Worship pastors: A quick bit of advice…start your rehearsals on time. That may seem like a no brainer, but I have seen many examples of rehearsal times that were delayed by waiting for latecomers. In many cases, I think that the worship leader either doesn’t want there to be a missing part [particularly a drum part, lol] or just doesn’t want to appear insensitive to the latecomer. In reality, waiting can in many cases be more insensitive. By doing so, you make it clear to the rest of the team that the late individual is personally responsible for their time being wasted, which can cause internal strife and resentment, especially if it’s a widespread or repetitive problem. Eventually, people stop believing that the 7pm you told them rehearsal starts at actually means 7pm, and the issue intensifies…
By starting on time, you honor both your team and your word.
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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.
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