Recently, I talked about when in the worship service to open and close doors. This requires a common understanding between the guest services crew [ushers, etc…] and the weekend services team [worship, production, etc…]. Sadly, I have sometimes seen these two teams at odds with each other, with less than stellar results…
To avoid head-butting, help both ushers and weekend services team members to understand the “win” – if you don’t provide clarity, they will provide it for themselves. Each team will look at the issue through their own lens, and the tricky thing is that they will both be right. The weekend service team will be focused on what the congregation is experiencing, and the ushers will be focused on the helping the congregation and guests feel cared for as they arrive, find their seats, etc… The best bet is to have the leaders of these two teams meeting regularly to discuss and defuse issues, while at the same time looping each other in on important upcoming events, etc… Then communicate relevant info out to the teams in a timely manner, doing as much as possible to help them have a sense that they are all part of the SAME team [similar to the offensive and defensive squads of a football team]. Connect and pray together before services, if possible – at least every once in a while. And speak of each other well…
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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