God at Work with Ken Costa

Faith in Business Quarterly

God at Work has received a favourable review in the Spring edition of Faith in Business, a quarterly journal that aims to help readers discover a fuller sense of God’s purpose and hope in their working lives.

‘Called God at Work, it is of course about God at work at work! But it’s more than that. It’s really about God at work in the life of the author day by day in the life that he actually leads, whether at home with his family, at work at the bank or preaching in church. It is a plea for Christians to understand that there is no area of life into which God does not wish to come.’

‘It should be compulsory reading for every member of university Christian unions contemplating their future career and inclined to the view that only youth work or school teaching are safe enough and worthwhile enough avenues of secular work for a committed Christian. This book explodes that myth. But nor is it a plea for more Christians to go into The City. It is simply his testimony that wherever you walk: up the steps to a pulpit, into the classroom, into the surgery or the law court, onto the stage or into the biggest business house in the world, you may “walk with the Lord in the light of his Word”.’

Read the full review here which appears in issue 11:1 of Faith in Business Quarterly.

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Some extracts:

What did you want to be as a child?
I grew up in South Africa and felt very strongly that I wanted to do something that would correct the injustice of apartheid, so I thought I’d be a lawyer.

What did you realistically think you would end up being?
Probably a commercial lawyer. I knew I would have to earn my keep.

You studied law and philosophy at Witwatersrand University and law and theology at Cambridge. Was it worth it?
Absolutely. Philosophy and theology give a structure for understanding more of life than the material. You have to have a structure to answer the big questions such as, what is the purpose of work?

What motivates you?
Trying to apply my Christian faith to the workplace.

Learning to love one’s neighbour in a highly competitive environment is a challenge, to say the least.

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