12 inspiring books to help you thrive as a Christian leader!

Outcomes Magazine – Books to Consider!

1. Ignite Your Soul: When Exhaustion, Isolation, and Burnout Light a Path to Flourishing
By Mindy Caliguire (NavPress, Sept. 10, 2024)
Book Overview 2. Easy to Follow: Trading Toxic Leadership for the Way of Jesus
By Lyle Wells with Kat Armstrong (NavPress, Oct. 7, 2025)
Book Overview 3. The Vineyard Leader: A journey to cultivating a thriving team
By Mike Bodie (Independently Published, Nov. 28, 2024)
Book Overview 4. Leading Well in Times of Disruption: Leadership development for global mission
Edited by Joseph W. Handley Jr., Gideon Para-Mallam, and Asia Williamson (Langham Global Library, Aug. 31, 2024)
Book Overview 5. Leading from Below: Lessons from the crucible of global mission
By William D. Taylor (William Carey Publishing, March 18, 2025)
Book Overview 6. Leading Change: The 5 tensions to manage for successful transformation
By Tim Arnold (Leaders for Leaders Inc., Sept. 29, 2024)
Book Overview 7. The Anxious Generation Goes to Church: What the research says about what younger generations need (and want) from your church
By Thom S. Rainer (Tyndale Momentum, Aug. 19, 2025)
Book Overview 8. A non-anxious presence: How a changing and complex world will create a remnant of renewed Christian leaders
By Mark Sayers (Moody Publishers, May 2022)
Book Overview 9. Think Ahead: 7 decisions you can make today for the God-honoring life you want tomorrow
By Craig Groeschel (Zondervan, Feb. 20, 2024)
Book Overview 10. Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The transforming power of the gospel
By Matt Smethurst (Crossway, April 15, 2025)
Book Overview 11. The Spiritually Healthy Leader: Finding freedom from self-sabotage
By Dave Wiedis (New Growth Press, April 27, 2025)
Book Overview 12. Life Lessons from 1 Samuel: The importance of finishing well
By Max Lucado (HarperChristian Resources, April 15, 2025)
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W. Scott Brown is editor-in-chief of Outcomes magazine. He also serves as Vice President for Leadership Experiences and Resources for Christian Leadership Alliance. Learn more about Outcomes magazine.