Jim Taylor is one of Canada's best known authors and editors among mainline churches and denominations. He is the author of twelve books including The Spirituality of Pets, An Everyday God, Precious Days and Practical Love: Caring for an Aging Parent, and Letters to Stephen. He was the founding editor of the ecumenical clergy journal Practice of Ministry in Canada (PMC) for fifteen years and was Managing Editor of The United Church Observer for thirteen years.