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William Vanderbloemen

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Author at HarperCollins Publishers
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

William Vanderbloemen is the Founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, an executive search firm for faith-based organizations. Leveraging over 15 years of experience as a senior pastor and a background in HR at a Fortune 200 company, he is a respected author and speaker on leadership, succession, and workplace culture. He earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University.

He and his wife, Adrienne, live in Houston with their seven children. In his free time, William enjoys running, working out, and spending time with his family. He often caddies for his children, who he notes are now better golfers than he is.

Before founding his firm, he was the youngest senior pastor ever elected to Houstons oldest church at age 31.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Author
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Faith-Based Leadership
He has over 15 years of experience as a senior pastor and now exclusively serves churches, ministries, and faith-based organizations with executive search and consulting.
Pastoral Succession
Authored the book "Next: Pastoral Succession That Works" and frequently speaks on the topic, drawing from his experience in both ministry and corporate HR.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Author
HarperCollins Publishers
Founder and CEO
Vanderbloemen Search Group
Author
Zondervan/Harper Collins / Baker Books / B&H
Senior Vice President/Ministry Practice Leader
FaithSearch Partners
Manager, Human Resources
Anadarko Petroleum
In the press

Media appearances

Mastering Search in a Niche Space | William Vanderbloemen. Featured in Goodpods – Leveraging Thought Leadership
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AI in the Church: Threat, Tool, or Opportunity? | William Vanderbloemen. Featured in Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast (Libsyn)
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Education
1992 - 1995
M. Div.
Princeton Theological Seminary
1988 - 1992
B.A.
Wake Forest University
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