Part of what makes great weekend teams [or any teams, really] great are routines. We figure out what works, and do it regularly – procedures, checklists, schedules, and so on. Holidays or other special services can throw a monkey wrench into all of that – Christmas, for example, can eat a good chunk of December at a large church. It simply isn’t possible to maintain a normal meeting schedule, etc… That’s OK – adapt and adjust. Flexibility is the key to ministry, as a wise person told me once.
However – once the holiday or whatever is over – get back into the groove as quickly as possible. Reestablish your rhythms. I’ve been guilty of letting things slide, and then suddenly two months have gone by. If you’re team needs a break, by all means give them a break – individually – and a REAL break [ie time off]. But get the things that help you to do your job well back in place.
Get back in the groove quickly after major holidays.
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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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