We’re in the middle of a 5-service Christmas Eve run at Northview. We were packed out last night, and the services, a far as I could tell, really impacted people. As I was thinking today, I realized that there wasn’t a single original element in the service – ie. there’s nothing that I could look at and say “No one has ever done that before.”
And that’s OK… I really believe that the relentless drive for “originality” among us creative types is a combination of ego and insecurity. We need to prove ourselves, or separate ourselves from the crowd – I know I’ve been guilty of that in the past – and that’s really about us, not the people that we’re here to serve. The real question is: “What’s best for the congregation?” I can look at the services this year and say “They were meaningful and of excellent quality.” They gave the congregation a chance both to engage and experience, and, I hope, honored God in the process, and that’s what it’s all about! If the services were good, the originality factor is optional…
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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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Wow you are right… If someone is constantly pursing nothing but original fresh ideas rather than searching for what is right for the congregation (which could in turn be a fresh idea) it could very much be in relation to an insecurity or issue of the ego… good stuff thank you. Convicting to hear as a worship leader.