by Greg Atkinson | May 15, 2023 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Depressions, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Family, First Impressions, FREE, Funny, Green, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, HD, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, IT, Job Openings, Kindness, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Software, Specials, Spotlight, Tech Blogroll, Training, Travel, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
The secret power of kindness is the self-awareness to know that you have the power to make or break someone else’s day, and eventually change the world. Kindness has no hidden agenda or strings attached. Its only purpose is to express love to another soul made in the... by Greg Atkinson | Apr 2, 2023 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
We all come from different tribes, denominations, styles of music and sizes small to large. The one thing churches of all kinds have in common on a day as huge as Easter is wanting to turn first-time guests into second-time guests. How do you do that? One tool that... by Greg Atkinson | Dec 12, 2022 | 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, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Family, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
It’s the end of 2022, and I was reflecting on my very full and exciting year. Where do I begin? Let’s start with my family. My wife is a hospice nurse who helps many people die with peace and dignity. She has a career of purpose, and I regularly try to... by Greg Atkinson | Sep 22, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, Financial, First Impressions, FREE, 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, Spotlight, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
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...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 24, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
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... by Greg Atkinson | Dec 27, 2021 | Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Events and Seminars, Financial, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
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... 