æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, dˈɪɹ lˈɛft ðə dˈæləs sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi fˈækəlti ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə stˈæf ʌvðə vˈɪnjɚd kɹˈɪstʃən fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn ˈænɐhˌaɪm, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, pˈæstɚd æt ðæt tˈaɪm baɪ hɪz fɹˈɛnd, vˈɪnjɚd mˈuːvmənt fˈaʊndɚ dʒˈɑːn wˈɪmbɚ.
At the end of 1987, Deere left the Dallas Seminary faculty and joined the staff of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church in Anaheim, California, pastored at that time by his friend, Vineyard movement founder John Wimber.