Becoming an Ethical Leader with Tim Costello
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2020
- In this seminar, Becoming an Ethical Leader, we invite you to hear from Rev Tim Costello AO, who is one of Australia’s best-known community leaders and a sought after voice on social justice issues, leadership and ethics. He will share with us on the importance of ethical leadership and how you can find your ethical voice to become an ethical leader in tackling societal issues.
Queensland Professional Engineer of the Year, Adjunct Professor Else Shepherd AM will also join us to introduce and host this event.
This event is brought to you by the QUT Chaplaincy as part of their Spirituality and Mental Health Series.
Rev Tim Costello AO is one of Australia’s best known community leaders and a sought after voice on social justice issues, leadership and ethics.
For 13 years until October 2016, Tim was Chief Executive of World Vision Australia, placing the challenges of global poverty on the national agenda.
Tim chairs the Community Council for Australia and is a member of the following: the Multi-Stakeholder Steering Committee of the EU-Australia Leadership Forum; Australian National Development Index; Concern Australia Advisory Group and the Campaign for Australian Aid.
Tim is also the Executive Director of Micah Australia and in this role, has a strong vision to gather, inspire and empower Australian Christians to share God’s heart for justice. He is passionate about seeing the church in Australia be known for justice, mercy and humility.
Tim is a founding board member and spokesperson for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, which campaigns for law reform to prevent harm from poker machine gambling. In earlier roles Tim was National President of the Baptist Union of Australia and Mayor of St Kilda. He has been Baptist Minister at St Kilda Baptist and Collins Street Baptist in Melbourne, as well as Executive Director of Urban Seed. In these roles he spearheaded public debate on problem gambling, urban poverty, homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse.
Initially Tim studied law and education at Monash University, followed by theology at the International Baptist Seminary in Rueschlikon, Switzerland. He also received a Masters Degree in Theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity.
In 2006 Tim was named Victoria’s Australian of the Year, in June 2005 was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); in 2004, was named Victorian of the Year; and in 1997 was named as one of Australia’s 100 National Living Treasures.