Leadership Learning Communities

The purpose of the LLC is to help our pastors become life-long learners in the area of leadership.  In turn pastors are expected to develop leaders in their local churches.  Recently Bill Easum said, “The only common denominator to growth is a transformational pastor – one who doesn’t mind leading, making the hard decisions and handing off ministries to others.” The Region affirms this essential truth, and it is why we are investing heavily in the development of pastors as leaders.  No church has experienced transformation without a transformational leader at the helm.

Harnessing the Wisdom of Christ-Centered Peer-to-Peer Learning

As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.    Proverbs 27:17

Developing great leaders is a critical strategy for reproducing disciples.  That is why the ABCNW is committed to leadership development.  Our network of Leadership Learning Communities (LLC) is fundamental to this effort.

Each LLC is a group of ministry peers who meet regularly for learning, encouragement, accountability and dreaming.  The primary focus of the LLC is to help minsitry leaders grow in their understanding of leadership and develop their effectiveness as leaders.  There is a common, core curriculum for all the groups.  Through study, application, and reflection of the same information, we are developing a common language for discussing and applying fundamental leadership concepts that will help us continue the shift towards a leadership-development culture.

LLCs meet eight times a year, usually for an entire day, and in some cases for a day and a half.  A mentor pastor, or two, facilitate each group.  The mentor pastors receive training through the Region, giving significant time beyond their local church to this ministry.  The LLCs are open to every senior pastor in the Region.  You will want to join the Leadership Learning Community that is closest to you geographically.

LLC Reading List

LLCs – What Are They?

Map of Region Churches with LLCs Indicated

More on Leadership Learning Communities

Mentor Pastors

Listing of our Leadership Learning Communities Mentor Pastors. Click a heading to sort by that column.

Geographical Area	Name of Mentor Pastor(s)	Mentor Pastor Email
Southern South Idaho & Nevada	Jeff Cooper Twin Falls FBC	pastorjeffcooper@hotmail.com
Eastern South Idaho & Utah	Mark Fisk Blackfoot FBC	markfisk@msn.com
Western South Idaho	Bruce Young Boise First Jim Steiner The Summit	bruce.young@fbcboise.org jim@summitchurchboise.org
Eastern Montana	Ross Lieuallen Billings FBC	rjjjl@peoplepc.com
Western Montana	Jim Sandholdt Kalispell FBC	fbc@welovejesus.net
Eastern Washington	Corey Laughery Palouse Federated	thelaughers@yahoo.com
Central Washington	Worth Wilson Cle Elum CC Jim Amend Richland, Southside	pastordad2@gmail.com pastorjim10@verizon.net
Olympic Peninsula & Southwest Washington	Ron Anderson Bremerton, Manette CC Skip Grover Chehalis FBC	revron4u@msn.com skipg11@comcast.net
Seattle	Paul Burnham Bellevue, Newport Hills CC	nhccpastorpaul@cs.com
Everett	Brian Harpell Everett FBC	bharpell@fbc-everett.org
Puget Sound North of Everett	Bob Cameron Bellingham, Laurel CBC	robert.cameron10@verizon.net