by Greg Atkinson | Sep 22, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, Funny, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Travel, Worship Leading
Where to begin? For the past year, I’ve been speaking, writing, consulting and serving as the Editor of Christian Media Magazine. But as many of you know, my heart is in the local church. In a way that can only be described as a God-thing, God brought me and...
by Greg Atkinson | Sep 19, 2014 | Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Devotional, Discipleship, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading
Romans 12 (NIV) A Living Sacrifice 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 22, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Audio, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading, Worship resources
My best friend, Thomas Rose, is a worship leader in Nashville and also has a band called The Rose Factor. Here is their video of “Oceans” by Hillsong United. Let this arrangement and the graphics that go with it inspire you. Maybe consider adding a click...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 19, 2014 | Churches, Devotional, Discipleship, Family, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Random Thoughts
I’m entering into a season of fasting and prayer for the next two weeks. I’m praying about God’s direction for my life and interviewing with some churches. I’m praying God would lead me to the right fit and my family and I to the right...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 13, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Audio, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, HD, Homosexual issues, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I wrote about The Digital Age last week and gave you a glimpse into one of their rehearsals. Today, I want to share with you the lyric video to their song “Break Every Chain.” May you worship with this today and possibly explore using the video in your own...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 11, 2014 | Churches, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Web 2.0
I’ve been overwhelmed with graphic images of dead children in Iraq and men being crucified in Syria by ISIS. I didn’t ask to see them – they just appeared in my Facebook news feed. I’m at a loss for words. I’ve been losing sleep....