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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 [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Search Completion
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of John Rosensteel as Lead Pastor at New Hope Community Church Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Student Ministry Pastor Search
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with Mountain Springs Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado in its Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Senior Pastor Opportunity
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce it is working with The Wesleyan Church of Hamburg in Hamburg, New York Read More [...]
Merry Christmas from NL Moore & Associates
"And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel Read More [...]
How Nostalgia Can Kill A Church
One of the most energetic people I’ve ever met was a man named Doug. A friend of my wife’s family, he had Read More [...]
NL Moore & Associates Announces Search Completion
NL Moore & Associates is pleased to announce the selection of Brandon Howland as the new High School Minister at Northwest Read More [...]
Defining Moments
Every pastor has defining moments in his/her ministry. Pastor John Larson is no different. In this fifth installment in his series Read More [...]
Succession Lessons: Vulnerability and Courage
In this fourth installment of Pastor John Larson's series on succession, he focuses on how important it is for pastors to Read More [...]
Your Congregation’s Mission and the CAT
“Missional” engagement in the church is a hot topic. Many pastors wonder how to shift their congregation from an attractional model Read More [...]
Top 10 Ways to Improve your Pastoral Resume
As a search consultant I look at pastoral resumes every day. Some are terrific and some, well…not so much. Pastors often Read More [...]
Finding Courage: Engaging Your Board in the Succession Conversation
Pastor John Larson and his wife Ruth Ann "passed the baton of leadership" this past year after 34 years years of Read More [...]
Congratulations to The Grove Church on Their Exciting Changes
NL Moore & Associates congratulates and is delighted for The Grove Church (formerly known as Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church) on its successful name change, website redesign and web address change. You should check out 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 [...]