“Not all readers are leaders; but all leaders are readers.” Harry S. Truman Shawn L Welch Click to tweet

Like many of you, I create a reading list for the upcoming year. 

Before sharing my list, I want to remind you that reading is not about accomplishment. It’s not about quantity. As Charles Spurgeon once stated, “Little learning and much pride comes from hasty reading.” I’d rather someone read, learn from, and apply the principles of 3 books rather than skimming 30.

So read to gain knowledge and insight. Read to learn a new skill or refine an existing strength. Read for pleasure and inspiration. Just make sure that whatever you read, you allow those books to benefit both your personal development and also add value to the lives of the people around you. 

With that being said, here is my reading list for 2022…

1. Concise Theology by J.I. Packer
2. City of God by St. Augustine
3. What Christians Really Believe and Why by Stanley Grenz
4. Pensees by Pascal
5. A Ready Defense by Josh McDowell
6. Do You Believe? 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life by Paul David Tripp
7. Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo
8. Cribsheet by Emily Oster
9. Parenting by Paul David Tripp
10. The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie
11. Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley
12. Talk like Ted by Carmine Gallo
13. Secrets to Dynamic Communication by Ken Davis
14. The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean
15. Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen
16. e-Learning and the Science of Instruction by Ruth Clark
17. e-Learning by Design by William Horton
18. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien
19. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life Inspired by Wyatt North
20. The Fellowship: The Literary Lives by Carol and Philip Zaleski
21. A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte
22. Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
23. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
24. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
25. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
26. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
27. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
28. Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
29. C.S. Lewis—A Life: Eccentric, Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Alister McGrath
30. Aesop’s Fables
31. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
32. Atomic Habits by James Clear
33. The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother LawrenceParenting by Paul David Tripp

Game Plan

What’s your reading list for 2022?

Send me a message and let me know which books you’re looking forward to reading this year (or maybe the books you’ve already read!).

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“In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time.” Charlie Munger Shawn L Welch Click to tweet