Books by Joshua McElhaney
Transformational leadership. Apostolic truth. Emotional healing. Each book is a step deeper into your calling.
Formation isn’t optional. It’s essential.
In a world obsessed with performance and platforms, FORMED calls leaders back to the furnace of authenticity, humility, and inner alignment.
Built on the biblical foundation of Deuteronomy 6:5, this book introduces the revolutionary 3H Model™, a framework to develop the Heart (values), Head (vision), and Hands (skills) of every Christian leader.
Whether you're leading a church, a team, or your family, this is the guidebook for becoming the leader God forms, not the one you perform.
Because the leader God forms will always outlast the one who performs.
Key Takeaways:
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Cultivate spiritual and emotional health before building systems
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Clarify vision and align your team with Kingdom purpose
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Lead with integrity, not insecurity
Ready to grow from the inside out?
Formation Series
Along with FORMED
King in a Cave (10th Anniversary Edition)
The origin story of formation. A prophetic journey into hidden seasons, delayed callings, and what God does with broken leaders before they rise.
CALLED
Not everyone is called to a pulpit, but everyone is called to purpose. This short, powerful read helps you discover your identity, embrace your calling, and live a life of spiritual significance.
Followership: Where Biblical Leadership Begins – Revised & Expanded Edition
Before you lead, you must learn to follow. Explore what submission, synergy, and spiritual maturity really mean in today’s church culture.
Uncharted: Facing the Dragons That Keep You Stuck
What if the thing in your way… is the way?
In Uncharted, Joshua McElhaney draws from raw experience and biblical insight to guide you through the terrain of insecurity, hesitation, and the lie of “not enough.” Using the metaphor of dragons—fear, failure, and delay—he shows how these aren’t signs to stop, but signals to step in.
King in a Cave (2015)
What if your greatest calling starts in your darkest cave?
This is the book that started it all.
In King in a Cave, Joshua McElhaney introduces a powerful metaphor of spiritual leadership: the cave — a place of hiding, brokenness, and transformation.
Before David wore the crown, he survived the cave. And before God raises a leader, He forms one.
Followership: The Flipside of Leadership (2019)
Before you lead, you must learn to follow.
In a world obsessed with leadership, Followership flips the script.
Joshua McElhaney challenges the culture of platform-driven ambition with a return to biblical followership; humility, submission, and spiritual maturity.
The Leadership Series
A powerful mini-series designed to walk leaders through divine preparation, confidence, and consistency.
Chosen: The Making of a Leader
God doesn’t just call the qualified... He qualifies the called.
This book explores how life itself shapes leaders. Drawing from the story of Moses, Chosen is not about prestige or platform, but about how God uses pain, process, and purpose to form those He calls.
EQUIPPED: Put on the Whole Armor of God
In this arena, champions aren’t born. They’re equipped.
This isn’t just a book on spiritual warfare, it’s a battlefield manual for believers who feel under attack but refuse to surrender.
You’re not just called to survive. You’re called to fight—and win.
Favored: The Destiny of a Dreamer
Dreamers don’t just imagine, they endure.
This book is for those with a God-given dream who feel stuck between vision and fulfillment. Favored walks through the life of Joseph and uncovers the hidden patterns of destiny: betrayal, delay, favor, and fulfillment. If you’ve ever felt like your dream is too delayed to still be divine, this book will remind you—favor isn’t always instant, but it’s always intentional.
Spiritual Growth & Study
Books that challenge, equip, and deepen your walk with God through Biblical study, self-examination, and Spirit-led transformation.
Rooted: Cultivating a Fruitful Life
Before you can grow fruit, you’ve got to grow roots.
Rooted challenges shallow faith and teaches believers how to dig deep into God's Word, identity, and purpose. Because storms don’t shake what’s been planted well.
Narcissistic Christianity
A prophetic wake-up call to a self-centered church culture. This book challenges performance-based religion and calls leaders back to surrender.
The Book of Malachi: Returning to God What is His
Faith. Family. Finances. Favor.
In a time of spiritual drift, Malachi’s message still echoes with urgency: Return to Me, and I will return to you.
Making Sense of Money: The Principle of Three Tithes
More than a budgeting book, this guide unpacks God’s financial blueprint: from the sacred tithe to the festival tithe and the tithe for the poor. Discover how ancient principles offer timeless wisdom for living generously, managing money with integrity, and building a legacy of Kingdom stewardship.
Journals & Other Resources
Creative, practical, and thought-provoking guides to influence, branding, identity, and emotional health.
The Unwritten Pirate’s Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Influence & Identity
Every brand tells a story—whether you mean to or not.
This creative PDF guide blends the adventurous world of pirates with the powerful world of personal and organizational branding. Designed for leaders, communicators, and creatives, it unpacks the unwritten rules that shape how others see you, follow you, and remember you.
From values to voice, presence to perception, The Unwritten Pirate’s Code helps you unlock authentic influence without losing your identity in the process.
Men’s Gratitude Journal
Built for the modern man who wants to lead with purpose and live with gratitude. This journal combines daily entries with monthly reflections to sharpen your mindset and foster spiritual and emotional growth. Start and end each day with intention.
Women’s Gratitude Journal
A daily space for reflection, gratitude, and growth designed specifically for women who want to cultivate a more joyful and intentional life. With daily prompts, affirmations, and monthly reflections, this journal helps you stay centered in what matters most. Simple. Powerful. Transformative.
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