Author Archives for Jim Baker

Helping People Make Smooth Transitions During Change

April 28, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

  It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s... Continue Reading


Minimizing the Tyranny of Change

April 21, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The root word for “tyranny” is the Latin word tyrannia, from which we derive the word tyrant. A tyrant is... Continue Reading


A Five Step Approach To Inside Out Change

April 14, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

  Without inner change there can be no outer change – Angel Williams A popular theory is that change happens... Continue Reading


How Executive Pastors Inhibit Change

April 7, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Over twenty plus years as an Executive Pastor I found myself frequently using words like………routinize, systematize and equilibrium. I have... Continue Reading


The Impact of Personal Change on Organizational Change

March 31, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Rarely have I heard a church leader say, “That change didn’t happen because I failed to model the change myself”... Continue Reading


Inspiring Change Quotes and Sayings

March 24, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

  In recent blogs we have been examining the impact of change and how to lead and manage change in... Continue Reading


Three Ways To Use Church History to Lead Change

March 17, 2015 6:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Spanish American Philosopher George Santayana famously wrote in The Life of Reason, “Those that cannot remember the past are condemned... Continue Reading


Traditionalism – You Cannot Move Forward with Nostalgia

March 10, 2015 7:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living…..Jaroslav Pelikan Political, social and... Continue Reading


Synergism – The Correlation Between Movement, Change and Improvement

March 3, 2015 7:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Movement is an overriding theme of the Hebrew Scriptures. Adam and Eve are removed from the Garden of Eden. Hagar... Continue Reading


How Personality Impacts Leading and Managing Change in the Church

February 24, 2015 7:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

If you were a carpenter and didn’t know the difference between a hammer, screwdriver or saw do you think you... Continue Reading


The “Secret Sauce” of Leading Organizational Change

February 17, 2015 7:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

There is an old adage that states, “Organizations don’t change; people change and they change organizations.” It is well documented... Continue Reading


The Burning Platform – A Metaphor for Organizational Change

February 10, 2015 7:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

“It was fry or jump, so I jumped.” — Andy Mochan In a previous post, Motivation – Dissatisfaction; No Dissatisfaction,... Continue Reading