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God Bless America

Posted by Greg Atkinson | August 2, 2010 .

This blog post has been on my heart for quite some time. I don’t want to come across as negative or a party pooper, but I feel this is something we need to openly and honestly discuss. I started thinking about how blessed we are as a nation and how well we live compared to [...]

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How To Create A Facebook Landing Page For Your Church

Posted by Greg Atkinson | July 26, 2010 .

My friend downunder, Steve Fogg, inspired this blog post or at least encouraged me to write about it for my readers. When I create a secret shopper report for churches, the first thing I report on is the church’s online strategy and the first thing I look for is the church’s Facebook presence and specifically [...]

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What Do You Think of This Video Concept?

Posted by Greg Atkinson | July 23, 2010 .

My brother actually introduced me to this video. It’s pretty innovative and creative. What are your thoughts?

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Are You Rocking the iPad in Worship?

Posted by Greg Atkinson | July 21, 2010 .

Here’s something that I thought was cool.  Squeeze, made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show the other night to play the classic “Pulling Mussels (From The Shell),” and the keyboardist was playing both the electronic ivories and an iPad. He even drops a nice solo in right around 2:32. YouTube commenter MooCowMusic says it’s his app, Pianist. I’ve [...]

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Free Twitter Background

Posted by Greg Atkinson | July 19, 2010 .

Have you ever wanted a custom Twitter background for your youth group but don’t know how to make one?  Well here is a free customizable Twitter background and tutorial to walk you through how, compliments of Sheepish Design. Sheepish Design did my new Twitter background (seen HERE) and is a great company to talk to [...]

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Summer is Great for a Secret Shopper

Posted by Greg Atkinson | June 21, 2010 .

When is a good time to bring in someone like myself for a secret shopper visit? Anytime is really good, but summer has some key advantages. If you bring me in July or August, you have a chance to get solid feedback and make strategic changes before you crank things up in the Fall. Most [...]

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Minute To Win It = Great Games for Student Ministry

Posted by Greg Atkinson | June 14, 2010 .

One of the TV shows I love to watch is Minute to Win It. Ever seen it? It’s on NBC and it’s a ton of fun. Search YouTube and you’ll see tons of people attempting to do the games at home. I got to talking with the youth pastor at my church and we decided [...]

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Creative Communication

Posted by Greg Atkinson | May 28, 2010 .

What are your thoughts on this video and this effort at communicating creatively?

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Guest Post by Brian Davis: Resources

Posted by Greg Atkinson | May 21, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog from my friend, Brian Davis – Media Resources Manager at Highland Park United Methodist Church. For months I have heard Paul Rasmussen (Pastor of our modern worship service) say, Don’t let resources dictate vision”. As a resources manager, I live in a very concrete world of what we have [...]

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Guest Post by Shawn Wood: Creating Art in a Create on Demand Culture

Posted by Greg Atkinson | April 1, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog by my friend, Shawn Wood, Experiences Pastor at Seacoast Church – Mt. Pleasant, SC I first heard of the concept of “Creating on Demand” from @toddhenry of the Accidental Creative. The concept goes like this.  When we think of create on demand we usually think of products.  Widgets and Woozets.  Someone [...]

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