pray for this gathering tomorrow. Below are the details:
Friday , Oct. 24: Church 2.0 Local Forum – Tulsa
October 16, 2008 in
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This morning I fly to Boston. This will be my first, but hopefully not last, trip to this city. Pray that my time would be fruitful there this weekend. Below are the details:
- Friday, Oct. 17: Church 2.0 Local Forum – Boston (at Grace Chapel)
- Register for Boston on Facebook HERE. Not on Facebook? Register HERE.
- Sponsors for Boston are: LifeWay Threads, National Cine Media,SermonSpice, CircleBuilder, Planning Center Online, EasyWorship,360Hubs, ReelWorship, FreeFoto.com, COLLIDE Magazine and Unifyer.
October 15, 2008 in
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Times are tough and I respect Igniter Media Group for trying to help out. Below are graphics from their newsletter they sent out yesterday. I have everything that Igniter has ever done in my media library. If you don’t, this might be a good opportunity to add them to your collection.
