The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

God and the good of others.

Every week, I host a conversation with a Christian who's pursuing world-class mastery of their craft.

We talk about their path to mastery. We talk about their daily habits and routine. their This is a great episode to end 2020.

Today's guest is Mark Batterson who really needs no introduction.

But if you don't know who he is, he's the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C.

But you probably know him from his New York Times best-selling books.

He's published almost 20 books, including The Circlemaker,

in a pit with a lion on a snowy day and his newest book,

Win the day.

Mark and I recently sat down.

We talked about the five levels

of highlighting that Mark uses when he has read more than 3,000, 4,000 books now, however many books he's up to.

We talked about what the law of requisite variety means for us and our need to switch up routines.

Topic that's very relevant as we round out this very routine driven 2020.

Mark and I also talked about why our uniqueness is a

testament not to our value but to God's great creativity and what his

creativity means for our work.

You guys are going to love this conversation with Mark Batterson.

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