Mastering Monday

Christians can keep their church and working lives in separate compartments. They may want and even try to live for Christ in the office, factory or school, but somehow what they learn on a Sunday seems not to bear on what they are doing on Monday. Is being a Christian at work any more than not swearing or stealing paper clips?

John D. Beckett thinks so, and his book is a bold call to transform the workplace into a place where the kingdom of God is experienced. He recounts some of the struggles he has encountered during his long career in business and management, and how they have enhanced his understanding of his faith and work. He introduces several biblical characters as role models for living out faith in the workplace, and focuses on five themes where biblical truths and business realities intersect.

Table of Contents
Pt. 1 My personal journey
1 In and out of the furnace 21
2 Integrating two worlds 28
Pt. 2 Companions on the journey
3 Our earliest companions : from Adam to Boaz 39
4 Biblical wisdom for today : David and Solomon 55
5 World-class leaders : Daniel and Nehemiah 69
6 A new covenant : Jesus and his followers 81
7 Lessons from the edge of civilization 93
Pt. 3 God's workplace agenda
8 Moving beyond principles 113
9 The power of purpose 118
10 Values 133
11 People first 149
12 Stewardship 164
13 Serving 180

The author weaves three principles into his workplace agenda: a warm personal relationship with the Lord, a closer alignment of faith and work, and the multi-faceted expression of God's kingdom. Throughout this challenging book, he grounds these ideas in Scripture and applies them in practical ways to the working lives of his readers.