In good company

Business: A growing "faith at work" movement is giving both employees and employers a new perspective about life on the job | Lynn Vincent

For 20 years, David Roth was what he calls a "Sunday Christian." On Sundays, the sales and marketing executive went to church. On Mondays, he went to war.

"I didn't lie, cheat, or steal at work, but for me, the workplace was a battlefield and the war was to be won or lost," said Mr. Roth, 47, of Fayetteville, Ark. "It was about getting a promotion, making money. I didn't have my faith on the radar when I was at work."

Times have changed. Mr. Roth now heads WorkMatters, Inc., a group that helps people and companies integrate work and Christian faith. Founded in 2003, the nonprofit is one of hundreds of organizations that have sprung up in recent years to support the "faith at work" movement, an awakening in which both employers and employees are realizing that when workers clock in, they need not leave their spirituality in the parking lot.