This is the toughest job you'll ever love
We don’t have jobs, we have ministries — and ministries can be as difficult as they are rewarding. Working at Crossroads means running into the burning building rather than fleeing to safety. It means realizing there is a battle going on, and souls are on the line. The thousands of volunteers who make up this place are the real heroes. Our staff members are their guides. Together, we partner to chase after people from our neighborhoods to the ends of the earth.
Staff Diversity
We want our staff to represent the Kingdom with diversity of age, ethnicity, gender, and personality. So we're doing something about it. We are actively pursuing ways to increase representation on staff. Here is our current staff breakdown:
GENDER
52% Male
48% Female
AGE
28% Ages 18-29
56% Ages 30-49
16% Ages 50+
RACE
11% African American
2% Asian
2% Hispanic
3% Two or More Races
82% White
MISC
41% Think Pineapple belongs on pizza
Diversity in Leadership
Staff diversity is about more than percentages. It’s about having male and female voices from diverse backgrounds in positions of leadership. We believe we are called to be a multi-ethnic church and our pastors and leaders are living proof.
Foundational Beliefs
We call them the seven hills we die on. Simply calling these “values” doesn’t cut it. All too commonly, values have come to signify mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely fight. As a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it is worth dying for.
A Hill of Authenticity
We believe we can’t be what God has called us to be if we play games with each other. Whether it’s what happens on stage, within our smaller communities, in serving teams or in our homes, we need to be able to share our faults and weaknesses and not fake it. That’s authenticity, just being real. (From Philippians 3:17 in the Bible)
*Religion: any man-made system of rules and regulations that promises to get you to God.
B Hill of Biblical Truth
Crossroads is a place for people on every part of the spiritual journey, from those just investigating whether there is a God to those who have made following Christ the priority of their life. The Bible presents a dangerous message of life change. We don’t assume everyone believes, or even knows the Bible, but we do assume everyone who comes through our doors is open to exploring it. We believe the Bible is God’s inerrant truth and it’s the foundation to everything we do. (From 2 Timothy 3:16 in the Bible)
C Hill of Culturally Current Communication
Crossroads is a place that helps connect those who are exploring God’s love and truth. The challenge for us is that the Bible was written a long time ago for people in another culture. The fact that we live in 21st century, it doesn’t change the message that God gave 2000 years ago, but it does mean that we need to do some work to connect it to our lives today. Jesus did exactly the same thing when he was teaching. He used the current language and daily life experiences of those around him to communicate truth. That’s what we mean by “culturally current communication.” (From Ecclesiastes 12:10 in the Bible)
D Hill of Doing Life Together
We aren’t interested in being a place where a lot of people get together for an inspiring service but never move beyond the casual, arm’s distance relationships of an auditorium. We want to grow by really “doing life together.” People who grow in their relationship with God also grow in their friendships with each other, moving beyond the Auditorium in small groups, Community Groups and through serving. Real community is knowing and being known, loving and being loved, celebrating and being celebrated, serving and being served. (From Hebrews 10:24-25 in the Bible)
E Hill of Excellence
We don’t believe in striving for unrealistic perfection. Real excellence is about bringing your best to God’s work and to life in general. We want to bring our “A-game” to everything that we do, whether it’s our communication and music, how we hold babies in the nursery or how we take care of the building, we want it to reflect excellence for Christ. (From Malachi 1 in the Bible)
R Hill of Reproduction
Reproduction is about recognizing something that God has created and then reproducing it in his name. We want to send God’s message out into the world by reproducing everything from the weekend program to CDs of each message series. Crossroads wants to be a place where Christ-followers reproduce Christ-followers, leaders reproduce leaders and churches reproduce other churches. (From Matthew 28:19-20 in the Bible)
G Hill of Growth
We don’t expect anyone who walks into Crossroads to be a committed Christ-follower, but we do expect everyone who is around our community for any length of time to be growing. We expect every person to be moving closer to reflecting the complete image of Christ in every area of life. This is a safe place for everyone. But safe doesn’t mean comfortable. The answers aren’t always comfortable. In fact, we often grow only when we are pushed out of our comfort zone. (From Colossians 1:10 in the Bible)
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Culture
Are you sure you want to work at Crossroads? Here is what you need to know.
We Run Hard
We know there is a battle going on, and souls are on the line. Working at Crossroads means acknowledging that fact, and being prepared to fight rather than flee. The thousands of volunteers who make up this place, believe—and they’re on the front lines. Our job is to support those heroes and help them chase after people from their neighborhoods to the ends of the earth. We work to introduce them to God in a way they understand.
We Give Generously
Being in ministry means sacrificing for others. We give our time, our resources, and our money. In fact, our staff contributes 8% to our overall budget. When you join staff at Crossroads, you agree to the biblical principle of at least a tithe (10% of your gross income) to fuel Crossroads.
We Die Everyday
Jesus said anyone who wants to follow him has to pick up their cross and die every day. When we walk in the door, our personal agendas go out the window. We put a premium on obedience to God, because that’s how we show we love him (John 14:15). The prerequisite for chasing Jesus is trading all of our own ambition and goals for his.
We Love One Another
Working at Crossroads allows you to live as the church with our community. As 1 Corinthians 12:26 says, if one of us suffers, we all suffer. If one of us is celebrating, we all celebrate. That looks like delivering food when one of us is sick, exchanging prayer requests, babysitting, partying together—anything that looks like God’s idea of church.
We Laugh (A Lot)
For real, we’re (appropriately?) irreverent. We still laugh at the same jokes we thought were funny in middle school. If you think fart jokes are immature, this definitely isn’t the place for you. If you don’t like smack talk—don’t join the March Madness office pool.
We Move Aggressively
If you want a roadmap, we don't have one. God doesn’t give us his whole plan, so we stand ready to change course at the drop of a dime. We live off the daily bread God provides and with the expectation that God will provide more tomorrow. If you’re hoping for weeks of supplies and a huge secret bank account, you will be disappointed. We believe it’s better to invest what God gives to us rather than horde it.
I Promise
As staff members we agree to abide by a set of standards. We promise these things to one another. Before applying, consider if these are promises you'd be willing to make to your teammates.
I Promise...
… to use the Bible as my ultimate standard of truth.
… to practice the spiritual disciplines.
… to receive truth.
… to pursue personal holiness.
… to go directly to the person.
… to trust those in authority.
… to follow-through on my commitments.
… to reach new people.
Benefits
When God is calling us to action, our teammates need to be equipped to run fast. This means we offer ways to care for the spiritual, mental, physical and financial health of our staff and their families.
