Synopsis
What if we could resolve the exhausting struggle between work, family, and spiritual life? What if we recognized a deep connection between faith and business? What if we could see our everyday work as ministry that has spiritual value? And what if God were even involved as a valuable partner in our work? Experience the integrated life.Ken Eldred writes compellingly about the “Sunday-Monday Gap,” sharing reallifeexamples of how this split impoverishes both our faith life and our businesslife...He offers wonderful wisdom and stories about how to live an integratedand abundant life.—Professor David W. Miller Director, Princeton, University Faith & Work InitiativeFor years I have been blessed and challenged by the life and ministry of KenEldred. My prayer is that this book will challenge many to live out their faith inthe high-pressure world...in the same, real, vibrant, and pervasive way.—Dr. Luis Palau World Evangelist
About the Author
Mr. Eldred has founded numerous successful companies, including Ariba Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA), the leader in the Internet business-to-business industry, and Inmac, which went public in 1987 and later merged with Micro Warehouse. He was named Silicon Valley "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1988. Internationally, Mr. Eldred is co-founder and director of Epicenter Technologies, a 1,000-person call center business based in India. He has also founded other ventures in Europe and China. Currently, Mr. Eldred is an investor and founder/CEO of Living Stones Foundation Charitable Trust, where he focuses his efforts primarily on charitable projects. He serves on the Board of Advisors for Crosspoint Venture Partners, named by Forbes as the most successful venture firm for three years in a row. Mr. Eldred is also chairman of Parakletos Venture Capital. He is in much demand as a speaker and as an advisor to various business ventures. Mr. Eldred holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He was the Lauder Executive-in-Residence at Auburn University School of Business and was named a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Mr. Eldred is the author of God Is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business (Regal Books, 2005; Manna, 2009), named the number one book in the field by the Business as Mission Network, and the co-editor of On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions through Entrepreneurial Strategies (Crossway Books, 2003), winner of a 2004 Christianity Today Book Award. He has been profiled in Executive Influence by Christopher A. Crane and Mike Hamel (NavPress, 2003).
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