25 Books for Personal Growth

I'm asked from time to time what books I would recommend for personal spiritual growth. I am an avid reader. So, it's really hard for me to develop a list. 

I honestly feel disloyal to books (they are my friends, after all) that I leave off any list. So, to the books in my personal library that didn't make the cut, I still love (and like!) you. 

For now, below is my current top 25 list. Tomorrow, I might scratch something off this list so I can add another! Some authors are current leaders. Other writers are dead, yet still speak!

If you are looking for good suggestions from a solid reading list, I think you would benefit greatly from reading books from this one. 

I tried to include books from several differing genres that have been influential in my spiritual formation. 

Enjoy!  

Theology

1.     Knowing God by J.I. Packer

2.     The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul

3.     Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper

4.     Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem

5.     The Reason for God by Tim Keller

6.     Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

Devotional

1.     Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

2.     The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

3.     The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

4.     Morning and Evening by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

5.     My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

6.     Calvary Road by Roy Hession

Discipleship

1.     Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

2.     Radical and Follow Me by David Platt

3.     Crazy Love by Francis Chan

4.     The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman

5.     The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

Leadership

1.     Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders

2.     The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton

3.     Spiritual Leadership by Henry and Richard Blackaby

4.     Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels

Biography

1.     George Muller of Bristol by Arthur T. Pierson

2.     Shadow of the Almighty by Elizabeth Elliot

3.     Jonathan Edwards by Ian Murray

4.     Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor

What books would you suggest I add?