How do you check-in kids on Sunday morning?

Electronic check-in is very important to us. In fact, it’s so important that
we changed our entire people database to allow electronic check in. We began
with Fellowshipone (F1) and had no complaints. Their check in system,
however, is a web-based program that requires a high speed internet
connection that we were unable to get in the high school we currently meet
in (we tried everything). They do have plans that will allow you to take a
snapshot of your data and serve it to yourself (avoiding the internet need)
but it has yet to be developed. I will say that F1 has led the way in the
children’s check-in. But some of the other companies have stepped up and
either copied F1 or “emulated” them depending on how you look at it.
Nevertheless, with no internet we were forced to make the shift to a true,
oldschool database and we chose ACS. We’ve been very happy with the check-in
portion of ACS but the database itself has seemed to be a little Fred
Flintstone. But to their credit, they have a large development staff working
hard to transition ACS into a portable church friendly system. But the jury
is still out.

How many check-in stations do you use?

We currently use 3 laptops as stations that are networked at our central
campus and 2 at our Union campus. We dedicate 1 laptop at each campus for
first time guests since their check-in process takes about 30 seconds
longer.

Do you have security for the kids?

In addition to the security guard that prevents people from going backstage
we recently added an off duty officer in our children’s area. Fortunately, a
problem didn’t prompt this. We just wanted parents to feel safe dropping
their kids off and it is worth the expense. The officer is typically dressed
in civilian clothes with their badge and sometimes gun visible.

Chunks Corbett, Executive Pastor

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The following is the current process by which we identify and hire employees at Elevation Church- For when to hire click here.

Prior to beginning the hiring process a need for a new position is
identified by an Elevation Staff member, presented to the Executive pastor and approved by the Ministry Leadership Team to begin the hiring process. Once approved the following steps will be taken toward the hire.

* Look within the organization at possible candidates that may qualify for the job. This will be done a variety of ways but weigh heavily on the person requesting the hire to develop their own list of possible candidates.
* The direct supervisor of the position to be filled will begin
receiving completed applications and resumes from the candidates.
* The direct supervisor will narrow the field of candidates and call
at least 2 references.
* The interview process will begin.

Interview Process

1. 1-on-1 or 2-on-1 meeting w/ the person/persons hiring the role

a. Getting to know their strengths
b. Assessing their level of skill and competency
c. Hearing their personal testimony
d. Getting a general feel if they’re a good “fit” for the role

2. Clinical assessment and interview (Myers-Brigg and 1 session)

3. “Formal” interview process w/ 3-4 staff members from at least 3
different departments

a. Asking specific questions about their leadership style
b. Reflecting on the Meyers-Briggs results and asking questions based on personality
c. Sometimes hearing their personal testimony again
d. Everyone interviewing will ask a minimum of 3 questions
e. Interview ends and the staff discuss the candidate

4. Final interview with the Lead Pastor, the Executive Pastor, and
person hiring the role

a. Just to meet Pastor and hear his expectations
b. Allows Pastor to discern if the person is a good fit

5. Job offer

Chunks Corbett, Executive Pastor

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At Elevation we like our music loud! We believe the music should be loud, but not painful. Each week we try hard to achieve that balance, however for some people the volume level is something they are not used to experiencing. We want people to feel the music. We started to get several emails each week asking us to turn the volume down, we decided that turning the volume down would compromise the culture of Elevation. Desiring to want to reach people that did not enjoy their music as loud as we do, we decided to provide free earplugs to anyone that wants them.

We decided to have fun with this, and provide an earplug dispensing station. We tell people that we are not turning the music down, but they can plug their ears. There are several different types of dispensers, we us this one. I also like this one for table top setup. We use these earplugs. I am always surprised how many people use these, try it out.

Damion Pirolli – Production Director

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