Dear United Women in Faith Members and Friends,
We are delighted to announce the release of the 2025 Reading Program.
The 2025 Reading Program includes a wide selection of contemporary titles for adults, children and youth in the areas of spiritual growth, social action, nurturing for community, education for mission, and leadership development. This year, we have also included discussion guides for three Bonus Books.
It is available on the Reading Program webpage starting today. Please share the link widely with friends, neighbors, and fellow readers who may be interested.
You can borrow the 2025 Reading Program books from your local library or purchase them at the bookstore of your choice. If you’d like to support United Women in Faith with your purchase, you can also buy most books at bookshop.org/shop/uwfaith to earn 10% back for our mission.
Thank you to the many people whose shared work made this catalog possible, with special appreciation for:
- The many members who recommended books throughout the year
- The dedicated team of 100+ volunteer evaluators
- The 2020-2024 Program Advisory Group Reading Program Committee, chaired by Jana Jones
- Korean Reading Program Lead Sung Hea Rhim
- Administrative Assistant Robin Johnson
- Seminary Intern Samantha Nyachoto
- The many authors who generously poured their wisdom out on the page
Most importantly, we are grateful for all the dedicated United Women in Faith readers who continue to share this cherished tradition, growing together in faith, action, and sisterhood.
Finally, we would love to keep in touch with you. If you would like to stay connected to the United Women in Faith Reading Program throughout the year, please click here. Those who sign up for the Reading Program email list will receive direct invitations to quarterly live virtual events, including author talks and book discussions, plus occasional emails about volunteer opportunities and more.
Blessings,
Emily Jones
2023 Reading Program Spreadsheet Form
Reading Program Reporting Form
Other Ways to Participate in the Reading Program Credit
- Books from the 2019, 2020, 2021–2022, 2023, and 2024 Reading Program lists are all eligible for Reading Program reporting credit. You can find a combined list of all these books at bit.ly/RPBookList.
- You are always welcome to use audiobooks if that’s an easier and more accessible way to read the material.
- You can also receive Reading Program reporting credit for:
- Listening to the Faith Talks podcast: 1 credit in Spiritual Growth for 2+ episodes
- Listening to the Voices from the Field podcast: 1 credit in Education for Mission for 2+ episodes
- Reading response magazine: 1 credit in Nurturing for Community for reading one year (6 issues)
- Reading Program reporting credit can also be earned for being part of a Mission u study:
- 1 credit in Spiritual Growth for reading a Mission u* study on your own
- 2 credits in Spiritual Growth for joining a Mission u* study together with others as a leader or participant
- Several movies are also available for Reading Program reporting credit, including Hidden Figures, Pushout, and The Hate U Give. In determining the category for credit, identify the category of the original book and apply credit for the film to the same category.
* About Mission u: Each year, Mission u offers curricula for children, youth, and adults around one biblical or theological theme, with emphasis on spiritual growth, social action, and the global ministry of the church. _ Mission u 2023: Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels proclaim the good news of the kin-dom or reign (basileia) of God. Jesus mentions the kin-dom 90 times in the Synoptic Gospels! What does the Bible tell us about God’s basileia, and why do we call it the kin-dom? For Jesus, the kin-dom was not simply something to talk about, but something we could live and experience. From the Lord’s Prayer to the Beatitudes to the parables, this good news is at the heart of Jesus’ preaching, teaching, and ministry.
Mission u 2024: The 2024 Mission u curricula continues the theme of Living the Kin-dom, deepening our study of the ways Jesus preached and ministered in proximity to the kin-dom among the marginalized. We will focus on the ways Jesus invites us to transform our lives, our selves, and our communities in ways that bring us closer to the reign of God.