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NL Moore & Associates Announces Search Completion
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of Sam Knight as Teaching Pastor at Springhill Presbyterian Church in Read More [...]
Where Generation X, Y and the Millennials are Looking To Go—Organizational Intelligence and the Younger Generation
It's not surprising younger generations have different priorities on what they want their church experience to be. The following article has Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Lead Pastor Search
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with ROCKHARBOR Church of Costa Mesa, California in its Lead Read More [...]
When a Pastor Retires—Five Keys to a Healthy Transition
There is so much at stake when a pastor is transitioning out of a church leadership role. Any pastor who has Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Search Completion
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Robert Woods as the Head of School at The Read More [...]
Minefields in Marriage
My wife, Ruth Ann, and I had been married 41 years when I decided to retire from my role as senior Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Search for Chief Operating Minister/Chief of Staff
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, Maryland in its search Read More [...]
Why 19-Year-Old Me Would Punch Present-Day Me In The Face
Last September our third child, Emily, was born. We are so thankful for her. God has richly blessed us. As we Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Search for Worship Pastor
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with Fox Valley Church in West Dundee, Illinois in its Read More [...]
Firsthand Nuggets on Retirement
Pastor John Larson recently retired after 36 years in ministry. Before announcing his retirement he put a lot of thought into Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Executive Pastor Search
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Devils Lake, North Dakota Read More [...]
Want to Help your Church? Know your Strengths
I still remember the moment at a friend’s wedding back in 2005 when a mentor of mine first mentioned a new Read More [...]
When a Pastor Has an Affair
We are reposting this thought-provoking article originally published at ThomRainer.com on 2/6/16. Thom S. Rainer serves as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Among his greatest joys are his family: his wife Nellie Jo; three sons, Sam, Art, and Read More [...]
Optimizing Your Team
“Team” is one of the most important and impactful concepts in church leadership. Books abound on the topic. We read about The Power of Teamwork, The Ideal Team Player, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Read More [...]
Is The Answer In The Room?
We are pleased to repost, with permission, this article by Bob Osborne, previously published at EFCA Today, the digital magazine of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Bob serves as the director of church health for Read More [...]
Exciting Changes Ahead for the NL Moore & Associates Website
Keep an eye out . . . we, at NL Moore and Associates, are counting down the last few days until we get to unveil dramatic and exciting changes to our website. We can hardly Read More [...]
Five Kinds of Churches That Must Change Or Die
We are reposting this thought-provoking article that was originally published at ThomRainer.com on 6/6/16. Thom S. Rainer serves as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Among his greatest joys are his family: his wife Nellie Jo; three sons, Sam, Art, Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Executive Pastor Search
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with The Grove Church (Maple Grove, MN) in its Executive Pastor search. This church of 650 people is on the cusp of a dynamic Read More [...]
10 Reasons Churches Don’t Reach Millennials (Part 2)
Frank Powell has graciously given us permission to repost his article. Last week we posted part 1 of this post which contained five significant reasons churches have difficutly reaching millennials. This is the conclusion and contains the Read More [...]
10 Reasons Churches Don’t Reach Millennials (Part 1)
Frank Powell has graciously given us permission to repost this article. It gives excellent insight into how to reach millennials. We have broken his orignal 10 reasons into two parts, so don't miss next week. Read More [...]
Six Statements That Can Kill A Church
We are pleased to repost this article which was originally published at ThomRainer.com on 1/9/17. Thom S. Rainer serves as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Among his greatest joys are his family: his wife Nellie Jo; three sons, Sam, Read More [...]