2025 Reading List: 54 Books I'm Reading in 2025
Here it is: My 2025 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'm looking forward to my list for next year. And I have decided to add 2 more titles to my list. I'm re-reading a few books for a project I'm working on, so I have worked them into this list of 54. I am continuing to make sure I hone in on certain areas, which are my passion areas. Those passion areas include Leadership, Preaching, Culture, and Theology. So you'll see a lot of titles in those areas. So here are the 60 books I plan to read in 2025 (by category).
And if you want to know how I read 52 books a year, check out this post for my process.
Apologetics
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McClaughlin
The Reason for God by Tim Keller
When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience
Biography
Best Seat in the House by Jack Nicklaus II
Communication/Preaching
Called to Preach by Steven Lawson
Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith
Preaching for God’s Glory Alistair Bagg
Preparing Sermons from Page to Pulpit by Wayne Baxter
The Kind of Preaching God Blesses by Steven Lawson
Small Preaching by Jonathan Pennington
Super Communicators, How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhig
The Kind of Preaching God Blesses by Steven Lawson
Culture
Estranged Pioneers by Korie Edwards and Rebecca Kim
Reforming Criminal Justice by Matthew Martens
The Art of Hospitality by Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon
The Multigenerational Church Crisis by Bryan Chapell
The Spirit of Our Politics by Michael Wear
The Soul-Winning Church: Six Keys to Fostering a Genuine Evangelistic Culture
Up From Nothing by John Hope Bryant
Family/Marriage
The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt
Leadership
Conviction to Lead by Albert Mohler
Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp
Healing Leadership Trauma by Nicholas Rowe and Sheila Rowe
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Leadership as an Identity: The Four Traits of Those Who Wield Lasting Influence
Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agend by Megan Basham
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins
Productivity
48 Days to the Work (and Life) You Love by Dan Miller
Do More Better by Tim Challies
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
The 5am Miracle by Jeff Sanders
The 7-Minute Productivity Solution by John Brandon
Theology
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
A Million Little Miracles by Mark Batterson
A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller
Grasping God’s Word by J. Scott Duvall & Daniel Hays
Real-Life Discipleship by Jim Putnam