Faith, Compassion and the Challenge of Business

Keith Garner

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English

Woodslane
03 September 2020

Economics & Business; Business & management; Management & management techniques

The book provides practical advice on how to run a competitive business with a Christian mindset. Around one in three Australian charities are faith-based, and this same ratio is reflected in charities globally. There are enormous challenges for these leaders whose roles combine a faith and business mission. In this book, Rev Keith Garner shares how he successfully tackled the challenges. With an introduction by Rev Tim Costello AO, this book is also a practical guide to all business leaders who seek to bring their faith to their day-to-day leadership. Keith encourages these leaders not to separate the two - faith and business - but combine them to realise success. The book comes on the eve of Keiths retirement at the end of December 2020, after 40 years as a faith and business leader, including 15 years as CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission. During those years, business leaders, social sector leaders, and charity leaders have regularly sought Keiths counsel on the challenges they face in combining their faith with the running of a competitive business.

By: Keith Garner
Imprint: Woodslane
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9781922391452
ISBN 10: 192239145X
Publication Date: 03 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Faith, Compassion and the Challenge of Business

Keith Garner is a remarkable exemplar of a Christian leader who has thrived in a competitive environment, without in any way giving ground on the values which have always moulded his life. Over 15 years, I have watched him guide Sydney's Wesley Mission as it cared for the poor, the sick, the neglected and those vulnerable in other ways. Through it all he has retained an endearing optimism, and a lively sense of humour. This book tells the story of a man who has done so much to make Australia's greatest city a better place. The Hon John Howard OM AC Motivated by faith, driven by compassion, and constrained by the challenge of business. These are the constant conflicts the leader of a faith-based For Purpose organisation faces daily, if not hourly. The desire for Wesley Mission to fulfil its motivation of doing all the good it can for the vulnerable of Australia, in a way that brings God's love, true compassion and feeling, but ensuring the organisation's financial sustainability can be maintained, is just a minefield. Keith has balanced this true challenge with grace, humility and clarity every day. I have learned so much from his journey. Meredith Scott, CEO, Opportunity International Australia It is the best textbook I have read on the unusual challenges of combining Christian ministry and professional service delivery in one of Australia's oldest and largest social welfare charities. Rev Tim Costello AO Running a business employing thousands; running one of Australia's leading churches: at the same time. This has been Keith Garner's challenge over the past 15 years. In this book he draws from his unique experience on the way to bring faith to the workplace and to leadership, and how to bring lessons from challenging business decision-making to the church and to a walk of faith. Keith's compassionate, influential and effective Christian leadership has been widely respected throughout corporate, church and political life. Through this book, we can all benefit from his learning, his thinking and his experience. Mark Scott AO