A 2025 Pastor’s Reading List

As we step into a new year, my prayer is that 2025 will be a year of growth, joy, and fresh inspiration for you. To help spark that growth, I’m sharing my 2025 reading list – 25 for ’25.

Over the past few years, I’ve adjusted my reading approach to focus more on intentionality, giving myself time to truly internalize the lessons and insights from each book. This year’s list includes a mix of practical, spiritual, and thought-provoking reads, carefully chosen to encourage and equip you in your ministry journey.

I hope you find something here that speaks to you as you continue to grow in your calling.

25 books I hope to read in ‘25 (and several here I read in ’24) are, in no particular order:

1. On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble
2. Contagious by Jonah Berger
3. The Awe of God by John Bevere
4. Breath of Life by Robert Henson
5. The Five Day Leader by Lyle Wells
6. Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
7. The Multiplication Effect
8. Poor Charlie’s Almanac by Peter Kaufman
9. The Hope Quotient by Ray Johnston
10. Spiritual Leadership in the Twenty-First Century by David K. Bernard
11. Your World-Class Assistant by Michael Hyatt
12. Devotions with David by David McCool
13. Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright
14. No Limits by John C. Maxwell
15. Praying the Bible by Donald Whitney
16. The 12 Week Year by Brian Morgan and Michael Lennington
17. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone
18. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
19. The Seven Frequencies of Communication by Erwin McManus
20. A Million Little Miracles by Mark Batterson
21. The Power of One More by Ed Mylett
22. Think Ahead by Craig Groeschel
23. A Few Good Men by Stan Gleason
24. The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi
25. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson

I hope you have a profitable reading season this year!