by Greg Atkinson | Sep 22, 2015 | Addiction, Attractional, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading
Today, September 22nd, I turn 40 years old, and this past year God has been wrecking me and leading me to what Henry Blackaby calls a “crisis of belief.” One of Blackaby’s “Seven Realities” in Experiencing God is: “God’s...
by Greg Atkinson | Oct 20, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading
Sunday night I, like many of you, watched Peyton Manning (Quarterback of the Denver Broncos) set an all-time record for most touchdowns in NFL history. As I celebrated his achievement and performance, I reflected on what makes Peyton so special and what we, as...
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 | May 8, 2014 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Financial, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I’m so thankful for all the support and love shown the past week for my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Strange Leadership has been a bestseller on Amazon and is doing great in the Church Leadership category. I’m...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 21, 2014 | Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
This Easter was different and in a good way. Usually over the past two decades of local church ministry, I’ve worked 80 and 90 hour weeks leading up to Easter Sunday. I’ve done Maundy Thursday services, Good Friday services, Easter Sunrise services,...
by Greg Atkinson | Apr 15, 2014 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship resources
I have a brand new book that releases worldwide on Tuesday, April 29th, but we are asking as many as will to pre-order it today. I’ve been traveling, teaching and researching the subject of innovation in a Biblical context for the past 6 years. The result of...