Like it or not, there’s a little bit of whiner in all of us… We focus on what’s wrong, it seems, much more than we focus on what’s right (this is especially ironic considering that we are the most well-fed, well-housed and comfortable generation that has ever existed). How do we instill a sense of gratitude into our services – and into ourselves?
An easy idea that may help is to give everyone in the congregation a list, and take some time in the service to have them start listing ALL of their blessings (maybe it happens during a special music song on gratitude or thanksgiving) – as many of their blessings as possible. Give them starters if they need it – “list all of the people who have ever been kind to you” or “list all of the places you’ve ever been able to travel,” etc… Keep throwing the various categories out there – the goal is to help each person to understand that God is CONTINUALLY pouring out blessings to us every second that we’re alive, and that our most of our troubles are incredibly trivial in comparison.
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I'm a Christian, a husband, a dad, a son, a pastor, a consultant, a musician, a writer, and bits and pieces of a bunch of other things. My work life has followed three main phases - business to teaching to church. I was the Weekend Services Pastor for nine years at Northview Church, an awesome church in the Indianapolis suburbs. I used to work for Willow Creek, another awesome church in the Chicago area. Plus I've written for various magazines and websites, and other freelancy sorts of things... My life mission is to help the church be as excellent as it can be.
Oh yeah - the name's Greg. Greg Wallace. But not the race car driver or the major league pitcher or the British celebrity chef. Just the creative worship guy. Hi.
It's my hope that these ideas, musings, rants, raves, etc... will inspire you. They're just my opinions - but again, I hope that they'll help to inspire you. Because the church really, really needs inspired creative types. If you're a creative type (and most people are, deep-down), ask God for help. Then take any ideas that are useful to you - borrow them, nab them, use them, adapt them - and make them into something greater...
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