We have arranged the following recommended books under these categories:

Theological foundations
Ethics
Practicing faith in the workplace
Leadership
Business-as-Mission
Economic Development and Poverty
Small-group guides and devotionals
Annotated bibliographies
Periodicals

Theological foundations
Businesspeople can draw much insight from these biblical and historical works that build a theological framework for thinking about Christian faith in the workplace.

Addington, Thomas and Stephen Graves. The Cornerstone for Life at Work: Case for Character, Skill, Serving, and Calling. Nashville: Word, 1997.

Cosden, Darrell. The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work. Peabody, Mass: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006.

Grudem, Wayne. Business for the Glory of God: The Bible's Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway, 2003.

Hardy, Lee. The Fabric of This World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice and the Design of Human Work. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990.

Novak, Michael. Business As Calling: Work and the Examined Life. New York: Free Press, 1996.

Pollard, C. William. The Heart of a Business Ethic. Lanham, Md: University Press of American, 2005.

Ryken, Leland. Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker, 1995.

Sherman, Doug and William Hendricks. Your Work Matters to God. Colorado Springs: Navpress Publishing Group, 1987.

Stevens, R. Paul. Doing God's Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace.. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 2006.

Stevens, R. Paul. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapid, Mich: Eerdmans, 1999.

Ethics
Here are our recommended books addressing the ethical challenges businesspeople face and some strategies we can use to meet them.

Chewning, Richard C., ed. Biblical Principles & Business: The Foundation. Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1989.

Cloud, Henry. Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality. New York: Collins, 2006.

Frederick, Robert, ed. A Companion to Business Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.

Gill, David W. Becoming Good: Building Moral Character. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Hill, Alexander. Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Nash, Laura L. Believers in Business: Resolving the Tensions Between Christian Faith, Business Ethics, Competition and Our Definition of Success. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1994.

Stackhouse, Max L., et. al. On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economics. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1995.

Stapleford, John E. Bulls, Bears & Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Practicing faith in the workplace
We need theoretical frameworks to help keep us oriented, but then we need to flesh them out in practical ways day to day.

Banks, Robert and R. Paul Stevens, eds. The Complete Book of Everyday Christianity: An A-to-Z Guide to Following Christ in Every Aspect of Life. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Banks, Robert and Kimberly Powell, eds. Faith in Leadership: How Leaders Live Out Their Faith in Their Work — And Why it Matters. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Beckett, John D. Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul (Expanded Edition). Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2006.

Beckett, John D. Mastering Monday: A Guide to Integrating Faith and Work. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2006.

Burkett, Larry. Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Diehl, William E. The Monday Connection: On Being an Authentic Christian in a Weekday World. New York: Harper, 1991.

Graves, Stephen R. and Thomas G. Addington. The Fourth Frontier: Exploring the New World of Work. Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000.

Guinness, Os. The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998.

Humphreys, Kent. Lasting Investments: A Pastor’s Guide for Equipping Workplace Leaders to Leave a Spiritual Legacy. Colorado Springs: Navpress Publishing Group, 2004.

Nash, Laura L. and Scotty McLennan. Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Business Values with Christian Life. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Pollard, C. William. Serving Two Masters? Reflections on God and Profit. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.

Veith, Gene Edward Jr. God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2002.

Zigarelli, Michael A. Christianity 9 to 5: Living Your Faith at Work. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press, 1998.

Leadership
Businesspeople play important roles as leaders around the world. Learn to lead well from the examples of proven leaders.

DePree, Max. Leadership Is An Art. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1989.

Heifetz, Ronald A. and Martin Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. Cambridge: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

Maxwell, John, Ken Blanchard, and Mark Miller. The Secret: What Great Leaders Know — And Do. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2004.

Robinson, William. Leading People from the Middle: The Universal Mission of Heart and Mind. Executive Excellence Publishing, 2002.

Business-as-Mission
Business well-practiced ought to seek the economic, social, and spiritual flourishing of communities around the world.

Befus, David. Where There Are No Jobs: Enterprise Solutions for Employment and “Public Goods” for the Poor. Miami: Latin America Mission, 2005.

Danker, William J. Profit for the Lord: The Economic History of the Moravian Missions and the Basel Trading Mission. Eugene, Oreg: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2002.

Eldred, Kenneth A. God Is at Work. Venture, Cal: Regal Books, 2006.

Rundle, Steve, and Tom Stefen. Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

Befus, David. Kingdom Business: The Ministry of Promoting Economic Development. Miami: Latin America Mission, 2001.

Lai, Patrick. Tentmaking: Business as Missions. William Carey International University Press, 2005.

Silvoso, Ed. Anointed for Business: How Christians Can Use Their Influence in the Marketplace to Change the World. Venture, Cal: Regal Books, 2002.

Swarr, Sharon B. and Dwight Nordstrom. Transform the World: Biblical Vision and Purpose for Business. Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development of the University of the Nations, 1999.

Yamamori, Tetsunao, and Kenneth A. Eldred. On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions through Entrepreneurial Strategies. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Books, 2003.

Van Engen, Charles. God's Missionary People: Rethinking the Purpose of the Local Church. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Academic, 1991.

Economic Development and Poverty
The books highlighted here focus on the role of business in improving the lives of the poor.

Maranz, David E. African Friends and Money Matters. Dallas: International Academic Bookstore, 2001.

Sachs, Jeffrey. The End of Poverty. New York: Penguin Group, 2005.

Small-group guides and devotionals
Participating in a small group of fellow students or colleagues can enrich us immeasurably for Christian life in the business world.

Cleek, Corey. Devotional Ventures: 60 Inspiring Devotions for the Business Professional. Venture, Cal: Regal Books, 2007. (Expected in February of 2007)

Kilgore, Randy. Thirty Moments Christians Face in the Marketplace, vols. 1-3, and Leader's Guides. Boston: Marketplace Network, Inc., 2000-2001.

Patterson, Ben. Work: Serving God by What We Do. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1994.

Stevens, R. Paul and Gerry Schoberg. Satisfying Work: Christian Living From Nine to Five. Wheaton: Ill.: Harold Shaw Publications, 1989.

Annotated bibliographies
What books have we skipped here? Not only are the following two books more comprehensive than this selected list, but they offer summaries and comment as well.

Hammond, Pete, R. Paul Stevens, and Todd Svanoe. The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography: A Christian Guide to Books on Work, Business and Vocation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Kilgore, Randy. A Review of Books for Marketplace Christians. Boston: Marketplace Network, 2001.

Periodicals
A couple newsletters are especially useful, addressing the current climate facing Christian businesspeople and offering an ongoing resource.

Ethix
The bi-monthly bulletin of the Institute for Business, Ethics, & Technology. Selections from the current issue are available online.

Faith at Work
This magazine explores how we find our calling in our “basic relationships” at work. Current and past issues are available online.

Laynet
Contact the Coalition for Ministry in Daily Life.

The Marketplace
An award-winning magazine about faith and work published by the Mennonite Economic Development Association. Selections from current and former issues available online.

We hope you find these additional resources helpful. (Our thanks to the Mockler Center for help in contributing to this list.)

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