You made it. You got through Christmas. You helped create incredible experiences. You created art. You know, it’s easy as an artsy person to be subtle. To focus on nuance. On the little details. So subtle, in fact, that the point is sometimes lost for the majority of people…
That’s not OK. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pointing a finger – I’ve gone down that road myself. I’ve focused so much on the details that I’ve forgotten the point. If we serve in church, our job is not making insider art for other artists. It’s pointing people towards Jesus Christ. I pray for that focus – in both the art I create and for the life I live.
“Passion and authenticity are important but, as leaders, we are guiding people on a journey that should take them somewhere. It takes effort to simply and effectively communicate the complexities of the Bible so that lives are ultimately and irrevocably changed by that truth.” – Ed Young #creativeworshipideas
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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