I’m sure that we’ve all dealt with people who think “I’m special. No one goes through what I go through. My situation is unique.” They can be very frustrating. Know what, though? They’re right…
Their situation IS unique. So is yours. You have been called to reach a specific set of people with the truth of the Gospel. Of course, getting that all-important news out in any and every way possible is critical, but you have been designed to do it most successfully in uniquely specific ways. Your wiring, your experiences, your personality, etc… all play into the way that you can serve best.
As you look into putting your giftings to use, don’t just copy what you see other churches doing. I am a fan of “best practices” [ie what has worked for other people/churches successfully], but the key to it is that you need to adapt their ideas to your specific situation [if they are applicable at all]. Assuming that simply copying what the largest churches do will build things to their size is childish thinking – they utilize those strategies partially because they ARE that size, and because they have structured thing according to THEIR wiring and unique situations. Learn what you can, but – ultimately – each church is a unique expression of God’s love. #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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