by Greg Atkinson | Jul 30, 2014 | Attractional, Books, Church 2.0, Communication, Conferences, Continuing Education, Creativity, Family, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Random Thoughts, Training, Travel, Worship Leading
Many of you know I’m from South Carolina. Today, I fly back (with my daughter Grace) to speak at a worship conference there. The good news is that I’ll get to spend some time with my family, in addition to speaking at the conference Thursday and Friday. If...
by Greg Atkinson | Jul 14, 2014 | Attractional, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Conferences, Continuing Education, Creativity, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I’ll be in Kansas City this week speaking at and hanging out at the National Worship Leader Conference (NWLC). If you’re going to be there, come find me. I’m teaching on innovation and my new book on Thursday. Then Saturday morning, I fly to San...
by Greg Atkinson | May 19, 2014 | Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Family, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Random Thoughts, Training, Travel
I returned home Friday night after my son graduated from his month-long treatment program at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. I packed another bag and headed out early Saturday morning to Amarillo, Texas to consult with a church on Sunday and do a...
by Greg Atkinson | May 1, 2014 | Attractional, Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Financial, FREE, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
[The following is a brief excerpt from one chapter of my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Go to the book’s website for more info: https://strangeleadership.com/.] My top two spiritual gifts are leadership and...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 25, 2014 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Events and Seminars, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship resources
1. Communicate for change. Your goal as a pastor is to take people from where they are to somewhere different. This is communicating for change. Andy Stanley will talk about how he crafts messages for life change rather than just to communicate information and...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 23, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
God has wired you uniquely and specially—your DNA and what makes you tick is different from mine and those around you. God has a personal plan for your life (Jer 29:11). Often, when God wants to use you for something significant, he will give you a passion for a...
