Top 10 Posts In 2019
December 24, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsBelow are links to the Top 10 most popular Sacred Structures posts in 2019. Check in next week for the... Continue Reading
Author Archives for Jim Baker
Learning How To Be More Open Minded
December 17, 2019 4:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn the article What Does It Mean To Be Open Minded? we examined the definition and characteristics of open-mindedness. In... Continue Reading
What Does It Mean To Be Open Minded?
December 10, 2019 4:00 am Leave your thoughtsAs my wife and I have aged, we have consistently observed that as people grow older they either become more... Continue Reading
What Would It Look Like If The Church Was Christian?
December 3, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsIn these urgent times, the Christian Church cannot keep avoiding what Jesus actually emphasized and mandated. Practical, practice-based Christianity can... Continue Reading
The End Run Game
November 26, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsEvery leader has experienced it….the end run game. One of their direct reports takes them out of the loop and... Continue Reading
The Saint Francis Peace Prayer As A Spiritual Practice
November 19, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsOne of the most frequently read prayers by those seeking peace and comfort is attributed to Francis of Assisi. Saint... Continue Reading
Leaders Don’t Reward Irresponsible Behavior
November 12, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsThere is a sobering story for leaders in Victor Hugo’s novel, Ninety-Three. The story concerns a young ensign on a... Continue Reading
“We’ll See” – A Cautionary Fable
November 5, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsToward the end of the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War,” there is told one of my favorite stories. A CIA officer,... Continue Reading
What Executive Pastors and Pastors Can Learn From White House Chief of Staffs
October 29, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsIn the article, All I Need to Know About Being an Executive Pastor I Learned on West Wing,all we looked... Continue Reading
The Church And The Scapegoat Pattern
October 22, 2019 4:01 am Leave your thoughtsI find myself frequently surprised by how many people are unaware that the word “scapegoat” has biblical origins. Or how... Continue Reading
Leading From Behind Is Not A Contradiction
October 15, 2019 4:05 am Leave your thoughtsLeading from behind sounds like a contradiction in terms. But, Kelly Wendorff of EQUUS Inspired, says that horses effectively do... Continue Reading
What Church Leaders Can Do To Reduce Employee Burnout
October 1, 2019 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsIn this second of three articles on the recent Gallup study on employee burnout, we explore the role church... Continue Reading
