by Greg Atkinson | Jan 30, 2017 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, 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, 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, Software, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I thought I’d take a look back at the most popular blog posts of 2016. Important to note is that there are a few that are targeted to pastors and preaching. There are also a few focused on Easter – which is good for this time of year. There are also a...
by Greg Atkinson | Dec 19, 2016 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Audio, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, HD, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Internet Links, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Some close to me know my favorite Christmas song is “Little Drummer Boy.” Something about it resonates deeply with me. I think we all long to see Jesus smile at us and know that he loves us just as we are. Merry Christmas, friends. Little baby Pa rum pum...
by Greg Atkinson | Dec 6, 2016 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, Financial, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, IT, Leadership, Media ministry, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Tech Blogroll, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
The following are the results of the 2015 Pastor Survey conducted by ExPastors.com. I think you’ll find them very insightful. I also encourage you to participate in the 2016 Pastor Survey, which is currently going on and has new and improved questions to help us...
by Greg Atkinson | Nov 28, 2016 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Family, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Homosexual issues, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I recently turned 41 years old. The older I get, the more thankful I am for God’s grace, mercy, and patience with me. As we look back on Thanksgiving and forward to Christmas, I want to briefly touch on patience. We just kicked off the season of Advent. Nothing...
by Greg Atkinson | Nov 21, 2016 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Depression, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Each year around this time, I take an inventory of my life and I give thanks. I also take the opportunity to teach my kids about living a life of generosity and tithing in the bible. I’ve taught my kids about giving, but giving is so much more than money. We are...
by Greg Atkinson | Nov 14, 2016 | Anxiety, Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Hospitality, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Mental Health, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I was watching football recently and was struck by something I’ve seen a thousand times, but it jumped out at me. I realized how far back the running back lines up behind the quarterback. The running back is usually 5 to 7 yards deep from the line of...
