Hosted by John McGee, Senior Director of Watermark Resources, the Church Leadership Podcast discusses relevant topics for church leaders to encourage and equip them for ministry at their own churches.
Episode: 123May 1, 2023
Trading Ambition for Faithfulness
Before he led at Watermark’s Young Adult Ministry or preached at Harris Creek in Waco, Jonathan “JP” Pokluda was money-driven and success-obsessed. In this week’s Church Leadership Podcast, JP shares how he found himself in vocational ministry with no ladder to climb and had to rethink his whole approach to life.
Spiritual Formation
Church Leadership
Episode: 122Apr 5, 2023
What Leaders Look For - Part 2
Last week, John McGee and Caitlin Van Wagoner shared some qualities that make people stand out on a team. Now they’re back with more habits of exceptional employees—like following through, challenging the status quo, and soliciting feedback—and how you can develop them. (You can find Part 1 here.) What Leaders Look For - Download
Church Leadership
Episode: 121Mar 22, 2023
What Leaders Look For - Part 1
Certain people stand out as exemplary teammates, and it can be hard to put your finger on why. In this week's Church Leadership Podcast, John McGee and Caitlin Van Wagoner examine the qualities that make these people so exceptional, how to use them to distinguish yourself on a team, and how leaders can cultivate them in an organization.
Church Leadership
Episode: 120Mar 8, 2023
How to Onboard New Staff and Volunteers
In many ways, the way you bring an employee or volunteer on board sets the tone for their experience going forward. It goes beyond just setting them up with a key card or a lanyard with a name tag; it’s a chance to introduce them to the culture they’re joining and communicate how valuable they are to the team. Special guests Josiah Jones and Lanie Eberhard joined this week’s Church Leadership Podcast to share their best practices for starting things on the right foot. Onboarding Documents from Watermark's HR Department: Onboarding Document - Hosts and Guests Onboarding Document - Events and Ministries Onboarding Document - Contacting Facilites, IT and Production Onboarding Document - Writing Your Website Bio Recommended Podcast Episodes for New Team Members: 1. Views from the Porch “How to Work at Work” 2. Views from the Porch “Becoming Unoffendable” 3. Views from the Porch “Leading Up Part 1” 4. Views from the Porch “Leading Up Part 2” 5. Church Leaders Podcast “Giving and Receiving Feedback” 6. Church Leaders Podcast “Responding to Criticism” 7. Church Leaders Podcast “What Older Leaders Want You to Know” 8. Church Leaders Podcast “A Leaders First 90 Days”
Church Leadership
Staff & Teams
Episode: 119Feb 22, 2023
What to Do After a Win
Responding to failure gets a lot of attention– but what about success? What’s the right response of a Christ-follower when things go well? What’s the difference between confidence and arrogance? In this week’s podcast, John McGee shares the six things you should always do after a win. 6 THINGS TO DO AFTER A WIN: 1. STAY HUMBLE 2. GIVE AWAY THE WIN 3. REVERSE ENGINEER THE WIN 4. LEVERAGE THE ENERGY BOOST 5. PREPARE FOR THE CRASH 6. SAVE EVERYTHING
Church Leadership
Episode: 118Feb 8, 2023
Leading From the Inside Out
The last few episodes of the Church Leadership Podcast talked about physical health and growth, but internal health is just as important. Leadership can be lonely, and the constant pressure to produce and perform can push “inside health” to the bottom of the priority list. If you strip away all the external results of your efforts and instead examine just your heart, how are you actually doing?
Church Leadership
Episode: 117Jan 25, 2023
10 Ways to Be Your Own Chief Development Officer
Most of us hope to continue growing and developing throughout our lives. However, without taking conscious steps, it's easy to become complacent in our daily routines and habitual ways of thinking. In this week's podcast, John McGee shares ten actionable strategies to foster your own growth and self-improvement.
Church Leadership
Episode: 116Jan 11, 2023
Physical Health and the Church Leader
Most of us acknowledge our bodies as temples to be stewarded for God’s glory, but it’s easier said than put into practice. In today’s episode of the Church Leadership Podcast, Luke Friesen and Bobby Rodriguez explain some of the spiritual implications of physical health and some measurable steps you can take toward being a healthier leader.
Care & Recovery
Church Leadership
Episode: 115Dec 14, 2022
Strategy Made Simple
When is the last time you thought about strategic plans? For many of us, it's probably been a little while. On this episode, we're joined by Harvard MBA and Executive Pastor of Watermark Community Church, John Cox as we dive into the key elements of crafting a strategic plan and common pitfalls to avoid.
Church Leadership
Church Operations
Episode: 114Nov 30, 2022
Managing Your Emotions as a Leader
Even competent employees won’t last long if they can’t manage their own emotions. Unfortunately, most of us can't even identify our emotions, much less realize when we’re allowing them to drive our decisions. On this week’s podcast, Jeff Ward, Watermark Director of External Focus, shares six tips for understanding, embracing, and managing the God-given gift of emotions. Managing Your Emotions - Notes
Care & Recovery
Church Leadership
Episode: 113Nov 16, 2022
The Value of Setting Strategic Priorities
In a time of growth and transformation for Watermark, leaders invested extraordinary amounts of time and prayer into identifying, articulating, and reinforcing the church’s four strategic priorities. Elder and senior pastor Blake Holmes shares his takeaways on bringing clarity and focus and securing team buy-in.
Church Leadership
Church Operations
Episode: 112Nov 2, 2022
How to Leave a Job Well
The job isn’t done just because you’re moving on. How you leave is how you will be remembered; it starts long before you leave and doesn’t end the day you resign. John Cox draws from his own experience to share insight about building an environment of trust and navigating transitions with godliness.
Church Leadership
