THE ELEVATE LIFE CHURCH STORY

At Elevate Life, we believe the church should be a place where faith,
family, and fun come together. If you know the Staier family, you
know that’s not just how they see church but how they view their
own home. Tim and Kristal have four children, Noah, Abigail, Elijah,
and Micah, and they are working every day to raise a family that
loves God, loves each other, and has a lot of fun in the process. At
the Staier house, bedtime is crazy, dinner time is loud, and church
time is their favorite part of the week.
After giving up aspirations of a career in law to follow God’s calling,
Pastor Tim and Kristal Staier have served in the gospel ministry for
over twenty years in places all over the United States. In 2010, Tim
and Kristal fulfilled a dream God had put in their hearts years earlier
and planted Elevate Life Church in Jacksonville. What started as
five people around their dining room table, quickly became
hundreds and now thousands of people who have become part of
the Elevate Life family.
As Tim and Kristal are trying to raise a family and lead a church to
love God, love others, and make a difference, they would be
honored to have your family join the journey.

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 Central Experience Director will be responsible for managing the service elements
for conferences, location experiences, weekend services, and special events at Elevate
Life Church. They will also lead the creative direction for stage design, the
implementation schedule, and the communication of stage design elements to the
appropriate teams. They will work to accomplish the goals of the Creative Director as it
pertains to conference and service elements. The Experience Director will also work to
develop relationships with other departments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES &
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Location Experience Director for weekend services at any location
• Lead the Location Experience Director by helping them recruit and build team
  members at the location level
• Pastor, lead, and manage those in the experience department
• Develop community within the team
• Administer the continued development of the Location Directors and team
  members
• Coordinate with the Location Experience Directors about weekend services
• Schedule teams two weeks in advance
• Work with the Worship Director to aggregate service information from central and
  finalize service formats
• Oversee run-through and work with the Worship Director to ensure the services
  are executed with excellence (location assigned weekly by the Creative Director)
• Prepare and communicate lighting and media assets for weekend service at every
  location
• Empower interns and volunteers to lead and coordinate experience services as
  deemed appropriate (youth, college, Freedom, etc)
• Oversee the development, opportunities, and growth experience of the interns
• Attend weekly service planning meetings
• Assist with leading for any outside opportunities (Baccalaureate, Graduation,
  police events, etc) that are held at any location
• Manage all internal systems (PCO, Evernote, Propresenter, etc.) with information
  vital to the weekend service location experience

CANDIDATE COMPETENCIES

• Prepare and communicate lighting and media assets for weekend service at every location
• Empower interns and volunteers to lead and coordinate experience services as deemed appropriate (youth, college, Freedom, etc)
• Oversee the development, opportunities, and growth experience of the interns
• Attend weekly service planning meetings
• Assist with leading for any outside opportunities (Baccalaureate, Graduation, police events, etc) that are held at any location
• Manage all internal systems (PCO, Evernote, Propresenter, etc.) with information vital to the weekend service location experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Planning Center Online, ProPresenter, Slack, and design software including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experienced in production leadership preferred
• Excellent communicator
• Knowledgable in sound engineering, lighting, media, etc
• Able to delegate responsibilities and build teams
• Inspirational leader
• Detail and task-oriented
• Computer and technology-savvy
• Skilled in leadership and has a history of team management
• Skilled in time management
• Able to handle multiple projects effectively
• Experienced in verbal and interpersonal communication
• Experienced in design or other creative fields
• Experienced in managing services

JACKSONVILLE, FL

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