by Greg Atkinson | Sep 26, 2013 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
God did something amazing in my heart last week (but it’s not about me). God did something amazing in our church Sunday (but it’s not about us). I could share stories and testimonies with you all day (and maybe one day I will), but right now they’re...
by Greg Atkinson | Sep 23, 2013 | Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Financial, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Training
Yesterday was my birthday! I turned 38 – and I’m still learning and growing, praise God. I’ve written before about the importance of mentoring. As many of you know, I have a number of long distance mentors, but I also meet with three in-person...
by Greg Atkinson | Sep 18, 2013 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Justice, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
It with great joy and excitement that I announce my new book Church Leadership Essentials is available for purchase. My book released yesterday and has already been #10 on Kindle Church Leadership books on Amazon! Thom Rainer featured it on his blog in...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 21, 2013 | Audio, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Yesterday, Rainer Publishing officially launched and went public. I’m thrilled about this great new resource for churches, pastors and Christians in general. I’m also pleased to announce that I’m under contract with them and will be releasing a brand...
by Greg Atkinson | Aug 15, 2013 | Blogs, Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Financial, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
This past week I was contacted by a minister that was getting ready to start his new role of Campus Pastor at a multisite church in 2014. He asked me to share with him what my week looked like, my responsibilities and explain the role of the Campus Pastor. Believe it...
by Greg Atkinson | Jul 29, 2013 | Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Diversity, Financial, Ideas, Internet Links, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
A friend and I were talking about the FUBU philosophy that so many churches have. The letters in the clothing company FUBU stand for “For Us, By Us.” Here are 3 dangerous lessons that I see in the story of FUBU. Lesson One: It’s not about us. The...
