23 must-read christian books like Letters to a Young Pastor: Timothy Conversations between Father and Son by Eric E. Peterson

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Letters to a Young Pastor: Timothy Conversations between Father and Son

By: Eric E. Peterson

4.48

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever felt in over your head? When Eric Peterson became the pastor of a brand-new church, h…

If you liked the christian plot in Letters to a Young Pastor: Timothy Conversations between Father and Son by Eric E. Peterson , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

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2. Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory

By: Tod Bolsinger

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific O… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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3. The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction (The Pastoral series, #4)

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peter… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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4. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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5. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

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6. Reflections on the Psalms

By: C.S. Lewis

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction

7. Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence

By: Preston Sprinkle

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fightexplores violence in the Bible and challenges us to live out Jesus' call to non-violence. With… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
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8. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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9. The Pastor: A Memoir

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells th… read more

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10. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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11. Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eugene Peterson explores the heart of what it means to be fully and genuinely human. His writing is… read more

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12. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

By: Eugene H. Peterson

3.50

Format: 424 pages,

This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more

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13. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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14. A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders

By: Mark Sayers

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For much of recent history individuals and institutions could plan, execute, and flourish with thei… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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15. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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  • audiobook
  • christian
  • memoir
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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16. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

By: Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more

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  • christian
  • memoir
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By: Christopher Watkin

4.55

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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21. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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  • christianity
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  • audiobook
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22. Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal

By: Esau McCaulley

4.43

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

"Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentanc… read more

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  • christian
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  • audiobook
"We hope that as Christians we mature and grow and become more and more like Christ. But the church and its wisdom assumes we will fail even after our baptism. The church presumes that life is long an…"

-Esau McCaulley, Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal

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23. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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24. Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Matt Smethurst

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in the Church? Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet conf… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
Cover of Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs by Steve Cuss

25. Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs

By: Steve Cuss

4.34

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External Pressures Does anxiety get in the wa… read more

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  • christian
  • christian living
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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26. Letters to a Young Pastor: Timothy Conversations between Father and Son

By: Eric E. Peterson

4.48

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever felt in over your head? When Eric Peterson became the pastor of a brand-new church, h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • leadership
Cover of Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt

27. Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

By: Michael Hyatt

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

THE REVOLUTIONARY PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM TRUSTED BY OVER 25,000+ PROFESSIONALS. Get more done and get … read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
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"True productivity is about doing more of what is in your desire zone and less of everything else."

-Michael Hyatt, Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

"For real productivity, however, we need to prioritize people. You're a human being, not a human doing."

-Michael Hyatt, Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

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28. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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29. Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower

By: Gary W. Moon

4.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

ECPA 2019 Christian Book Award Finalist 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists … read more

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  • christian
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  • audiobook
Cover of The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God by Steve Cuss

30. The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God

By: Steve Cuss

4.68

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Untangling our deepest beliefs about ourselves from our most precious beliefs about God Christians … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
Cover of The Unhurried Pastor: Redefining Productivity for a More Sustainable Ministry by Brian Croft

31. The Unhurried Pastor: Redefining Productivity for a More Sustainable Ministry

By: Brian Croft

4.07

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Helps pastors adopt an approach to ministry that is effective, enjoyable, and sustainable. Being a … read more

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13 must-read audiobook books like Letters to a Young Pastor: Timothy Conversations between Father and Son by Eric E. Peterson

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

4.24

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