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

Mark Batterson argues that meaningful success and transformation emerge from small, consistent decisions that accumulate over time. Batterson highlights long-term thinking, disciplined routines, persistence, and clearly defined convictions as key elements that enable major breakthroughs. Drawing on biblical narratives, historical examples, and leadership lessons, he emphasizes that sustained commitment positions individuals for pivotal moments of progress. The book encourages readers who feel stalled to trust the long process, asserting that steady faithfulness ultimately yields significant, lasting results