10 Books I Am Excited To Read
Leaders are readers. Although it can be time-consuming, you actually save time by reading. Nothing has accelerated my own personal and spiritual growth as a pastor as much as reading.So what are you excited about reading right now? Here are ten books I am excited to read. I just picked these up and cannot wait to dive into them:
- Living By Revealed Truth: The Life And Pastoral Theology Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon by Tom Nettles
- Heaven by Randy Alcorn
- Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways To Keep Yours Alive by Thom Rainer
- Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples by Jim Putnam
- The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patric Lencioni
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business by Charles Duhigg
- The Heart of Leadership: Becoming A Leader People Want To Follow by Mark Miller
- Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together And Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
- Preach: Theology Meets Practice by Mark Dever
- What Every Pastor Should Know: 101 Indispensable Rules of Thumb for Leading Your Church by Gary L. macintosh
What are you reading? What have you read recently that you would recommend? I would love to hear your recommendations in the comments below. I am always looking for the next book to read.
By the way, if you are looking for more books to read, my new book Preaching Nuts & Bolts is on sale now for 50% off.
I’m currently reading, Mark: A Theological Commentary for Preachers, by Abraham Kuruvilla. It’s a fascinating read because he focuses on the “thrust” of what Mark is trying to do with his particular structure. Instead of looking through the text and preaching the story, Kuruvilla privileges the text and discoveries what he’s doing with his specific content, and draws the theology from it.
Thanks for sharing. I will have to check that one out
I am currently Reimagining Evangelism by Rick Richardson – I am reading this as a two year training program our Denomination district is doing. Very practical book about how in today’s culture evangelism works better as relationship over time as opposed to a single event.
I just finished reading and would recommend The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism by Kevin Deyoung. – Kevin details the theology behind the Heidelberg Catechism – I don’t agree with of all Reformed Theology but found the book to be a great read. Kevin also works in his sense of humor. It also fed my need for history.