15 min
A Conversation with Mark Batterson: Dream Big, Pray Hard, and Think Long Stories from the River
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In the 4th installment of Charlie’s conversation with Pastor and NY Times bestselling author Mark Batterson, Charlie and Mark discuss the benefits of mentorship and appreciating those with wisdom who have preceded us as well as the benefits of long-term, multi-generational thinking.
Mark talks about his mentor Dick Foth and his respect for elders. Mark describes his appreciation for those who have paved the way for us when he states: "We drink from wells we didn’t dig; we eat from fields we didn’t plant; and we live in houses we didn’t build." Mark also shares that he wants to posture himself with people who have been there before.
Mark shares his belief that everybody has a unique anointing and how he wants to bump into that. And that he believes that everyone is his superior in some way. And that everyone is fighting a battle he doesn’t know about.
Mark shares how his church National Community Church had just inherited a sacred assignment to take over the Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial. But, that this sacred assignment was inherited from Pastor Amos Dodge and Capital Church who had plowed the ground and planted seeds for 42 years before NCC was handed the sacred assignment.
Mark shares the story of the Capital Turnaround, which they purchased for $29.3M and how much they invested in the foundation as they are thinking in 70 year time horizons in preparing for the benefit of future generations.
Mark shares that faith is seeing through drywall that’s not load-bearing and that before you build, sometimes you have to demo. Mark says that you’ve gotta have eyes of faith and see past what’s already been constructed.
To learn more or to follow Mark, check out https://www.MarkBatterson.com
This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ybiva9ox95g
We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.
Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.
In the 4th installment of Charlie’s conversation with Pastor and NY Times bestselling author Mark Batterson, Charlie and Mark discuss the benefits of mentorship and appreciating those with wisdom who have preceded us as well as the benefits of long-term, multi-generational thinking.
Mark talks about his mentor Dick Foth and his respect for elders. Mark describes his appreciation for those who have paved the way for us when he states: "We drink from wells we didn’t dig; we eat from fields we didn’t plant; and we live in houses we didn’t build." Mark also shares that he wants to posture himself with people who have been there before.
Mark shares his belief that everybody has a unique anointing and how he wants to bump into that. And that he believes that everyone is his superior in some way. And that everyone is fighting a battle he doesn’t know about.
Mark shares how his church National Community Church had just inherited a sacred assignment to take over the Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial. But, that this sacred assignment was inherited from Pastor Amos Dodge and Capital Church who had plowed the ground and planted seeds for 42 years before NCC was handed the sacred assignment.
Mark shares the story of the Capital Turnaround, which they purchased for $29.3M and how much they invested in the foundation as they are thinking in 70 year time horizons in preparing for the benefit of future generations.
Mark shares that faith is seeing through drywall that’s not load-bearing and that before you build, sometimes you have to demo. Mark says that you’ve gotta have eyes of faith and see past what’s already been constructed.
To learn more or to follow Mark, check out https://www.MarkBatterson.com
This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ybiva9ox95g
We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.
Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.
15 min