I have been blessed to serve with some teams that have created great music, designed emotionally moving services, and accomplished incredible things.
The biggest contributing factor in getting there? We tried.
We dreamed big dreams and then worked hard – really hard – to bring them to life. The difference I have seen in the teams that create memorable moments is not that they were brilliant and talented [although that doesn’t hurt]. It’s that they thought outside the box and worked with intensity, staring from the end and moving backwards so that they always knew where they were headed. They unleashed their imaginations, clearly defined the results they wanted to achieve and then worked like crazy to make it happen. Work of this sort isn’t draining – it’s life giving. You come to the end of it, likely very tired, but knowing you made a difference…
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein
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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