About the Book
In God at Work, Ken Costa writes about how the Christian faith should and can be lived out in day to day life at work.
As a high profile banker in the City of London, he considers the challenges of living out his faith at work and speaks openly of his own struggles with ambition, money, relationships, success and failure.
By using the Biblical principles that underpin his faith and applying them to the 21st century workplace of today he offers practical advice on tackling the common problems familiar to many: the work-life balance, stress, ambition, failure and disappointment.
Real-life case studies of actual ethical dilemmas encountered in the business world show how people have sought to cope in the modern world by the difficult process of following the leading of the Holy Spirit in the whole of their lives.
The book provides down to earth advice for all who struggle to apply their faith and encourages them to take it to work every day.
God at Work is not only for those already engaged in the exciting challenge of living out their Christian faith at work, but also for those exploring the bigger questions of life who would describe themselves as sympathetic to Christianity, but not quite as shareholders.
From the book…
‘As an investment banker in the City of London, I have read the Financial Times and the Bible almost every day for the last 30 years. People often ask how I reconcile being a banker and a Christian. There is a widespread view that God and business simply don’t mix: the competitive, cut-throat demands of the marketplace are seen as the obvious enemy of Christian compassion and love. But I have found that the God who created and sustains the world is also the God of the workplace. If the Christian faith is not relevant in the workplace, it
is not relevant at all . . .’
Chapters include:
• Ambition and Life Choices
• How to make tough decisions
• Work–Life Balance
• Stress
• Failure, disappointment and hope
• Money and Giving
The Times said God at Work, ‘neither theology nor business tome, blends quotes from Corinthians and Deuteronomy with observations on business life from FTSE 100 stalwarts such as Sir Nigel Rudd, Sir Terry Leahy and Jean-Pierre Garnier. It also provides autobiographical insight…It is [a] motivation to “tell it” that lies behind God At Work, a 190-page meditation in which he seeks to square the sacred with the secular.’
The FT commented, ‘Whatever happened to moral responsibility among the
financial institutions? Do their employees have no conscience at all? One robust answer to these questions came earlier this year with the publication of God at Work: Living Every Day with Purpose, by Ken Costa.’
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