A quick note to all of you church staff out there… This is the big week. In the midst of all the craziness in the world, we have a chance to point people in the direction of their [and our] only real Hope. We also have the chance to be the calm in the storm. To bring peace in the midst of stress and chaos.
With all of the prep that goes into making Easter happen – exasperated by Covid – we may be tempted to project stress on those around us, or to lash out at those who don’t [yet] get why we do what we do. That’s when we shift focus and remember our mission. Rick Warren hit it recently when he said: “Notice Jesus didn’t say, ‘Blessed are the peace lovers,’ because everyone loves peace. Neither did he say, ‘Blessed are the peaceable,’ who are never disturbed by anything. Jesus Said, ‘God blesses those who work for peace’ – those who actively seek to resolve conflict (Matthew 5:9 NLT). Peacemakers are rare because peacemaking is hard work.”
It is indeed hard work, but it’s at the core of who we are to be in this world.
Peace be with you, in you and from you this Holy Week, my friends!
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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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