I grew up in a very traditional small-town church. I am native to that culture. However, I have chosen to immigrate to a different culture… You see, the culture I grew up in had pomp, ritual, and – in it’s best moments a sense of true reverence for God.
What it did not have was passion. My community was largely Germanic/Norwegian, so it’s not like there was a lot of passion on display to begin with. Our rituals, however, pushed even what little passion was possible out the door – it was considered “unseemly.”
Don’t get me wrong – I love hymns, I love stained glass, I love carved wood, I even love structure to a certain extent… But I am NOT interested in attending a museum. I want to be part of a church. A living, breathing church. I want to be able to tell that the people there are serious about loving God and thanking Him for His love for them. That’s why I immigrated – to a place where passion is expressed, and where you can SHOW thanksgiving, joy and awe. A place that’s alive!
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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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