2025 Reading List: 54 Books I'm Reading in 2025

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

Speaking My Mind: The Radical Evangelical Prophet Tackles the Tough Issues Christians Are Afraid to Face by Tony Campolo

Street Smarts by Greg Koulk

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 by Tim Keller

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

Culture Making by Andy Crouch

Estranged Pioneers by Korie Edwards and Rebecca Kim

Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Chris by Scott McKnight and Tommy Preson Phillips

Reforming Criminal Justice by Matthew Martens

The Art of Hospitality by Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon

The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy by Jim Wallis

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

Leading Change by John Kotter

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

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Do More Better by Tim Challies

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

The 5am Miracle by Jeff Sanders

The 7-Minute Productivity Solution by John Brandon

The Art of Work by Jeff Goins

Think Again by Adam Grant

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

It's OK That You're Not OK

Real-Life Discipleship by Jim Putnam

Simply Jesus by N.T. Wright

The Grace of God by Andy Stanley

The Awe of God by John Bevere