There are seismic changes coming in the church world. We will need to focus more on the core of what we believe in the future – we’ve been able to assume at least a basic level of biblical literacy on the part of most people in the U.S. up to this point, but no longer. Basic everyday non-crazy church people are viewed as “the enemy.” Our culture is morphing at a rate that none of us has experienced before [unless you’re from Europe], and it’s speeding up.
Our job? Tell the truth. God exists. He cares. There’s hope. We can often get to that point with people. Where we hit a wall sometimes is on the concept of sacrifice. Our culture is anti-sacrifice – the word “no” causes instant offense. However, that’s a problem since NOTHING good occurs without sacrifice. So, explain the necessity of sacrificial living – gently – repetitively… It’s a conversation to have one-on-one. We need to get busy.
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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