I am constantly and consistently amazed at the talent that God has given people. It’s incredible – go see something like Cirque du Soliel or Blue Man Group – take a walk through an art museum – listen to Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. It’s unreal… I’ve also had to opportunity to work with some incredibly talented musicians and artists in the church.
Sadly, some of the roughest situations that I have faced have been from dealing with the more talented individuals of the teams that I have led. They’ve worked really hard to become good – so hard, in fact, that sometimes they forget that their talent is a gift to be used in the service of others. Pride – entitlement – it can all creep up whenever people hear the words “Wow, you (play, sing, paint, etc…) incredibly. We need truth tellers and people to hold us accountable. I had to suspend one of the best musicians that I’ve worked with because that individual consistently showed up late and unprepared. Always ready to roll by the service, but that wasn’t the point – it was showing disdain and disrespect for the rest of the band as that person used up their time getting it together.
On the other hand, I’ve also worked with some incredibly talented people who were humble and true team players. They knew why they were there – to serve, not to fulfill their personal ambitions. They infused energy into the team, instead of draining it. I want to be like them. More on this to come in the future…
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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...
You can head over to my Instagram site for an abundance of shorter posts: creativeworshipideas. If you're looking for consulting - especially on weekend services, team leadership or multi-site strategies - I'd love to help. Just message me here, and I'll be in touch - Greg
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