One of the realities of Weekend Services ministry (worship, production, video, etc…) is that it’s going to cost money. Probably more than other ministry areas. That’s OK – different things cost different amounts – you will be extremely likely to pay more for month for your home mortgage than your car payment. It doesn’t mean that you don’t need or value your car – just that homes cost more.
Similarly, the gear that it takes for weekend services isn’t super cheap – although, you can try to be as cost effective as possible (the light boxes below were created using the diffusers for ceiling-mounted fluorescent lighting – a comparatively inexpensive stage set). In my opinion, the best way to handle it is to set a yearly budget that allows for repairs and minor purchases, and to put a certain percentage of the capital budget each year aside for AVL. It’s much less stressful for everyone involved when inevitable gear breakdowns don’t prompt emergency trustee/deacon/etc… meetings…
Hmmm - well, let's see...
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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