You would be surprised at how many times I’ve visited a church and what seemed to be a normal service suddenly had someone say something like this: “Tonight, Axcess is going to move to the Roost instead of The Zone, and coffee for the Super Seventies will be set up in the TK Room.” The announcement person might as well be going “blah blah blah blah” for guests or anyone new to the church…
Insider language, by its very nature, is exclusive. Assuming that people – even your “regulars” – are up to speed on all of your programs, room names/numbers, strategies, etc… is not a good bet. If you’re going to give information, do it in such a way that it’s easily understandable for newbies. Better yet, don’t focus on giving information – rather, give inspiration. Most people make decisions emotionally, and then use information to act on those decisions. They think “You know, I would really like to know more people at church,” and so they look into the membership class, rather than thinking “The new member class is in room 101 at 11:30 – I have not taken that class, therefore I must attend.” When you give a good “why” for something, people will find out the “what” for themselves…
Hmmm - well, let's see...
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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