As a new week begins, remember – we are called to faithfulness. In the little things and the big things. The reality of this is that we will take some hits for even thinking this way. Faithfulness is diametrically opposed to the idolatry of our world. Faithfulness is saying yes to God when we’d rather say yes to ourselves. It’ll be hard for some [or many] of those around us to understand why we would focus anywhere but inward. Why not push ourselves to the top and push everyone else out of the way? Why not be narcissistic? Why not “want it all?” The reason is obvious, sometimes even to those who encourage this inward obsession. The self-centered life is ultimately self-destructive. So, let’s turn off the “endless selfie” and focus outward, locking our eyes on God and striving to show all the love we can and do all the good we can do…“Ambitious men will come and go. Some will even appear to be more successful than you and use their success as a reason to step over you and on you. But God rewards the faithful, not the successful. When you stand before the Judge of the earth, He will not say “Well done, good and successful servant,” but “Well done, good and faithful servant.” – Holland Davis
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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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