Author Archives: Jim Baker

5 Tips To Follow When Being Interviewed

Kicking off June with a blast from the past. Oh… these aren’t job interview tips… although maybe they apply here too. In 2006 I was interviewed on a Christian Radio Station in Latvia.  I was pretty honored.  I played a live version of a song I wrote, and then they played a recording I had […]

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3 Ways To Keep Growing As A Leader

Here are 3 ways to grow as a leader.  Because I’m in full time ministry my slant is ministry leadership, however, I think these 3 tips can be applied or slightly altered to be relevant for any leader. I fully believe that the best leaders keep growing.  In an upcoming Doing Ministry Well interview with […]

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Linky Wednesday 05.27.15

  If you haven’t already check out this weeks episode of Doing Ministry Well!  This week we interview Judy Smith.  She talks about a discipline of gratefulness and also tells her side of the story of her husbands near death encounter.  If you haven’t yet PLEASE rate, comment and subscribe on Itunes to keep up with the […]

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Thoughts On Yesterday’s Memorial Day

Yesterday in the US we took the day to remember our veterans who paid the ultimate price for our freedom and liberties, to that I say thank you. However, I can’t help but think of the ONE who set the ultimate example of sacrifice and paid a price no one else could pay to buy […]

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May 2015 Video Update!

IMG 5393 from Jim and Jess Baker on Vimeo. Please go rate our podcast 5 stars and leave a positive comment on Itunes!   Please bookmark this link for all of your Amazon shopping!   It costs you nothing extra but we get a small kick back as an afiliiate!   Respond with a video […]

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How To Do Care Ministry

How do I do care ministry?  You might have asked this question. Our friends Blake and Jenni just had their first baby.  But there were some complications.  Baby Annelyse was born and didn’t have a heart beat for the first 20 or so minutes.  They are still in the NICU with her.  They are a […]

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You Suck At Drawing Boundaries

I suck at drawing boundaries too. If you’re in ministry please listen to this podcast by Danny Silk. It’s entitled:  The Art Of Self Control Did you listen?  What do you think?  Comment and let us know!

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Wednesday Links 5.20.15

I’m going to try something new on Wednesdays.  I’m going to link to blog posts that I’ve shared the week prior on social media, things that I’ve found useful and maybe you will too.  I’ll also share the most recent episode of my podcast Doing Ministry Well which gets released each Wednesday.  And I’ll also […]

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Feeling Guilty For Being An Introvert

[photo from a school of photography assignment 2008] I’m glad that there’s more information about introverts out there.  There’s even a whole book written on the topic.  Called Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking  The author Susan Cain also did a Ted Talk on introversion as well. She says […]

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If I Had This I Could Do That

If I had this, I could do that… If I had more money I’d be more generous. If I had a bigger house I’d be more hospitable. If I had a new camera I’d be better at taking photos. If I had a new computer I’d write more. Steven Pressfield writes in his book The […]

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