Answers in Search of Problems Leadership
June 28, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsEvery church leader, lay or volunteer, is full of experiences, information and skills accumulated over a lifetime in ministry and/or... Continue Reading
Author Archives for Jim Baker
The Five W’s and One H Method For Decision Making
June 21, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughts5W1H represents a list of fundamental questions, What? Why? Who? Where? When? and How?, whose answers are considered basic in... Continue Reading
The Many Advisors Approach To Decision Making
June 14, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsSuppose I wake up one morning with a crick in my neck that won’t go away. I go to my... Continue Reading
Do You Have A Peaceful Mind?
June 7, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsIt has been said that “peace of mind” is an oxymoron…….that if you are “in your mind” there is no... Continue Reading
Whole Brain Scripture Meditation As a Spiritual Practice
May 31, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsMost of us are inclined to mostly use only one side of our brain. Our thought processes are either predominately creative,... Continue Reading
A Spiritual Exercise: The Love Chapter Paraphrased and Personalized
May 24, 2016 6:06 am 1 CommentJoseph F. Schmidt, noted lecturer, spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of “Praying Our Experiences,” “Praying with Thérèse of Lisieux,”... Continue Reading
God’s Plumb Lines for Shepherds of His People
May 17, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsIn their widely read book, Fresh Encounter, Henry Blackaby and Claude King, challenge church leaders to be shepherds of the... Continue Reading
The 80/20 Rule And How It Can Transform Your Church
May 10, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsKnown by various names, including Pareto’s Law, Pareto’s Principle, The 80/20 Rule, and The Law of Disproportionate Distribution, the 80/20... Continue Reading
15 Ways To Make a Personal Spiritual Retreat Meaningful
May 3, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsMinistry by definition is depleting. We walk down the halls of our church and feel as if people are sticking... Continue Reading
12 Agenda Buckets for Church Staff Meetings
April 26, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsI have always found it helpful to think in terms of “buckets” to unlock and stimulate my thinking. Considering potential... Continue Reading
Developing a Communication Plan for Your Strategic Plan
April 19, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughtsThe suffix “ate” is of Latin origin typically meaning “possessing the characteristics of or denoting a certain function.” A comprehensive... Continue Reading
A Simple Formula for Inculcating a Message Into Church Culture
April 12, 2016 6:06 am Leave your thoughts“Inculcate” is defined as instilling an idea, attitude, habit or value into a culture or organization through persistent instruction. Therefore,... Continue Reading
