Yesterday, I talked about the importance of face time with real people. We are not meant to only share our lives with our phones and our laptops…
That being said, plan your face-to-face time at work wisely. Most of us, especially those who create (graphic artists, video editors, curriculum writers, etc…) need blocks of focused time without constant interruption to get things done. If you’re consistently popping in on people unannounced, it’s basically the same as saying: “Hey, drop whatever you’re doing and attend to me.”
To avoid that, I try to either set up short (ie 15 min or less) checkins, send a Teams message to ask if they have a sec sometime soon, or catch them in a transitional moment, such as arriving in the morning, coming back from lunch, etc… I give them a second to get situated, but not so long that they get settled in and are in the middle of something. Remember, if you are stopping in to see someone, you are spending BOTH your time, not just your own.
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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