Greg Atkinson > Quotes

“When the two terms and their definitions are combined into one term, translated philoxenia, we see that hospitality literally means “showing brotherly love to strangers.”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

“Andy Stanley writes,“We must remove every possible obstacle from the path of the disinterested, suspicious, here-against-my-will, would-rather-be-somewhere-else, unchurched guests. The parking lot, hallways, auditorium, and stage must be obstacle-free zones.”5 I”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

“While hospitality may sometimes be perceived as a unique gifting for some people, Scripture is clear that loving strangers is a biblical mandate to anyone who follows Jesus.”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

“Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones. Far fewer — only 4.5 billion people — have access to working toilets.”8”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

“Guests will visit you online before they visit you in person. Count on it.”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

“Your church’s online presence is the front door of your church. It has been said that people now visit your church up to ten times before they physically attend a worship service. Your first impression as a church is on social media. Your second impression is your mobile site. Your third impression is your church website. Your next impression is the parking lot/parking team (or lack of).”
― Greg Atkinson, Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests