how do you run a marathon, get out of debt, start a business, write a book or get a promotion? TWO WAYS: GRADUALLY then SUDDENLY. we overestimate what we can accomplish in a year or two, but we underestimate what God can do in a decade or two or three! it’s all about long

have you ever had a centenarian pray for you? it packs punch! yes, Dorothy is reading #AMillionLittleMiracles. still learning at 102! oh, she’s also sending me some of her recently created original artwork. Inspired, to say the least.

ever stumble across a moose in the wild?! less than ten yards away when we spotted him🫎😳🙌

a few years ago, I started taking a summer study break—a few weeks to rest, reset, and recreate. change of pace + change of place = change of perspective. no better place to do than God’s country—Colorado has become one of our happy places! #AMillionLittleMiracles

Think you’ve never witnessed a miracle? Mark Batterson wants you to think again. relevantmagazine.com/faith/think-yo…

some of us are so busy climbing the ladder of success we fail to realize its leaning against the wrong wall. That’s why I take a study break every summer to read, reset and recreate. the week-to-week rhythm is pretty demanding. study break is when, where, and how I pop the

permits are pending, but we’ll start renovating 30,000 sf on the east side of Capital Turnaround in a few weeks! it’ll include Ebenezers coffeehouse + roastery and multipurpose space called Dock 3. we’ll share updates along the way! #TheBestIsYetToCome

Eight years ago we turned an abandoned apartment building into DC Dream Center it would not have happened without the vision and passion of Pastor Joel Schmidgall and Pastor Ernest Clover. grateful for their leadership and our incredible dream team that includes people like Jason

we overestimate what we can accomplish in a year, but we underestimate what God can do in a decade or two or three! overnight success is an oxymoron. dreams become reality #GraduallyThenSuddenly you can PRE-ORDER now and download a free chapter at markbatterson.com

You have probably heard me talk about “Lion Chasers.” This man, Mark Batterson, is who got me started on that journey! Grateful to be able to see him preach live National Community Church this morning in our nation’s capital.

want an advance copy of #GraduallyThenSuddenly along with an autographed bookplate? all you have to do is PRE-ORDER the book, then “claim my gift” here: markbatterson.com/books/graduall…

hard to put the last 24 hours into perspective. it wasn’t just a speaking trip. it was a pilgrimage to the cow pasture in Alexandria, Minnesota where I felt called to ministry on August 19, 1989. it’s a day when decades happen. one prayer walk completely changed the trajectory of

We launched Ministry Pass 11 years ago this week. We bought a Mark Batterson book for every pastor who signed up. It’s been a great ride.

before a new book releases, I like playing a little game of hide-and-seek. I’ll drop a few books around town—it’s yours if you find it first. why not start at the library of congress! #GraduallyThenSuddenly releases Nov 4. markbatterson.com/books/graduall…

my writing season starts on my birthday—November 5–and it ends Super Bowl Sunday. Then it’s three rounds of edits and recording the audio book. then you get the actual book—the first physical copy— a few weeks before it releases, and it’s sort of surreal. But one thing hasn’t

we’re one week away from the release of #GraduallyThenSuddenly I partnered with my filmmaker friend Joel N. Clark to turn a few stories from the book into short films. Pre-Order here: markbatterson.com/books/graduall…

over the last eighteen months, I’ve been “a fly on the wall” during the making of this movie—reading the script, seeing the early animation, in studio when PHIL WICKHAM recorded the soundtrack. Mark your calendars for Dec 19–the day DAVID opens in theaters! Check out the

it’s the day before the day #GraduallyThenSuddenly releases, but rumor has it, there are signed copies Ebenezers coffeehouse, plus some pretty cool hats!

Today is the release of Mark Batterson new book Gradually Then Suddenly. Ministry Pass™ created a sermon series to go with the book. Get it free here: ministrypass.com/gradually-then…