Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson is an American pastor and author. Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. NCC was recognized as one of the Most Innovative and Most Influential Churches in America by Outreach Magazine in 2008. Batterson is also the author of the books In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Goose Chase and blogs daily at www.evotional.com. Batterson's latest book The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
CountryUnited States of America
In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past.
I am a pastor so I eat and breathe the Church.
God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities.
I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation.
Too often the word 'prayer' induces guilt because we don't do enough of it. After all, I've never met anyone who said they pray too much! All of us fall short. And we often feel like our prayers fall flat.
The greatest tragedy in life is that some prayers go unanswered as they go unasked.
Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine.
Don't seek opportunity. Seek God and opportunity will seek you.
Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know.
It’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one!
If you want to find your voice, you need to hear the voice of God.
We pray as if God’s chief objective is our personal comfort. It’s not. God’s chief objective is His glory.
We've lost the wow of God because we've lost the woe of God. His perfect holiness helps us truly appreciate His amazing grace.
Whatever God wants to do through you, He will do in you first. You've got to be what you want to see.