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What Executive Pastors and Pastors Can Learn From White House Chief of Staffs

In the article, All I Need to Know About Being an Executive Pastor I Learned on West Wing,all we looked at the similarities of the relationships of the President and his Chief of Staff and the Pastor and his Executive Pastor. In this article we continue with that analogy by sharing insights from Chris Whipple’s book, “The Gatekeepers: How the... Continue Reading

Jim Baker has a rare ability to set biblical management principles for any large or small church initiative and then organize around that initiative while esteeming the roles of the pastor, staff, committee/elder(s), and the congregation.

While working with Jim I marveled as he handled thousands of super complex initiatives … It was like watching the staff create an initiative for church growth on paper, then tear it up just for fun and throw it the air.

Jim was so organizationally skilled that he could, before the initiative hit the ground, catch, reassemble and hand it back in better shape than when we tossed it into the wind.

Seriously, Jim is amazing at moving a church organization forward for the kingdom of God.

Dr. Walter Jackson
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Winter Park, Florida
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Jim Baker

Jim is a Church Organizational Leadership and Management Coach, Consultant and Trainer. Throughout his career Jim has demonstrated a passion for showing Pastors and Ministers how to use organizational tools for church and personal growth and health.

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“For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.” Colossians 2:5