Episode 470: Mark Batterson
In this episode, Mark Batterson joins me to talk about Not My Circus and how to live with courage, conviction, and compassion in a world of chaos. We explore discernment as anointed intuition, why grace and truth need each other, and what Jesus with the woman caught in adultery teaches us about which comes first. Mark opens up about people-pleasing, overfunctioning, and the practice of being unoffendable. We discuss unity in a divided church, holding convictions with humility, and the call to create culture rather than simply consume or condemn it. We also talk about wayfinding and how discernment grows over time.
Mark Batterson is the New York Times bestselling author of 25 adult and children’s books including Whisper and A Million Little Miracles. His newest book is Not My Circus: Living with Courage, Conviction and Compassion in a World of Chaos. More than 10 million of his books are in print.
He’s also the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. One church with multiple campuses, NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the DC Dream Center, the CultureHouse, and the Capital Turnaround. Mark holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University. He and his wife, Lora, have been married for 30 years, have three adult children and reside on Capitol Hill. For more information, visit markbatterson.com and Instagram.com/markbatterson, https://www.facebook.com/markbatterson/ & https://X.com/markbatterson
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