Gradually Then Suddenly: How to Dream Bigger, Decide Better, and Leave a Lasting Legacy

By Mark Batterson

ECPA BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Legacies aren't built overnight. The New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day reveals a life-changing truth about achievement: God is building you up steadily so you're ready for the next level.

In this illuminating book, Mark Batterson reveals that every area of life--from personal growth to professional development to spiritual transformation--follows the same pattern: gradually then suddenly. What we perceive as overnight success is the result of little decisions compounding over time.

Drawing from compelling biblical examples, fascinating historical stories, and hard-won leadership insights, Batterson demonstrates that God uses long obedience in the same direction to prepare us for those moments of major progress.

Gradually Then Suddenly will help you
- cultivate cathedral thinking--adopt a long-term perspective that changes your daily decisions and life trajectory
- leverage the compound effect--discover how courageous decisions and consistent routines domino into life-changing results
- harness the power of persistence--commit yourself to the long game, and the impossible becomes possible
- curate core convictions--discover how to defy peer pressure, popular opinion, and political correctness by defining your deepest convictions

For anyone feeling stuck in the "gradually" phase, this book is a beacon of hope. If you do the right things day in and day out, God is going to show up and show off His faithfulness--not just for you but for generations to come.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F25SW4C8
• ISBN13: 9798217152070
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"