by Greg Atkinson | Feb 4, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Books, church planting, Churches, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
The picture above is from a year ago. That’s how long I’ve been contemplating this post. I’m constantly watching friends like Carlos Whittaker and others, including Jon Acuff encourage others to hustle. I have no problem with that. I’m...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 28, 2016 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
A lot of people have heard or read that I’m regularly doing secret shopper or mystery worshiper visits to churches around the country. The question has been raised (and it’s a valid one): Do you need a secret shopper? As someone who takes the mission to...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 25, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Sunday night I, like many of you, watched Peyton Manning (Quarterback of the Denver Broncos) make history. Not only did Peyton win the AFC Championship, he becomes the first QB in the NFL to go to multiple Super Bowls with multiple teams. Not only that, he has been to...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 22, 2016 | Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Continuing Education, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Training, Worship resources
One of the biggest challenges every leader faces is how to continue developing and growing as a leader while still getting things done and moving things forward. With the ever-increasing demands on our time and energy, often the first thing that goes is investing in...
by Greg Atkinson | Feb 23, 2015 | Addiction, Books, church planting, Communication, Devotional, Discipleship, Hurt and Pain, Leadership, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts
Today’s blog post is a guest post from my friend and fellow Rainer Publishing author: Mark Riggins. Check this out: I’m embarrassed every time I admit this but I’m a pastor who carried a grudge for three years. My best friend (and fellow pastor) and...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 12, 2015 | Attractional, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading
Sunday, I watched and pulled for my beloved Dallas Cowboys. Maybe you’ve heard of the way the game ended. If you missed it, let me catch you up to speed. The Dallas Cowboys played the Green Bay Packers (in Green Bay) for a chance to go to the NFC Championship....