So much time and effort is [ironically] spent on trying to avoid investing time and effort. Virtually every good thing in this world requires hard work – and often hard work for an extended period of time. That’s not a bad thing – it is, in fact, what we were created to do. One of the lies of our age [and probably every other age] is that happiness will be found through luxury and leisure, when – in fact – those are often roads to emptiness, boredom and even depression. Don’t get me wrong – everyone needs a break once in a while. But we were designed to do more than binge-watch Netflix, surf YouTube and play games on our phones…
“There are no victories at bargain prices.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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