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A Christmas Reminder: 8 Reasons Why People Aren’t Coming Back

It's the Christmas season and church teams are working hard to prepare for all the expected guests. As a secret shopper or mystery worshiper of churches around the country, I've found there are some reasons that I will tell a church I would not return for a second...

50 Lessons for Young Leaders

My name is Greg Atkinson and today is my 47th birthday. As I get closer to the big 5-0, I started thinking about lessons I've learned over my nearly 5 decades on planet Earth. I was thinking of leaders like you when I wrote this. I pray God will amplify the words that...

How to Have the Best Trunk-or-Treat Ever

I was having dinner with two pastors that I coach and they both said they were doing a Trunk-or-Treat this year. I told them of how we did some serious evaluation of the one at my old church and wanted to make sure that we had a way of collecting information and being...

17 Simple Ways to Make Your Church More Welcoming in 2022

17 Simple Ways to Make Your Church More Welcoming in 2022

Is everyone welcome at your church? I know you're thinking, That's crazy. Of course, everyone is welcome. Don't be defensive my friend. I mean, really, really welcome. Like not just in theory, but in a practice. If we want to be welcoming we have to be on the offense....

7 Simple Things You Can Do to Start the New Year Off Right

2022 is coming upon us. Most people make new year resolutions like joining a gym, going on a diet, etc. I'd like to share 7 simple things you can do to get your new year started off right. Go on some sort of fast - Priorities and focus are more important at the start...

3 Ways to Still Have a Team After Christmas

3 Ways to Still Have a Team After Christmas

So here we are – less than three months away from the biggest church season of the year. I just left a planning meeting with the worship pastor at my home church. We were talking about ways to turn first-time guests into second-time guests. We brainstormed about...