A short one today for you guitar players out there – if you are going to use effects in a service [and you obviously are, lol], then practice with them. Don’t show up on the weekend with a different effects setup than you used at rehearsal. For the FOH sound person to do his or her job, they need to be able to rehearse with the sounds [and the levels] that are actually going to happen [the same goes for vocalists who are “holding back” during run-through, but that’s a topic in its own right]. Also, make sure that the effect is the right one of the job. I’ve seen [and may have been guilty of myself] guitar players who just bought a new effects box and are going to use it on platform that weekend, no matter what – and a song which should have a smooth distortion sound ends up with a “blown speaker” fuzz, wrecking the vibe. Remember – the song determines the tools, not the other way around. #creativeworshipideas
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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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