52 Books I Plan to Read in 2023
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 60 this year. I'm looking forward to my list for next year. It is a very focused list that focuses on three key areas I'm looking at in 2023: Leadership, Preaching, and Discipleship. So here are the 52 books I plan to read this year (by category). Some are re-reads. Others are first-time reads. But I'm looking forward to revisiting some of these in this season of my life.
And if you want to know how I read 52 books a year, check out this post for my process.
Leadership/Discipleship
CEO Excellence by Carolyn Dewer
Moral Leadership for a Divided Age by David Gushee
Leading Change by John Kotter
Great Leader, Great Teacher by Gary Bredfeldt
Sticky Leaders by Larry Osborne
The Leadership Ellipse by Robert A. Frying
Entrepreneurial Leadership by Richard Goosen and R. Paul Stevens
Discovering Your Leadership Style by David T. Olson
Institutional Intelligence by Gordon T. Smith
Organizational Leadership by John S. Burns
Leadership Essentials by Greg Ogden
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
The Resilient Leader by Alfred Ellis
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick
Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger
The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel
The 7 Perspective of Effective Leaders by Daniel Harkavy
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
You’re It by Leonard J. Marcus
Leading with a Limp by Dan B. Allender
Next Up by Jonathan Pearson
Leadershift by John Maxwell
Top Ten Ways to Be a Great Leader by Hans Finzel
Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf
Leading at a Higher Level by Ken Blanchard
How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
From Weakness to Strength by Scott Saul
Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
Who Moved my Pulpit by Thomas Rainer
Leaders Who Last by David Kraft
Preaching/Communications
On Preaching by H.B. Charles
Letter to my Students on Pastoring by Jason Allen
Spurgeon the Pastor by Geoffrey Chang
Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation by Matthew Kim
Preaching and Preachers by Martin Lloyd-Jones
The Preacher As Storyteller by Austin Tucker
A Biblical Theology of Preaching by Jason Meyer
Saving Eutychus by Gary Millar
Christ-Centered Preaching by Bryan Chappell
The Shape of Preaching by Dennis Cahill
Preparing Expository Sermons by Ramesh Richard
Preaching on Your Feet by Fred Lybrand
Preaching Christ in All of Scripture by Edmund P. Clowney
Preaching With Power by Bryan Chappell
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament by Sidney Greidnaus
Making a Difference in Preaching by Haddon Robinson
Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition by Calvin Miler
Expositional Preaching by David R. Helm
How to Preach Without Notes by Charles W. Koller
Preaching for God’s Glory by Alistair Begg
Question: What do you have on your reading list this year?