A note for worship leaders today… Don’t get too attached to your favorite worship song. A worship song is not holy – God is holy. The first definition of holy in the dictionary is “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness.” A worship song is simply a [temporary] attempt to honor, thank and adore God for His holiness, or to point people towards that holiness. It’s an era-sensitive tool – most worship songs won’t stand the test of time, and that’s OK. The songs also have no inherent value of their own – their worth is in their ability to help us to express our gratitude to God, or to tell others of His grace, righteousness and love.
There are songs that I miss from days gone by. The great news is, I can still pull them out and worship God with them personally. There are also new songs yet to be written, to help those yet to come express their praise. Let’s get busy! #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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