FaithSearch Partners is pleased to announce Illinois-based Northern Seminary has selected Joy Moore, Ph.D. as its next President. Northern Seminary was founded in 1913 to train leaders for the Church and is now a significant regional and national seminary, committed to a missionally-based and personal application of theology The Seminary is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
“Dr. Moore’s leadership will be invaluable to Northern Seminary,” says Ivan Bartolome, Executive Vice President at FaithSearch Partners. “Her leadership will help Northern Seminary solidify their graduate teaching. I believe her work will catapult the organization into a new era of leadership in Christian ministry.”
The search process for FaithSearch Partners and Northern Seminary was filled with deeply spiritual moments. Dr. Karen Walker Freeburg, who served as Interim President during the search, says, “FaithSearch enabled Northern Seminary to discover how our institutional values, mission, and a thorough understanding of our past could drive our ability to identify an outstanding President for this season of the Seminary’s life cycle. Ivan Bartolome and Bryan Fowler came alongside of us with palpable faith in God’s desire to bring forth an amazing leader. The tools they provided assisted the Search Committee, and Board, in understanding what type of leader would have the experience needed to fulfill our institutional goals. Equally critical was their support in us seeking a President who would be an incredible fit with who we are. We sense this partnership is a ‘coming home to one another.’ I thank FaithSearch for their wisdom, patience, and collegial leadership in the search.”
Founded in 2007, FaithSearch Partners is the premier executive search firm in the U.S. focusing exclusively on serving faith-based educational institutions, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, ministries, and faith-oriented businesses. Based in Dallas with locations in Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Asheville, Durango, Redding, Rochester, and Tyler, FaithSearch is able to serve faith-based clients in all regions.
