by Greg Atkinson | Jun 10, 2019 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Diversity, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Did you know first impressions matter? They do big time! Sometimes there’s no coming back from a bad experience. When I work with churches, I exhort them to put their best and brightest, their positive, smiling, warmest personalities on their front lines....
by Greg Atkinson | May 28, 2019 | Addiction, Anxiety, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Leadership, Mental Health, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Worship Leading
Would you like to strengthen your relationships at work? Would you like to strengthen your marriage? I have a few key concepts and phrases to share with you of which can do just that. At my church, we like to say, “No perfect people allowed.” If we know...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 22, 2019 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Specials, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Now that Easter is behind you, it’s time to take your Guest Services to a whole new level. Let’s create, build, and reinforce a culture of hospitality. Join us in 2 weeks for the May 7-9 First Impressions Conference. You’ll learn from the leading...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 2, 2019 | Addiction, Attractional, Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Media, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
So here we are – less than three weeks away from the biggest Sunday 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 setting up a...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 13, 2018 | Attractional, church planting, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I love taking online relationships and going to the next level by meeting in person and even breaking bread. This is one of the joys of travel. I’ve had several meetups this year and am looking forward to more! I announce national meetups, giveaways, and links...
by Greg Atkinson | Feb 19, 2018 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Diversity, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Does your church website have an Easter page? It should. Here’s why: People check you out online before they check you out in person. It shows people that your Easter services are a priority and something you’re really hoping that they attend. It gives...
