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<\/a>When Bill and Andy were asked about how they go about planning their weekend services, every leader was leaning forward to hear their response. I too, leaned in and also recorded it on my iPhone. I didn\u2019t want to miss a word, and I don\u2019t want you to miss a word either.<\/p>\nHere, then, is an abridged version of that conversation. For the complete transcript, click here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Friends, if you\u2019re involved in weekend services, this stuff is gold.<\/p>\n BILL<\/strong><\/p>\n You probably can\u2019t really peg high enough just how important every single I have a creative team. And I meet with them for two and a half hours every single week.<\/p>\n I feel that\u2019s a very important role of mine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ANDY<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the things I learned years and years ago to help our creative people is this. They would always say, \u201cWhat\u2019s the message about?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s the series about?\u201d<\/p>\n But then I discovered, I\u2019d say, \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell you what the bottom line is. Let me tell you the tension I want you to help me create.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow I want you to put all your creative eggs in the basket of creating drama, tension, it can be funny, I don\u2019t care. But you help me create the tension, I\u2019ll deliver the bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BILL<\/strong><\/p>\n I am constantly pushing my team.<\/p>\n One week I was going to preach on Psalm 51; the great confession Psalm.<\/p>\n So I announced that, like, three weeks in advance. And the closer we got to it I could tell, \u201cThis is just going to be like a normal service,\u201d to my arts people.<\/p>\n<\/a> weekend is.<\/p>\n<\/a>I\u2019m telling you, that was a game changer.<\/p>\n