It makes sense for even the most contemporary of churches to take a spin in a traditional direction every once in awhile. While we don’t want to get stuck in the negative areas that can come with traditionalism (meaningless rote activities, inward focus, etc…), it’s important to have a sense of what’s come before to really know who we are and where we come from. A hymn, a creed, some stained glass – these things also go a long way towards being inclusive of older folks that have endured an incredible amount of upheaval and change in their lives – and they help us to really understand who we are, as well. Here’s a photo of how we tried to blend the old with the new in a series on four different men from the Bible that we called “The Other Guys.”
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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.
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