Our articles encourage, educate, and equip church leaders as they serve Christ at their churches.
Mar 5, 2025John McGee
Discover 12 Must-Read Books For Young Leaders
Recommendations from Watermark Staff When it comes to reading, most of us have more aspirations than time, and trying to read every stellar Christian book would be a Sisyphean task. To help you prioritize, we’ve asked our staff leadership which books they would recommend unreservedly to any believer who wants to grow as a Christian and a leader. Wherever you are in leadership or your faith journey, we think you’ll find these twelve books helpful and valuable.
Spiritual Formation
Church Leadership
Apr 14, 2023John McGee
How To Lead Through Crisis
What would a great leader do? A crisis is the perfect time to ask, “What would a great leader do?” It would be nice to always lead in a predictable environment where things go the way that they’re supposed to. But that’s not how things work. Life is full of storms, and in many ways, the way you respond to them defines you as a leader. Remember, leaders only exist because problems exist that need fixing!
Church Leadership
Dec 20, 2021John McGee
10 Marriage Ministry Mistakes
Mistakes we've observed When I first started working in marriage ministry nearly 20 years ago, I admittedly did not know what I was doing. I was a young guy at a young church that didn’t even have a marriage ministry before I got there. Experience is a great teacher, and I’ve since learned a lot from mistakes—both mistakes I’ve made myself, and lessons learned from other marriage ministers who have shared their stories with me.
Marriage
Church Leadership
Dec 7, 2020John McGee
Your Most Important Christmas Ministry
Prioritize your family For many church leaders, life reaches a fever pitch during the holiday season. You’re probably concerned about making budgets, preparing end-of-year reports, planning the best Christmas Eve service possible—and doing it all with the ongoing challenges of a pandemic. With all of the December activity it can be easy to forget one group: your family.
Marriage
Church Leadership
Dec 16, 2019John McGee
Not Another Church Conference
Does the world really need another church conference?
Church Leaders Conference
Church Leadership
