Episode 209Sep 17, 2026

3 Questions to Help You Steward What You Lead | John McGee

Leadership involves responsible stewardship. In this episode of the Church Leadership Podcast, John McGee discusses a straightforward exercise he recently used with his team to assess and reflect on the resources God has entrusted to them.

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Photograph of John McGee, Executive Director of Watermark Resources in front of a mic, and laptop in the Church Leadership Podcast studio at Watermark Community Church.

About this Episode

Leadership is stewardship. In this episode of Church Leadership Podcast, John McGee shares a simple exercise he recently used with his team to evaluate what God has entrusted to them. It's broken down into three questions:

  • What could be excellent?
  • What should be expanded?
  • What needs to end?

John shares why leaders can't settle for simply keeping things running, how listening to the people closest to the work can bring clarity, and why good stewardship requires leaders to turn ideas into action.

 

 

 

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