Once again, as we moved in the Christmas rush last month, we slowed things down for a an evening for something that we call “Glowing Memories.” It’s a decidedly old-school event that we put on for folks that have lost a loved one over the course of the preceding year (or simply in the past, as some come year after year). It’s short, simple, and ends with each person having the opportunity to light a candle in memory of their loved one. I lost my mom a few years ago, and I will testify that this goes a long way to show that the church cares when we are in pain. This is very important – my mom had been a church choir director, and when she lost her own mother to cancer no-one at the church reached out to console her in her grief. That lack of love soured her strong love for the church for many years. I glad that we can offer this simple way to help our friends to know that someone cares…
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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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