What Your Pastor Is Reading
- Lucerna Press
- Dec 9, 2025
- 2 min read

If you are looking for some recommendations for what to read in the new year, this may help! We asked several local pastors what they have been reading (besides the Bible) and compiled a list.
Jamie Barrett (Pastor, Poiema Church)
The Gospel Comes With a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World
One to One Bible Ready by David Helm
A Simple Guide for Every Christian
Chris Hinckley (Pastor, Olmsted Falls Bible Church)
Consider the Lilies by Johnny Ardavanis
Finding Perfect Peace in the Character of God
A Little Theology on Exercise by David Mathis
Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul
Jordan Johnson (Pastor, Pleasant Valley Church)
A Heart Aflame for God by Matthew Bingham
A Reformed Approach to Spiritual
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor by D.A. Carson
The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson
Michael Kostelnik (Pastor, The Grove Church)
Reformed Preaching by Joel Beeke
Proclaiming God's Word from the Heart of the Preacher to the Heart of His People
L. David Kinlow (Pastor, The Word of God Community Church)
Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism by Martin Luther
Mark Rice (Pastor, Medina Bible Church)
Cost of My Faith by Jack Phillips
How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court
The Not So Loving Side of Gentle Parenting by Justin Miller
A Biblical Plea to Parents
Seth Young (Pastor, Harvest Presbyterian Church)
What It Means to Be Protestant by Gavin Ortlund
The Case for an Always-Reforming Church
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Ihor Zhakunets (Pastor, Mercy Hill Chapel)
Knowing Sin by Mark Jones
Seeing a Neglected Doctrine Through the Eyes of the Puritans
The Lord’s Prayer by Kevin DeYoung
Learning from Jesus on What, Why, and How to Pray
Happy Reading!—Lucerna Press
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