Author Archives for Jim Baker

The “Stay Conversation” – The One Conversation Church Leaders Should Now Be Having With Their Staff

January 18, 2022 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on The “Stay Conversation” – The One Conversation Church Leaders Should Now Be Having With Their Staff

Stories abound in the news about the “great resignation” and how challenging employee retention is for many organizations. This is... Continue Reading


What Will You Let Go Of In 2022?

January 11, 2022 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on What Will You Let Go Of In 2022?

Admittedly, most of what I have set out as goals in the past have been goals related to acquiring, achieving,... Continue Reading


January Is A Great Time To Create An Annual Spiritual Growth Plan

January 4, 2022 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on January Is A Great Time To Create An Annual Spiritual Growth Plan

I find it puzzling that we readily accept the importance of practice in sports, in music, in any successful business,... Continue Reading


Top 10 Most Read Church Leadership Resources In 2021

December 28, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on Top 10 Most Read Church Leadership Resources In 2021

The Sacred Structures Website offers over 75 free church leadership resources for pastors, ministers and lay leaders. Here are the... Continue Reading


Top 10 Most Read Posts In 2021

December 21, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on Top 10 Most Read Posts In 2021

I am grateful for the many readers of my weekly blog and like to take the opportunity at the end... Continue Reading


Dream Alliance – A Tale About The Value Of Listening To The Opposition

December 14, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on Dream Alliance – A Tale About The Value Of Listening To The Opposition

In today’s public and private discourse listening to the opposition is considered taboo, much less yielding to their position. The... Continue Reading


We Have To Become Better Fruit Inspectors

December 7, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on We Have To Become Better Fruit Inspectors

In today’s world selecting and following leaders of companies, churches, organizations and governments based upon their positions on policy and... Continue Reading


When Protecting The Church Goes Awry

November 30, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on When Protecting The Church Goes Awry

My generation of church leaders were taught that a key part of our responsibility is protecting the church as an... Continue Reading


What Does A Pastor Accountability And Support Team Look Like?

November 23, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on What Does A Pastor Accountability And Support Team Look Like?

In our last two posts we have examined the challenges with pastor accountability and evaluation and provided a process to... Continue Reading


Senior Pastor Evaluation And Accountability Template

November 16, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on Senior Pastor Evaluation And Accountability Template

In our last article, The Conundrum of Pastor Accountability and Evaluation, we talked of the challenges in effectively and fairly... Continue Reading


The Conundrum Of Pastor Accountability And Evaluation

November 9, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on The Conundrum Of Pastor Accountability And Evaluation

As a general practice I am all for accountability, assuming it is healthy accountability. Therein as they say is “the... Continue Reading


Seven Approaches For Addressing Social, Political and Theological Differences

November 2, 2021 1:18 am Published by Comments Off on Seven Approaches For Addressing Social, Political and Theological Differences

Many who are in vocational ministry are beginning to accept the uneasy reality that for the remainder of their career... Continue Reading