The NCS Consulting Team
New Church Specialties is a non-profit organization specializing in coaching pastors and church planters, consulting judicatories and denominations, and providing NewStart, ReStart, ReFocusing & Parent church education and training through New Church University. We exist to serve the mission and ministry of the church.
Here is the current list of our NCS team. You can contact any of our staff by e-mail at office@newchurchspecialties.org. To read a brief bio, click on the consultant's name.
To see the travel shedule for the team please click here.
Senior Management Team:
Rev. Lonnie Bullock, Executive Director
Rev. Larry Cook, NCS Senior Consultant
Darla Elliott, NCS Senior Consultant & Communications
Rev. Tim Gates, NCS Senior Consultant
Darrell Maclearn, Senior Consultant & Organic Church
Consultants/Coaches:
Dennis Bickers, Bi-Vocational Ministry Consultant
Rev. Scott Chamberlain, Urban Ministry; ReFocus Coach 
Rev. Mark Copley, Onsite Consultant
Dean Cowles, Senior Consultant & Coach 
Dr. Dan Croy, senior Consultant
Jim Dodson, Senior Consultant & ReFocus Coach 
Rev. Randy Gant, ReStart/ReFocus Coach
Rev. Paul Johnson, Senior Consultant & Coach
Bishop Lindsay Jones, Senior Consultant & Coach
Dr. John Ed Mathison, Senior Consultant 
Dr. Larry McKain, Senior Consultant
Bernie Slingerland, Senior Consultant International 
Dr. Dan Spaite, Pastoral Health
Dr. Jimmy White, Coach 
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Bud Bennett, Senior Consultant & Coach
Rev. Rick Hudgens, Senior Consultant & Coach
Rev. Jose Cardona, Senior Consultant & Spanish Ministries
Peggy Stark-Wilson, Senior Consultant
Jeanette Trotter, Assessment Consultant
Rev. Keith Wright, Senior Consultant
Rev. Jeff Frost, ReFocus Coach
Rev. Chris Kelly, ReFocus Coach
Rev. Bud Pugh, Senior Consultant and Refocus Coach
TIPS Pastors:
Rev. Dick Emery, TIPS 
Rev. Doug McVay, TIPS
Rev. Mark Sterk, TIPS
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Rev. Ron Tyler, TIPS
Rev. Ron Pelton, TIPS
Rev. Steve Conway, TIPS
Rev. Mark James, TIPS
Rev. Rick Garman, TIPS
Rev. Lloyd Moore, TIPS
Rev. Don Jackson, TIPS
Rev. Steve Ellliott, TIPS
Dr. Mark Butcher, TIPS
Rev. Nate Thomas, TIPS
Rev. Terry Stivers, TIPS
Support Staff:
Jolyne Bartley, Administrative Assistant
Karen Bullock, Administrative Assistant 
Barb Cook, Special Projects & Master's Plan
Denise McKain, Administration 
Carol Sharpes, Bookkeeper
Jana Starner, Church Health 
Kristie Bullock, Assessments
