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Greg Atkinson on the Secret Power of Kindness, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of the Church

Will the 21st century pastor look more like the co-vocational tentmaker of the 1st century church than the full-time pastor of the 20th century? Church leadership expert Greg Atkinson says YES, and shares several reasons why pastors and churches need to embrace entrepreneurship now, in this episode of the More Than a Pastor Show. *Links for Today's Show* * *Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fHzhlTTCIJA* * *Get the Blog Post/Show Notes: **https://www.morethanapastor.com/blog/greg-atkinson-on-the-secret-power-of-kindness-entrepreneurship-and-the-future-of-the-church* * *Greg Atkinson's Website: **www.gregatkinson.com* * *Email Greg: greg@gregatkinson.com* * *Get Greg's New Book* *The Secret Power of Kindness: *https://amzn.to/3OyUl3M * *Free PDF: **How to Know if Starting a Business is Right for You* * *My Last Post: **Burned Out Pastors: Don't Quit, Give Yourself a Reset Instead* * *Want to Support the Show? **Buy Me a Coffee** * *Introducing Greg Atkinson* I’m excited to have Greg Atkinson join us on the show today. Greg has been in ministry for nearly 30 years. He is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, leadership and life coach, and consultant. He has worked with churches of all stages and sizes, including some of the largest and fastest-growing churches in the country, as well as with businesses, non-profits, and organizations. In this conversation... * Greg and I talk about how he began to leverage his ministry skills into resources that served pastors and churches, and how those resources have generated multiple streams of income. * I also ask Greg for his thoughts on what the future of the church will look like over the next 5-10 years and beyond. His answer might surprise you. * He takes us into the backstory behind his new book, The Secret Power of Kindness, which is available for pre-order starting today on Amazon. And we explore why the message of Kindness is needed in the church, and in our world, now more than ever. And now let’s get to our conversation with Greg Atkinson!Support the show Find us online at www.morethanapastor.com.

50 min