1 Jan 2024

2024 Reading List: 52 Books I'm Reading This Year

John C. Richards, Jr.

Here it is: My 2024 Reading List.

I start the year each year with a list of books I plan on reading. Many of you are long-time readers and know I read 52 books a year. I was able to finish about 52 this year. I'm looking forward to my list for next year. It is a fairly diverse list, but it does hone in on some of my passion areas, including Leadership, Preaching, Theology, and Discipleship. So here are the 52 books I plan to read this year (by category).

And if you want to know how I read 52 books a year, check out this post for my process.

Apologetics

1. Humble Confidence by Benno van den Toren and Kang-San Tan
2. Surprised by Doubt by Jason Chatraw and Jack Carson
3. God Speaks Science by John Van Sloten
4. The Bible's Answer to Life's 100 Toughest Questions by Norman Geisler
5. Elephants in the Church by Ken Parker

Preaching/Communication

1. Bully Pulpit by Michael J. Kruger
2. Pastor, Jesus is Enough by Jeremy Writebol
3. Speaking Across Generations by Darrell Hall
4. The Hardest Sermons You'll Ever Have to Preach by Bryan Chapell
5. Preaching to a Divided Nation by Matthew Kim
6. Spirit-Led Preaching by Greg Heisler
7. From the Study to the Pulpit by Allan Moseley
8. Small Preaching by Jonathan Pennington
9. Preaching Old Testament Narratives by Benjamin Walton
10. Preaching with Accuracy by Randal E. Pelton

Church/Leadership

1. At Your Best by Cary Nieuwhof
2. The Great Dechurching by Jim Davis and Michael Graham
3. People of the Screen by John Dyer
4. Turning Donors Into Partners by Brad Layland
5. The Plurality Principal by Dave Harvey
6. Gospel Coach by Scott Thomas and Tom Wood
7. The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry
8. Be Known For Something by Mark McDonald

Theology

1. Knowing God's Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology by Jon Nielson
2. The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words by Chris Bruno
3. You Are a Theologian by Jen Wilken and J.T. English
4. Typology by James Hamilton
5. Rediscovering the Holy Spirit by Michael Horton
6. A Dozen Things God Did with Your Sin by Sam Storms
7. Christ from Beginning to End by Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum

Bible Study/Interpretation

1. 14 Fresh Ways to Enjoy the Bible by James F. Coakley
2. Savoring Scripture by Andrew Abernathy
3. The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words by Chris Bruno

Spiritual Formation

1. A Quiet Mind to Suffer With by John Andrew Bryant
2. Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
3. Toxic Faith by Stephen Arteburn

Family/Health

1. The 7 Pillars of Health by Don Colbert
2. Parenting by Andy Stanley

Race/Reconciliation

1. In Church as It Is In Heaven Jamaal E. Williams and Timothy Paul Jones

Languages

1. Greek for Life by Benjamin Merkle
2. Hebrew for Life by Adam Howell

Prayer

1. When You Don't Know What To Pray by Charles Stanley
2. A Praying Church by Paul Miller

Culture

1. Still Time to Care by Greg Johnson
2. Talking to Kids about Gender Identity by Mark Yarhouse
3. The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess
4. Celebrities for Jesus by Katelyn Beaty

Justice

1. Reforming Criminal Justice by Matthew Martens
2. Just Discipleship by Michael Rhodes
3. Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy
4. Becoming Human: The Holy Spirit and the Rhetoric of Race

Biography

1. Tim Keller by Collin Hansen