Sunday 16th March 2008
Colin Mackay chats to Ken Costa, one-time anti-apartheid activist turned City investment banker and devout Christian, about whether there is space for God in the workplace. Listen here.
BBC Scotland’s ‘A Life in Question’ invites individuals from all walks of life to reflect on their experiences.
Ken spoke at HTB on Sunday 2nd March on ‘Connecting with the Vision.’ Listen here.
He was speaking on Moses and the subject of ‘what will you do with what God has given you?’ He referred to Exodus 4:2, where the Lord asks Moses, ‘what is that in your hand?’
The talk came the week after Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB, had spoken on Vision Sunday, ‘It’s time to Accelerate.’ Listen here.
Ken Costa was interviewed live on Metro FM (96.4) by chat show host Criselda Kananda in Johannesburg on 28th February at 7pm.
The show focusses on healthy body, mind and spirit on every Wednesday and Thursday evening 19:00 to 21:00 targeting 5.2 million listeners.
He was asked questions about his book God at Work, recently published in South Africa, and how he reconciles life as an investment banker, completing billion dollar deals with his life as a Christian. He then received questions from listeners.
Criselda Kananda has been actively involved in the fight for the rights of both the HIV infected and HIV negative people. She served as a Member of the Board of Trustees at the National AIDS Counsel (SANEC) 2005-2006 and in 2006 represented South Africa in New York during the United Nations General Assembly Special Meeting on communicable diseases, commissioned by Mr Koffie Annan. Criselda has also received an award from the First Lady Mrs Zanele Mbeki for her contribution towards the up-liftment of young women in South Africa as an ambassador for the Young South African Women in Dialogue.
Ken Costa was in Johannesburg on 28-29th February speaking on the subject of God in the workplace at the ‘Radical Christianity’ conference hosted by Rhema Church. It was the first time in 40 years since Ken had publicly addressed an audience, commenting that such a multi-racial gathering would have been illegal during his days as a student leader at the University of Witwatersrand.
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