by Greg Atkinson | Feb 22, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Church video, Churches, Consulting, Continuing Education, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Last week my 13 year old son tried out for his middle school’s baseball team. He didn’t make the cut. As a father, this saddens me, but I know it’s a part of growing up and a valid life lesson for him. I gave him the “Michael Jordan got cut...
by Greg Atkinson | Feb 15, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Blogs, Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I’ve heard it for a decade now and I’ve had enough. I remember ten years ago in 2006, leading worship at my church in Dallas and we had a guest speaker that day: David Murrow, the author of Why Men Hate Going to Church. Since I knew the author was...
by Greg Atkinson | Feb 4, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Books, church planting, Churches, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
The picture above is from a year ago. That’s how long I’ve been contemplating this post. I’m constantly watching friends like Carlos Whittaker and others, including Jon Acuff encourage others to hustle. I have no problem with that. I’m...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 28, 2016 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
A lot of people have heard or read that I’m regularly doing secret shopper or mystery worshiper visits to churches around the country. The question has been raised (and it’s a valid one): Do you need a secret shopper? As someone who takes the mission to...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 25, 2016 | Addiction, Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Sunday night I, like many of you, watched Peyton Manning (Quarterback of the Denver Broncos) make history. Not only did Peyton win the AFC Championship, he becomes the first QB in the NFL to go to multiple Super Bowls with multiple teams. Not only that, he has been to...
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...
