The Paterson Podcast

Before he ever set out to publish his own titles, Mark Batterson consumed the published work of others. Reading over 3000 books over 13 years, he reverse engineered them to become self-taught in his own writing craft.Today, Mark is the lead pastor at National Community Church in Washington, DC and a New York Times bestselling author. His latest title, Win the Day, shares practical insights to harnessing the power of twenty-four hours. The vision at NCC is ever-expanding, and their impact on the DC community is tangible.In this week’s podcast episode, David Mitchell hosts Pastor Mark in a candid conversation that naturally gravitates to Mark’s ability to inspire others in their leadership. “What we’ve got to do I believe, is stand in the gap as peace-makers, grace-givers and tone-setters. This is the moment when leaders lead.”

Before he ever set out to publish his own titles, Mark Batterson consumed the published work of others. Reading over 3000 books over 13 years, he reverse engineered them to become self-taught in his own writing craft.Today, Mark is the lead pastor at National Community Church in Washington, DC and a New York Times bestselling author. His latest title, Win the Day, shares practical insights to harnessing the power of twenty-four hours. The vision at NCC is ever-expanding, and their impact on the DC community is tangible.In this week’s podcast episode, David Mitchell hosts Pastor Mark in a candid conversation that naturally gravitates to Mark’s ability to inspire others in their leadership. “What we’ve got to do I believe, is stand in the gap as peace-makers, grace-givers and tone-setters. This is the moment when leaders lead.”

Living out purpose within your community may feel difficult at first. But as we salvage where and how to replenish personally, clarifying where and how to most fully express our talent and heart becomes a simple extension of what we already do. Join us today as we explore ways to acknowledge our purpose, and bring what we find into calibration with our hunger for community.

Living out purpose within your community may feel difficult at first. But as we salvage where and how to replenish personally, clarifying where and how to most fully express our talent and heart becomes a simple extension of what we already do. Join us today as we explore ways to acknowledge our purpose, and bring what we find into calibration with our hunger for community.

It’s intimidating to discern your life purpose alone. It’s frustrating to know your purpose and not have a way to express it. It’s daunting to consider a way to express it in a practical and compensatory way. Join us today as we share simple and meaningful ideas for how to narrow the gap between your great delight in the world and the world’s great appreciation for it.

It’s intimidating to discern your life purpose alone. It’s frustrating to know your purpose and not have a way to express it. It’s daunting to consider a way to express it in a practical and compensatory way. Join us today as we share simple and meaningful ideas for how to narrow the gap between your great delight in the world and the world’s great appreciation for it.

For many of us, we relegate our purpose in life to the area of life where we are most productive. We see our purpose as a means to an end – as a way to bring helpful compensation into our bank account. Join us today as we broaden our understanding of purpose to include the ripple effect it creates within our family.

For many of us, we relegate our purpose in life to the area of life where we are most productive. We see our purpose as a means to an end – as a way to bring helpful compensation into our bank account. Join us today as we broaden our understanding of purpose to include the ripple effect it creates within our family.

Today we begin a four-part series on Purpose. Purpose can be an intimidating conversation. When we consider our individual purpose, we might feel pressure to generate an inspiring phrase that captures who we aspire to be. We also run the risk of misunderstanding our unique contribution to the world if we only think about our existence in the most general terms of humanity’s purpose. Join David and Stephen as they discuss the importance of living into our unique purpose and how it plays out within our personal Life Domain.

Today we begin a four-part series on Purpose. Purpose can be an intimidating conversation. When we consider our individual purpose, we might feel pressure to generate an inspiring phrase that captures who we aspire to be. We also run the risk of misunderstanding our unique contribution to the world if we only think about our existence in the most general terms of humanity’s purpose. Join David and Stephen as they discuss the importance of living into our unique purpose and how it plays out within our personal Life Domain.

When Jake Weidmann puts his calligraphy pen to paper, there is an immediate connection between his heart and his hand. As Jake explains, the calligraphy pen is so sensitive to pressure and force, that it literally picks up the heartbeat of the one holding it; the murmurings and tremors of the heart show up in the pressure and flow of the pen on the paper. As a master penman (one of only 9 in the world and the youngest by a few decades), Jake brings his heart and theology to every piece he creates. In our latest Podcast episode, we sit down with Jake to talk about art, theology, and the creative process.

When Jake Weidmann puts his calligraphy pen to paper, there is an immediate connection between his heart and his hand. As Jake explains, the calligraphy pen is so sensitive to pressure and force, that it literally picks up the heartbeat of the one holding it; the murmurings and tremors of the heart show up in the pressure and flow of the pen on the paper. As a master penman (one of only 9 in the world and the youngest by a few decades), Jake brings his heart and theology to every piece he creates. In our latest Podcast episode, we sit down with Jake to talk about art, theology, and the creative process.

If you spend even a few moments with Austin and Esther Havens Mann, two professional photographers focused on capturing travel and humanitarian subjects, respectively, you’ll hear them talk about light. Whether it’s Esther helping people see themselves in “new light,” or Austin finding places where the light breaks through; through their lens, you’ll see the world in a whole new way. The Mann’s work has been featured in National Geographic, Forbes, and the New York Times. Their clients include Apple, Charity:Water, and TOMS shoes. In today's podcast episode, we caught up with the Manns, to talk all things creativity, humanity, and mastery. Listen in today.

If you spend even a few moments with Austin and Esther Havens Mann, two professional photographers focused on capturing travel and humanitarian subjects, respectively, you’ll hear them talk about light. Whether it’s Esther helping people see themselves in “new light,” or Austin finding places where the light breaks through; through their lens, you’ll see the world in a whole new way. The Mann’s work has been featured in National Geographic, Forbes, and the New York Times. Their clients include Apple, Charity:Water, and TOMS shoes. In today's podcast episode, we caught up with the Manns, to talk all things creativity, humanity, and mastery. Listen in today.

Where did all the excitement, enthusiasm, and trust go? How is it replaced so quickly with this fear of complication? In this series, we are diving into the topic of fear and our response to fear. This week we conclude by discussing how fear can cause us to overcomplicate. When fear enters our thinking, we begin to listen to a number of voices that skew our vision. We are distracted by the noise and lose our sense of direction in the pursuit of what matters most. It can be tempting to reach for an immediate solution. What would it look like to put our solutions on pause and start by getting perspective? Listen in as David and Stephen tell of their own experience with over-complication and share practical ways to make truth visible.