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.

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 and 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

HEATHY 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 own 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 rehearsal/run-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

Boasting 22 miles of beaches, Jacksonville, on Florida’s northeast coast, is a city of
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Explore Jacksonville’s restaurants to discover the best places to eat, from coastal fine
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