We live in a busy world. It causes many of us to live in a world of checklists. Go to the grocery store? Check. Pick up the kids? Check. Go to church? Check… However, some things are worth spending some time on. I know, for example, that I almost always like the food that comes out of a crock pot better than food that comes out of a microwave.
Prayer is kind of like that. I am action oriented – I don’t like to waste time, and I am easily distracted. Prayer is hard for me, not because I don’t think it’s important, but because I treat it as one important thing on a list where everything is important. Therefore, I fail and self-destructively limit my engagement with the very One whom I so desperately need.
Churches are wising up to this. We all need prayer, and churches are mobilizing prayer partners during the week, in special services, or during or after weekend services. In many churches it happens sporadically, but some churches make it a part of their normal rhythm – a number of churches offer prayer monthly, others [including ours] offer it every weekend. It’s simply a chance to have someone join you in coming to God – not a counseling session, but an agreement: “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Have prayer available for those in need [ie all of us].
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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