Pastor Julie’s 2025 Recommended Reading List

1. Don’t Let Doubt Take You Out - Launching February 11 
    Todd Mullins

Do you ever find yourself questioning your purpose, second-guessing your decisions, or feeling unsure about your future? You’re not alone. Doubt has the power to paralyze even the most confident among us—holding us back from all that God has called us to be. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In Don’t Let Doubt Take You Out, Pastor Todd Mullins reveals how doubt can actually become a catalyst for deeper faith, stronger relationships, and a more fulfilling life.

Pre-order your copy now wherever books are sold OR pick up your copy at a Christ Fellowship location for just $10 on Sunday, February 16!

2. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools 
    Tyler Staton

Prayer is the source of Jesus' most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus' most audacious promises, and yet, people find prayer to be boring, obligatory, or confusing. Join Tyler Staton, author, pastor, and national director of the 24/7 Prayer movement, as he invites you to discover the incredible gift of prayer. Within the pages of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Staton addresses common roadblocks to prayer and gives you the confidence to come to God just as you are. 

3. Think Ahead 
    Craig Groeshel 

Experience the joy, freedom, and fulfillment God wants for you by learning the key to making God-glorifying choices: the power of pre-decision. What if we actually have the ability to break free from the pitfalls of impulsive decisions and develop positive, godly habits? What if becoming the person you want to be starts now, before you make a decision? Craig Groeschel—author of Winning the War in Your Mind—will empower you to put into action seven life-defining pre-decisions that will help you overcome the daily temptations, distractions, and influences that constantly bombard us. 

4. Entrusted To Lead 
    Donna Pisani

A practical tool for women who are called to leadership roles in any area of life, Entrusted to Lead offers biblical insight and real-life encouragement for how to navigate their leadership journey. In Entrusted to Lead, Pastor Donna Pisani draws on over four decades of experience to offer a biblical perspective of women in leadership that considers their role an entrusted assignment rather than just an entitled position. 

5. Soul Care 
    Deb Fileta 

In Soul Care, licensed counselor Debra Fileta shows you how Jesus’ own life rhythms can guide you to true health and rest, teaching you how to live full rather than empty. Rooted in Scripture and expertly informed by clinical psychology, Soul Care identifies six life-giving practices from the life of Jesus that address your whole person—mind, body, and spirit.