Parable Creative is a creative agency that helps ministries and non-profits. I’m proud to serve on the board of this new organization and will be at our first board meeting in Atlanta this coming Monday night. Check out this slide presentation…
SPREAD THE WORD!
LifeChurch.tv and XXXChurch.com present:
ThePornEvent.com is open to people everywhere, so feel free to invite your friends, Twitter Followers, Facebook Fans, or anyone from your community. Expect a non-threatening environment featuring stories, helpful answers, and an open conversation with people who’ve traveled a similar path. ThePornEvent.com is for anyone who is interested in what it looks like to live a life beyond pornography.
As you know, I’m a full-time consultant and feed my family by consulting and secret shopping churches. However, I want to take today to encourage you to get to know another consultant and friend of mine – Alan Danielson. I think it’s worth your time to consider bringing him into your church, especially with his summer special. Alan specializes in small groups, multi-site and has a new Triple-Threat Leadership training that he’s doing. Read a blog that Alan just wrote to tell you about what he can do for your church:
I absolutely LOVE helping pastors and leaders build the best ministries and organizations possible. I can give your organization a boost related to leadership development, outreach, small groups, and multi-site ministry. I’d be happy to talk to you about how I can help set you and your team up for more success!
TRIPLE-THREAT LEADERSHIP COACHING
My proprietary “Triple-Threat Leadership” system will allow you see leadership through a truly new and simple lens. It will help you see your own personal strengths and blind spots as well as revealing the default leadership approach of and blind spots within your entire organization. Read here for a series of short blog posts describing “Triple-Threat Leadership” and then contact me about taking your team through a one-day training/assessment or about setting up a several month coaching relationship where you will truly be developed into a “Triple-Threat Leader”.
TRIPLE-THREAT LEADERSHIP SUMMER SPECIAL!! Summer is the right time to talk about leadership development. Since fall is when life gets back into full-swing and normal rhythms, it just makes sense to gear up and work on leadership skills during the summer. Let me help you this summer by offering a 35% discount from my normal rate. I typically don’t list prices on my site, but for this summer I’m throwing caution to the wind! My normal rate of $1000 (plus travel) for a one-day, on-site training event for your staff will be discounted to $650 during the months of June and July!!! Your team will be challenged and your ability to make great leadership choices will be fundamentally improved! Contact me to set up your event TODAY!
CONFERENCE SPEAKING
I’ve been a conference speaker for Willow Creek, Saddleback and RightNow.org. Training leaders and challenging their paradigms is on of my specialties. My genuine and funny style are sure to engage your audience.
PREACHING SUPPLY AND EVANGELISM:
Evangelistic speaking is a gift and a passion! I am always up for preaching/pulpit supply and evangelism/revial speaking engagements.
SMALL GROUP LEADER TRAINING:
I’ll help you cast vision for your small group minsitry, push your leaders to move beyond their comfort levels, and disarm their fears through fun, engaging and humorous communication.
MINISTRY CONSULTING:
I consult for churches through retainer contracts and one-off site visits. Here are some of my areas of specialty.
> Creating a small group ministry environment where evangelism, mission and outwardness are embraced.
> Building a comprehensive small group system where groups survive and thrive. Includes:
- Curriculum
- Marketing Plans
- Training Methods
- Mission Strategies
> Doubling your number of small groups.
> Helping your new groups survive their first year.
> Creating a scalable group model for Multi-Site Ministry.
> Establishing a solid curriculum plan.
> Transitioning from Sunday School to small groups.
For any of your speaking and/or consulting needs, please contact me and we’ll work to establish a contract that is appropriate for your budget.
Click here to hear some of my live event speaking samples. Click here to see some of my pre-recorded teaching samples.
For the past year I worked behind-the-scenes on a great project – training for church planters from the comfort of your own home or office. For years, church planters have had to travel to Church Planter Roundtables around the country (paying for their flight or gas, hotel and conference registration, meals, etc.). Now you can log on to ChurchPlanter.tv and get the same training for just $79.
This is quality training that I’m proud to be associated with. I know it’s good because I got to watch the videos over and over as we were editing them. I’d encourage all pastors and especially church planters to check this out. I learned a ton from watching them.
For one special person, I’d like to give you a coupon code for a FREE registration. Just tell me how you could benefit from training on ChurchPlanter.tv in the comment section and I’ll select one of you.
My friend, Scott Wilson just wrote another book. This one is through Zondervan and is called “Steering Through Chaos“. We’ve all heard the saying, “Change is good.” But it can also feel frightening. In the midst of a transition, many church leaders struggle with clouded vision and doubt that they have a real, authentic calling from God. According to Scott Wilson, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can maintain a crystal-clear vision during times of change and transition, and boost your church’s momentum rather than start to drift.
Addressing common transitions such as the building of new facilities, changing of staff structure, addition of new services and becoming a multi-site ministry, Steering Through Chaos is the ideal resource for a church staff or leadership team facing the challenges of change now, or the inevitable change to come.
Scott draws from his 20-plus years of pastoral experience, but also taps the expertise of other seasoned leaders like Larry Osborne (North Coast), Dino Rizzo (Healing Place), and Tim Stevens (Granger). Each leader shares key principles he’s gleaned from helping his own church navigate change. Scott shares a little bit about the book and a glimpse into his heart in this video HERE.
Scott and his church brought me in to do a secret shopper last Fall and I had the honor of helping them do what they do better. You can read Scott’s words on my visit HERE. I’m reading this book and I encourage you to do the same. You can get your copy of the book HERE.
If you haven’t noticed, my blog posts have either been brief or copies of someone else’s. This month (March), I’ve committed to write at least one chapter a day for my new book on innovation. I’m putting all my effort, energy and brain cells into that. Honestly, I don’t have a lot left over.
After I write this book, I’ll be back to blogging like normal, but in the meantime, if you know of a good blog post that you think is worth me reposting or you’d like to do a guest blog, just let me know and I’ll take it under consideration. It could work out to be a win-win for us. It will free me up to write and expose my readers to a new voice. So if you’d like to contribute something, comment here or email me at greg@gregatkinson.com.
Thanks for your continued prayers for me as I write daily. Pray that God would inspire me and give me great insight to the subject of innovation. Thanks!
What could God accomplish through us if we were all pulling together? What kind of change could we see in the world? What if we were…
UNSTOPPABLE
That’s what we’ll be exploring as this year’s One Prayer teaching theme:
When the Church unites, it’s unstoppable.
Think about it… unstoppable grace, unstoppable compassion, unstoppable evangelism, unstoppable love, unstoppable generosity , unstoppable truth , unstoppable hope…
“Unstoppable” will be the common thread that runs through this year’s teaching. If you’re thinking about contributing a message this year (and you should), now is a great time to gather your creative team and see where God leads your teaching. You’ll have until early May to submit your messages. Video resources and important deadlines will be added to www.oneprayer.com soon.
And while you’re thinking of One Prayer, don’t forget to sign up your church if you haven’t already. Registration only takes a few minutes, and is your key to resources and updates: http://2010.oneprayer.com/join
During One Prayer, we get to learn about Jesus in unison with thousands of people around the globe—thanks for making that possible!
Thanks,
The One Prayer Team
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Questions? Email: info@oneprayer.com
Renee Johnson is a spirited speaker and writer to twenty-somethings. She graduated from Biola University and has had the pleasure of working with the top nationally-known Christian speakers and writers at Outreach Events. Her devotional blog reaches hundreds of readers.
Renee’s mission in life is to “spur others forward” (Hebrews 10:24) using the lessons learned from her own trials to encourage others in their walk with God. Sign up for weekly devotionals at http://www.devodiva.com. Learn more about Renee and her ministry at www.devotionaldiva.com. For more information on her book, go to the book website: http://www.faithbookofjesus.com.
I had a chance to ask Renee some questions. Take a look:
- GREG: What led you to write this book? RENEE: When I read through new devotional books year after year I eventually ran out of relevant devotionals. There were the classics such as “My Utmost For His Highest” and “Streams in the Desert” and then the fluffy ones for teenagers or women (or men) only. I decided I had had enough and started to write my own. That was seven years ago and it took me that long to learn the publishing world and to find my voice as a writer!
- GREG: Why do you think 20-somethings in particular will benefit from reading this? RENEE: 20-somethings will especially benefit from reading “Faithbook of Jesus.” I surveyed over 300 plus 20-somethings and young adults and picked the best quotes for each daily devotional.
- GREG: Do you think this book is good for people of all ages? RENEE: “Faithbook of Jesus” can be read by people of all ages. However, it is the first devotional book written for men and women, ages 18-35! GREG: I’m in that target age group so I look forward to using it daily!
- GREG: Tell us a little more about your background in ministry. RENEE: I had the pleasure of working at Outreach for the past two years. I helped pastor’s plan Events and was able to represent amazing speakers such as Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, and Kirk Cameron. For me to work at Outreach was a dream come true.
- FUN FACT FROM RENEE: My Literary Agency and NavPress found and discovered me on Twitter! For any individuals, pastor’s, or faith-based ministries wondering how to impact young people, social networking is definitely the way to go!
*** I encourage you to pick up your copy HERE.
Greg Atkinson is a consultant, friend and partner with a select group of strategic partnerships. Greg works with these partner companies (listed in alphabetical order) and encourages you to contact him at greg@gregatkinson.com for more information on how we can be a resource to your church. Click on the logos to go to the company website.
