THE ELEVATE LIFE CHURCH STORY

ELEVATE LIFE CHURCH

VISION & MISSION

We exist to lead people to encounter God, embrace others, and elevate their world.

CORE VALUES

TRUST:

• We always assume the best in each other
• We freely give trust to each other, not requiring someone to earn it first
• We stick together and always protect each other
• We cover each other’s weaknesses; we don’t expose them
• We are loyal. Our loyalty is first up to our leaders, then out to our colleagues, then down to our followers

HONOR:

• We define honor as treating something as uncommon and dishonor is to treat something as common
• We freely give honor to those above us, beside us, and under us because of the calling and potential God has placed inside of them
• We always use the language of honor
• We focus on each other’s gifts rather than weaknesses
• We actively look for creative ways and opportunities to honor each other
• We intentionally honor our leaders and each other in front of others to create an expectation and culture of honor

TEACHABILITY:

• We maintain a constant posture of teachability, a willingness to learn what we do not know and relearn what we think we already know
• We are humble enough to know that we have not arrived and don’t have all the answers. We are committed to continually growing and getting better
• We believe that self-awareness is the starting place for growth and leadership, both personally and organizationally
• We eagerly invite feedback and regard it as a gift
• We look “in the mirror” when things go wrong and “out of the window” when things go right
• We value teachability over ability, attitude over aptitude

FLEXIBILITY:

• We expect change and welcome it because growth means change
• We believe that our mission and message are sacred but that our methods are not, so we do not worship “sacred cows” and are willing to change anything we do if it makes us better
• We are an agile organization, not a clunky bureaucracy – when we determine that change should be made, we make it decisively, quickly, and effectively
• We call audibles and thrive in executing game-time decisions

HEALTHY CONFLICT:

• We don’t hold meetings “about YOU without YOU;” if we have an issue with someone or a critique about their area, we take it directly to them
• We keep short accounts, not avoiding conflict but addressing it quickly and directly
• We are not afraid to have hard conversations; we believe our organization is often one or two hard conversations away from the next level
• We do not beat around the bush because we believe honest feedback helps others while withholding it damages them
• We never display passive-aggressive attitudes or language because we deal with conflict head-on
• We “give that last 10%,” refusing to leave things unsaid that need to be said
• We are always open to hearing feedback and choose to never hold offense
• We don’t gossip; we don’t talk to someone about issues they cannot solve
• We believe honesty is the best policy
• We believe conflict is best handled face-to-face

WORK ETHIC:

• We always bring our best because excellence honors God and inspires people
• We expect excellence, quality, and a high level of polish to our finished product
• We have a can-do attitude. We refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer and we don’t say “can’t” – we figure it out, and we get it done
• We are resourceful; more money is never the answer
• We have an unwavering will that is utterly intolerant of mediocrity, stoic in our resolve to do whatever it takes to produce great results

COMMUNITY:

• We love each other
• We are more than coworkers; we are family
• We intentionally do life with one another
• We don’t have cliques; we are all in the inner circle
• We recognize that mixing friendship and work can be challenging but we accept the challenge because we are committed to each other and called to this house

ATTRACTIVE SPIRITUALITY:

• We raise the spiritual temperature of every room we walk in
• We exemplify the Fruits of the Spirit
• We actively participate in the spiritual disciplines
• We consistently pursue holiness
• We define mature Christianity as a pursuit of Christ-likeness
• We believe Spirituality is not legalistic or judgmental

SACRIFICE:

• We give up things we love for things we love even more, and we lead the way with irrational generosity
• We don’t do the minimum required; we go above and beyond
• We don’t cling to position, title, or job description; it’s the GOAL, not the ROLE!
• We sacrifice for the good of the team and think of others before ourselves
• We are part of something larger than ourselves and take responsibility for the entire team; we cannot say, “Your end of the boat is sinking.”
• We give up our idea for the best idea to win
• We know this is not about us or for us; we are not needy or high-maintenance
• We are not building our kingdom; the organization’s success is more important than our own or our departments

JOB SUMMARY

The Location Worship Director is responsible for executing all worship experiences for services and events at their campuses and collaborating for central events.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Talented
• Team builder
• Strong work ethic
• Excellent leader

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead worship for weekend services at one of the campuses
• Recruit musicians and build teams for worship at the campus level
• Build bands and empower leaders to lead those bands
• Pastor, lead, and manage those in the worship ministry at the location
• Develop community within the team
• Administer the continued development of worship team members
• Coordinate with the Central Worship Director on the weekend experiences
• Schedule musicians at least one week in advance
• Work with the Experience Director to aggregate service information from Central and finalize service formats
• Run rehearsals through and work with the Experience Director to ensure services are executed with excellence
• Prepare and print chord charts as necessary
• Empower interns/volunteers to lead/coordinate secondary worship experiences (youth/college) as deemed appropriate
• Oversee the development, opportunities, and growth of worship interns assigned to the location
• Attend weekly service planning meetings
• Assist with worship leading for church-wide events/conferences and college as necessary by the Central Worship Director
• Assist with worship leading for any outside opportunities (youth conventions, etc.) as necessary by the Central Worship Director
• Assist with any songwriting/recording projects as deemed necessary by the Central Worship Director
• Any other responsibilities as determined by the Location Pastor

JACKSONVILLE, FL

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