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.
Our Executive Director
Dr. Larry McKain is the founder and Executive Director of New Church Specialties.
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.
Executive Team:
Dr. Larry McKain, Executive Director
Rev. Lonnie Bullock, Chief Operations Officer
Senior Management Team:
Rev. Larry Cook, NCS Senior Consultant
Rev. Tim Gates, NCS Senior Consultant
Darla Elliott, Event Director and Senior Consultant
Darrell Maclearn, Senior Consultant & Organic Church 
Consultants/Coaches:
John Anderson, Onsite Consultant
Dennis Bickers, Bi-Vocational Ministry Consultant 
Michael Brown, ReStart Coach
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
Bernie Slingerland, Senior Consultant International 
Dr. Dan Spaite, Pastoral Health
Dr. Jimmy White, Coach 
No Picture:
Bud Bennett, Senior Consultant & Coach
Rev. LD Holmes, Onsite Consultant
Rev. Rick Hudgens, Senior Consultant & Coach
Rev. Jose Cardona, Senior Consultant & Spanish Ministries
Rev. Bobby Huffaker, Senior Consultant
Peggy Stark-Wilson, Senior and Onsite Consultant
Jeanette Trotter, Assessment Consultant
Rev. Keith Wright, Senior Consultant
Rev. Jeff Frost, ReFocus Coach
Rev. Chris Kelly, ReFocus Coach
Rev. Mike Percell, ReFocus Coach
Rev. Bud Pugh, Senior Consultant and Refocus Coach
Rev. Tim Stidham, ReStart Coach
TIPS Pastors:
Rev. Paul Barber
Rev. Dick Emery, TIPS and Senior Consultant
Rev. Don Fox
Rev. Ken Goins
Rev. Doug McVay
Rev. Wayne Sellers 
Rev. Mark Sterk
Rev. Russell Stiverson
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
