by Greg Atkinson | Mar 11, 2020 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, 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, Mental Health, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Tech Blogroll, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
If you’re like most pastors and church leaders, you’re probably already planning for Easter. It will be here before you know it. I was talking with a church recently and they said they wanted to help people get “from the street to the seat.”...
by Greg Atkinson | Jan 8, 2020 | Attractional, Audio, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Discipleship, Diversity, First Impressions, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Software, Specials, Spotlight, Tech Blogroll, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Greg Atkinson is the bestselling author of Secrets of a Secret Shopper and The Hospitality Handbook for Volunteers – and is a speaker, coach, and consultant who has worked with churches of all sizes, including some of the largest and fastest-growing churches in...
by Greg Atkinson | Jun 24, 2019 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attractional, 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, Reviews, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Tech Blogroll, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I stay busy with church secret shopper consultations during the summer, as wise churches prepare for the Fall. Now that Summer has begun, let me give you 5 practical tips to implement at your church so you can prepare for a killer Fall. Here we go: Vision cast to your...
by Greg Atkinson | Sep 10, 2017 | Addiction, Attractional, Audio, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Events and Seminars, First Impressions, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Guest Services, HD, 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, Products, Random Thoughts, Secret Shopper, Social Justice, Social Media, Specials, Spotlight, Tech Blogroll, Training, Travel, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
Are you a pastor or church leader with a full schedule and only limited hours in the week? If so, are you struggling to find ways to reach more first-time visitors with the limited time you have? Being a pastor isn’t just preparing for Sunday’s message...
by Greg Atkinson | Dec 12, 2016 | Anxiety, Attractional, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Greg's Favorites, Holidays, Hospitality, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Media, Software, Specials, Spotlight, Tech Blogroll, Travel, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources
I’d love to introduce you to my newest sponsor: Tithe.ly. Tithe.ly was one of the first giving apps allowed into the Apple app store in 2013. Giving via a mobile device was born out of both a need and opportunity they saw when they first saw what Apple did with...
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...