I’ve served at several churches in my (multiple) decades of ministry, and almost all of them have had balconies. As I’ve said before, when you have a balcony, the surface of the stage becomes part of the “look” – for better or for worse.
People have wondered over the years how we were able to paint the stage in such high-quality ways. The answer? We didn’t. The images that you see in the attached photos are actually giant vinyl stickers. These stickers [which are best installed by people who know what they’re doing], really make a difference in the look and feel of a room – they are an especially nice tool to have in your pocket as Christmas approaches…
P.S. Come to think of it, we did paint imagery or patterns on the stage occasionally. But the stickers looked better… : )
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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