Mark Batterson
@MarkBatterson
Lead Pastor, @NCC Washington DC. Author, A Million Little Miracles, Win The Day, Whisper, Chase The Lion, The Circle Maker, In a Pit With a Lion On a Snowy Day
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
ever stumble across a moose in the wild?! less than ten yards away when we spotted him🫎😳🙌
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.
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…
never experienced a miracle? you have never not. in fact, you are one! if you’re looking for a summer read, @AmazonKindle version of #AMillionLittleMiracles is $1.99 for a limited time!
That was fun! Another #PlayAndPray retreat in the books! love our @NCC team. and drone shots. and snow angels in July.
Love this @TeamCoachBuzz
Have posted this list @ the end of each year, but decided to post an update after each quarter of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, in hopes that it helps someone in some way “You will be the same person in 5️⃣years as you are📆, except for the👨🏾🦱👱🏻♀️👩🏻you meet, & the 📚 you read.” Charlie Tremendous Jones
don’t miss this weekend. we continue our series, BY FAITH @NCC the title? The Big Lie. what is it? you’ll find out tomorrow! invite a friend or two!
what a joy and privilege to preach at Calvary Church in Naperville this weekend—the church I grew up in. Met and married the pastor’s daughter! Fun to see old friends and new faces! Thx Marty Sloan!
Back where we met and married—Naperville. Yes, we already hit @LouMalnatis generally speaking, try to hit Lou’s within a few hours of landing! #TheLouRule #LifeRule
fun field trip to the Culturehouse as our team begins to prayerstorm its future. some amazing art has hung on its walls and you can feel the worship in the walls dating back to 1886.
PRAYER is how we WRITE HISTORY before it happens! In 1996, I prayed a 4.7-mile circle around Capitol Hill. Nearly three decades later, we own seven properties on that prayer circle 🙏🏼⭕️ this 1886 church, now the Culture House, is the latest. why did we buy it? WHY NOT. we’re not…
made a significant announcement @NCC today—another miracle in the making. we bought an 1886 church—one of oldest black churches in the city, built by former slaves—that was turned into an epicenter of art as the Culture House. We want to honor that history as we write the next…
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. #WinTheDay it’s $1.99 on @AmazonKindle amazon.com/Win-Day-Habits…
love it when the GOOD NEWS makes the NEWS. Thx @washingtonpost it was an epic Easter Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial #ChristIsRisen washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
If you were placing bets in 1st century on WHAT would last the longest—Roman Empire or Christianity—on WHO would have the greatest influence—Caesar Augustus or Jesus—you bet the farm on Rome. Two thousand years later, CAESAR IS A SALAD and two billion people from every nation,…
praying at the Lincoln Memorial for the Easter Sunrise. preaching out of Acts 2:22-24. there is a little two word phrase that changes everything—BUT GOD. It can FLIP ANY SCRIPT, MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN, and turn ANY SETBACK INTO A COMEBACK. @eastersunrisedc @NCC see you at dawn on the…
it’s Friday, but Sunday is coming! join us for a Good Friday gathering at 6 PM, plus Stations of the Cross gallery @CapTurnaround @NCC who are you inviting to the Easter Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial? eastersunrise.com