Mark Batterson

praying over our city, over our nation today. a few reminders? administrations come and go, but the kingdom is forever! there is a hill higher than Capitol Hill—a hill called Calvary. that said, elections matter. politics is penultimate, but politics matter because policy matters because people matter. I know politics can feel like a three-ring circus at times, but #NotMyCircus doesn’t mean non-participation. it’s exercising agency without absorbing the anxiety. vote your conscience!

we continue #NotMyCircus this weekend. once we wrap the series, all the creative collateral—trailers and graphics—will be free at markbatterson.com/books/not-…

thanks to those who have already READ and REVIEWED #NotMyCircus we’re off and running!

that was fun. kicked off #NotMyCircus @NCC this weekend. watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMDoF2…

we kick off a new series based on the book #NotMyCircus this weekend. invite a friend or two or three! @NCC

tomorrow is the big day—the release of #NotMyCircus but we’ve got SIGNED COPIES @ebenezers today! and I might add, friends don’t let friends read alone. this book is a CONVERSATION piece. my advice? read it with someone who doesn’t look like you, think like you or vote like you.

come and get. #NotMyCircus do a #LambeauLeap while you’re it. if you’re in Green Bay, I’m speaking at Life Church in Green Bay tomorrow! lifechurchgreenbay.com

Twenty years ago today—October 17, 2006–IN A PIT WITH A LION ON SNOWY DAY hit bookshelves. I knew that 97% of books don’t sell 5,000 copies, BUT GOD. Next week, I’m releasing 27th title—#NotMyCircus.

we’re t-minus one week until #NotMyCircus hits bookshelves. time for a book drop. finders keepers!

culture cancels right and left. social media rewards shaming. and algorithms amplify outrage. join me on Oct 20 at 7 PM EST for a live webinar as I teach 4 principles from #NotMyCircus—ask anything, listen well, disagree freely and love regardless.  save your spot: experience.gracecorner.com/n…

for 25+ years, we’ve done our annual planning retreat in Baltimore. dreaming into 2027. might as well do a book drop! hint? it’s near the National Aquarium—finders keepers! #NotMyCircus

there are two lions outside The New York Public Library—Patience and Fortitude. eye spy one of them reading #NotMyCircus during Banned Books Week. finders keepers! tag me if you get it. then pop inside and check out Hunt-Lenox Globe that inspired the last chapter—Here Be Dragons

my new book—#NotMyCircus—drops on Oct 20. I’m going to hide-and-seek a few books—finders keepers. for 13 years, @NCC met in the movie theaters at Union Station. this is where I’d pray on Saturday night.

You can’t control the noise. You can choose how you show up. On Oct 20, I’ll unpack four principles for better conversations: Ask Anything. Listen Well. Disagree Freely. Love Regardless. Preorder #NotMyCircus for VIP access to the live teaching + Q&A, replay access, and 7-Day Devotional Challenge. gracecrnr.com/nmc_bl_batters…  #NotMyCircus

my friends @BNBuzz are offering 25% off all pre-orders of #NotMyCircus Sep 9-11. Premium Members get an additional 10% off. use the code PREORDER25 barnesandnoble.com/w/not-my-…

a day trip to Dallas to film with my friends, Matt and Laurie @TBN —amazing set for #NotMyCircus. Then filled with Randy and Blinda @LifeTodayTV

we’re t- minus one month from occupying the east side of the @CapTurnaround construction is fast and furious. trying to get it ready for our RENEW CONFERENCE, Sept 24-25. we’ll also launch a 10 AM gathering—in the round. stay tuned @NCC

the W in WNBA, DEI, ICE and AI—everything is politicized these days. Welcome to the circus! how do we rise above the shaming, blaming and faming? how do we stand in the gap as grace givers, truth tellers and tone setters? #NotMtCircus releases Oct 20 but you can get an advance copy if you pre-order. details at markbatterson.com

30 years ago—August 16, 1996–I was reading Joshua 1:3–“I will give you everywhere you set you foot.” the Sunday prior we had 13 people and total income was $2000 per month. 3 decades later we own 7 properties worth $100 million debt-free. how does that happen? #GraduallyThenSuddenly God has blessings in categories we can’t conceive of and prayer is how we write history before it happens. #OnlyGod @NCC

the true measure of a church isn’t butts in seats—it’s knees at the altar. this morning @vintagerobb spoke @NCC. diagnosed with ALS less than 2 months ago, he preached his guts out. then anointed hundreds of people who came to the altar! must listen: youtu.be/epOqPOKquM0