the last night at the Advance

Here we are the last night at the Advance. Smoked a cigar. That's one of Len's pleasures. And he invites any of us to join him. A beautiful night on the Puget Sound right at the end of the sunset with a sliver of a moon the shilouttes of the mountains all around.

Now back inside this amazing house in our last conversation with Bill Easum.

Easum - If God want's it done, why does it matter if it is in the budget? Budgets have become excuses for too much of the church to avoid doing what God wants it to do.

Don't have an "accountablity partner" who is out to get you. Get someone ahead of you to be an accountability partner. Leaders always want to be in contact with someone who is a better leader than they are. Good leaders always want to learn. Be with those who of have been where you want to go.

You can learn easily these days with so many good folks and books out there to mentor you.

Always use teams. 5000 member church has a leadership team of 7. You don't need more than that if the church is mobilized sharing the same DNA and moving toward its shared vision. Unpaid servants are vital. Budgets and job descriptions will disappear. The flexibility and multiplication. It is the DNA of the early church.

Wayne Cordiero and New Hope Christian Fellowship in Oahu is a good model.

Community Christian Church in Napierville, Ill. Best team based church in America. Not seminary trained.

Video Venue of North Coast Church. Church Video Venue. Christ the King Community Church, Skagit Valley, WA.

A church - Does every 10 people have a pastor? Does everybody in town know you are there? Is your worship indigenous to the culture around you? Does it have the best sound, experience and techonology? Does it use the language of the culture?