NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce that Fox Valley Church in West Dundee, Illinois has selected Chris Yops as their new Pastor of Children and Family Ministries. Chris, Michelle and their family are excited to join the ministry at Fox Valley Church http://www.foxvalleychurch.org/. Originally from Kansas, Chris holds a Master of Divinity degree Read More [...]
Our good friend, Rob Cizek, executive pastor at Northshore Christian Church originally posted this on his blog: robcizek.com. We are rerunning it with his permission. What makes pastors unhappy? It is so valuable to ask questions of the people you encounter, especially when they are experts in their field. Recently I met a person who Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the call of Rev. Paul Strozier as the Senior Pastor of Madison Park Church in Anderson, Indiana. Pastor Paul and his wife Mariann come to Madison Park Church of God after serving as Senior Pastor at Meadow Park Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Originally from Georgia, Read More [...]
I was recently counseling a search team that the interview process is not just about selecting a candidate but also ensuring a candidate has what is needed to discern if the church is a right choice as well. I encouraged them to be active in sharing challenges as well as opportunities and not to gloss Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Troy Moore as Head of School at Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, California. Mr. Moore comes to Mariners Christian School after serving as Principal of Hawk Ridge Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Under his leadership, Hawk Ridge flourished, ranking as the Read More [...]
At a conference a few years ago I had a conversation with a pastor about hiring staff. He was proud of the fact that he “only hired from within.” I asked if he had been “home grown” and he said no, but he seemed clearly committed to this paradigm. After a bit of conversation he Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with River of Life Church of Elk River, Minnesota in its Executive Administrator search. Established 21 years ago, River of Life Church is an active church of about 700 congregants. They are seeking an administratively gifted leader to partner with a dynamic Senior Pastor and Read More [...]
Throughout this 9-part series of blogs I’ve written about retiring as the senior pastor at Hope Church, I’ve focused on concrete ideas of how to guide the congregation, staff and board members through the transition process. I’ve described the choices and decisions that are part of the process, and the thoughts behind the choices we Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of Sam Knight as Teaching Pastor at Springhill Presbyterian Church in Bozeman, Montana. Originally from Wales, Sam joins an exceptional staff at Springhill after serving in several larger Presbyterian congregations in southern states. The whole family is excited about the possibility of living in Bozeman. Read More [...]
It's not surprising younger generations have different priorities on what they want their church experience to be. The following article has some excellent insights about what the younger than 35 crowd wants the future of their congregation to look like. It was originally posted by our good friend Emily Swanson from Holy Cow! Consulting and Read More [...]
