Greg Atkinson
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Greg Atkinson

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Greg Atkinson has been in ministry and leadership for three decades and has been writing, training, speaking, and encouraging tens of thousands of church leaders around the world since 2000. Greg has a degree in worship and religion and has done post-graduate work in the area of leadership. Over a million viewers have seen Greg's writing. Greg has spoken at numerous colleges, seminaries, and conferences all over North America, including teaching “Intro to Praise and Worship” at Dallas Theological Seminary from 2005 to 2007. Greg has trained several church staff teams, including full-time staff at Saddleback Church and Prestonwood Baptist Church. Greg has been highly published and is a contributor to many magazines and websites, including ExPastors.com, Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox Newsletter, Pastors.com, ChurchLeaders.com, Outreach Magazine, Relevant Magazine, Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, XPastors.org, Catalyst, MichaelHyatt.com, ThomRainer.com, ChesterGoad.com, Lewis Center for Church Leadership/ChurchLeadership.com, FaithVillage.com, Biblical Leadership, Brian Dodd on Leadership, Preaching Magazine, Ministry Today Magazine, Worship Leader Magazine, Ministry Team Magazine, Charisma Magazine, Church Production Magazine, Technology for Worship Magazine, HomeLife Magazine, Church Marketing Sucks, Christian Media Magazine, Life Letter Cafe, Sermon Central, Solutions Magazine, Limitless Ministries, Eagles in Leadership, ChurchCentral.com, Leadership Network, Forbes and many others. Greg has been a part of several book projects. When Christianity Today updated their Leadership Handbook on Management and Administration (published with Baker), they turned to Greg to write the technology chapter. Greg wrote the Foreword for the book Facebook for Pastors. Greg also wrote a brief section on social justice in Shawn Wood's book Wasabi Gospel. Greg wrote a devotional for YouVersion (the Bible app) and Bible.com entitled Take Courage: Winning the War on Fear. Greg has also written eBooks for Church Fuel and The Center for Church Communication and Church Marketing Sucks. In the book Churchleaders.com Top 100 Book: The Best Leadership Articles, Practical How-To's and Features of the Year 2012 Edition, Greg had two articles featured. Greg also had an article chosen to be included in the exclusive eBook titled Keep Them Coming: Church Secrets for Closing the Back Door and Engaging New Guests. This eBook is free and offered on ChurchLeaders.com, OutreachMagazine.com, and other Outreach, Inc. websites. Greg is the author of Church Leadership 101 (an ebook that has been downloaded over 38,000 times). On Amazon, Greg is the author of four best-selling books: The Hospitality Ministry Handbook for Volunteers, Secrets of a Secret Shopper, Church Leadership Essentials, and Strange Leadership (a book on innovation). Greg is a professional secret shopper for businesses in the hospitality industry (restaurants, automotive, and hotels). Greg enjoys traveling the country as a secret shopper or mystery worshiper for churches of all sizes. You can find out more about that ministry here: www.worshipimpressions.com. Greg is a coach and consultant – specializing in areas such as first impressions (also called hospitality or guest services), leadership, and the entire worship experience. Greg is a member of the Forbes Coaching Council and a featured contributor. Some of his coaching advice was featured on Forbes. Greg has worked with churches of all stages and sizes including some of the largest and fastest-growing churches in the US, as well as organizations such as Josh McDowell Ministries. Greg has been featured in Forbes, NBC, FOX, CBS, and the Wall Street Journal. Greg is the Founder of Worship Impressions, the First Impressions Conference, the Entrepreneurial Church Conference, and the Co-Founder of the Social Media Church Conference. He lives with his family in Charlotte, NC.
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