by Greg Atkinson | Sep 29, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, FREE, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
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... 
by Greg Atkinson | Jun 15, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Books, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
It’s 2pm on a Thursday and you are knee-deep in your sermon preparation and coming down the homestretch. The energy, caffeine, and momentum are just right – you feel you’ll finish before 6pm and make it home in time for supper. Then it happens: You... 
by Greg Atkinson | Mar 16, 2021 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, HD, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Software, Specials, Spotlight, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Who else wants to fix their church’s guest retention problem once and for all? The average church guest makes up their mind if they’ll come back for a second visit within 7 minutes of driving in the parking lot… Long before you step into the pulpit and... 
by Greg Atkinson | Feb 9, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Financial, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, IT, Job Openings, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Software, Specials, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Greg Atkinson is open (currently) to work with one to two churches as a virtual XP (Executive Pastor). Greg has no plans to move but is available to a church (ideal size is 500 to 1500 average attendance) that is looking to hire expertise and experience without the... by Greg Atkinson | Jan 5, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Hi. I’m Greg Atkinson. If you’re new here: WELCOME! I’ve been blogging since 2003. If you don’t follow and keep up with me on Facebook and YouTube, you may not know that I’m working with a new writing agent on a big new book and have been... by Greg Atkinson | Dec 16, 2020 | Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Family, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Software, Spotlight, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Hi. I hope you’re doing well. I’m not going to lie to you. COVID-19 is on the rise and is the highest it’s ever been. This Christmas is going to be the most unique Christmas we’ve ever experienced. Some churches have canceled in-person services... 