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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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How He Loves Music Video

Posted by Greg Atkinson | June 25, 2010 .

I’ve mentioned to several worship leader friends that my favorite worship song right now is “How He Loves”. I got introduced to it via Kim Walker of Jesus Culture and love her version of the song. As a guy, I also love what David Crowder did with it and his version. Yesterday, I got introduced [...]

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Have You Registered for Catalyst This Year?

Posted by Greg Atkinson | June 22, 2010 .

Catalyst 2010 | The Tension is Good from Catalyst on Vimeo. You won’t want to miss the Catalyst Conference this year, happening October 6-8, 2010 in Atlanta, where 13,000 young leaders will converge for the leadership experience of the year, including high-octane speakers, powerful worship, innovative programming, and an experience unlike any other. I’ll be [...]

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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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Do You Take Yourself Too Seriously?

Posted by Greg Atkinson | May 13, 2010 .

I think a healthy quality for all leaders is being able to laugh at one’s self. This video has rubbed some people the wrong way, but I think it is a funny and deeper look at what we as the Church do each week. This video was created by the talented team at North Point [...]

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Guest Post by Blaine Hogan: The Risk of Staying

Posted by Greg Atkinson | April 16, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog by Blaine Hogan, Experience Engineer at Willow Creek Community Church where he creates contexts and spaces for people to experience God using video, multimedia, movement, and performance art. A few months ago I got a call from a friend of mine asking if I’d consider applying for a creative [...]

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Guest Post by Rick Kirkpatrick: Art by Committee vs Art by Collaboration

Posted by Greg Atkinson | April 13, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog by Rich Kirkpatrick, Worship Pastor at Sunridge Community Church – Temecula, CA Art by committee comes out rather ugly, but art by collaboration shines. One of the biggest frustrations in any creative endeavor is dealing with committee-driven process. This is not the same as collaboration. Its one thing to sit [...]

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Guest Post by Cynthia Ware: 5 Trends Affecting Church Communicators

Posted by Greg Atkinson | April 7, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog by Cynthia Ware, Executive Director of the Center for Church Communications “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. – Albert Einstein This past week concludes one of the busiest weeks of the year for many of us who are [...]

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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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Guest Post by Phil Cooke: Leadership

Posted by Greg Atkinson | March 30, 2010 .

The following is a guest blog by Phil Cooke, writer, speaker, filmmaker, & media consultant – Burbank, CA A leader looks strongest when: – He listens and values the opinions of his top people. – He creates a transparent company with nothing to hide.   A poor leader wants to control information.  A great leader shares [...]

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