“There can be no dillydallying around with the commands of Christ. We are engaged in warfare, the issues of which are life and death, and every day that we are indifferent to our responsibilities is a day lost to the cause of Christ.” – Robert E. Coleman
The quote above stresses me out. Actually, that’s not true – it’s my reaction to the quote that causes the stress. Like many others, I sometimes fool myself into thinking that anxiety is a thing, something that attacks me. But anxiety is not a cause, it’s a result. It often appears when I blow my responsibilities way out of proportion, and start acting like it’s my job to save the world. That’s Someone Else’s job…
My job is simply to obey. I don’t like to obey, and that’s where a lot of the stress comes from. It pops up as an excuse when I realize I’m being lazy, or micromanaging, or avoiding, or whatever. It especially shows up when I want to control.
In reality, I know what I have to do:
Love imperfect people
Reach out to those who are lost
Serve God and the church
It’s not that hard. I don’t have to be perfect – just faithful. So today, I’ll start over – yet again. And I’ll help you, if I can. We can help others together. And God will help 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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