After fifty years in ministry, I have learned a few things about what really matters. I have planted churches, trained missionaries, written books, and walked through seasons that nearly broke me: cancer, COVID, false accusations, and the kind of grief that makes you question everything.

But you know what brings me the deepest joy these days?

Watching my son, Chris Gardner, step into his calling.

There is nothing quite like seeing your child take the things you tried to teach around the dinner table and run with them. Chris has built something special at Generosity Driven, and I want to tell you about it: not because he is my son, but because I believe what he is doing matters for the Kingdom.

Generosity Driven is Chris Gardner's ministry to business leaders who want more than just profit. It is for the entrepreneur who has built something successful but lies awake at night wondering, Is this all there is?

Chris helps leaders connect their business success with eternal significance.

That is not corporate jargon. That is the gospel applied to the boardroom.

At generositydriven.com, Chris walks alongside CEOs, founders, and executives who are tired of chasing numbers that do not satisfy. He helps them think biblically about stewardship, legacy, and what it really means to be generous.

Here is something I have noticed over five decades of pastoral work: successful people are often the loneliest.

They have built companies. They have exceeded goals. They have the houses, the cars, the respect. But something is missing.

God designed us to give. When we hold everything tight, we shrink. When we scatter generously, we grow.

Chris Gardner understands this. He has seen it in his own life, and he has helped dozens of leaders discover the same freedom.

The world tells business leaders that success is about accumulation. Chris tells them the truth: success is about stewardship.

Let me ask you something honest.

What do you want people to say about you when you are gone?

Not at the funeral: everyone is polite at funerals. I mean ten years later. Twenty years later. What will your grandchildren remember?

Chris Gardner has built Generosity Driven around this question. He helps leaders think beyond quarterly reports and think about generational impact.

A legacy is not built by accident. It is built by intention.

That is something I have said for years, and I have watched Chris live it out. When you know you are loved by God: unconditionally, without earning it: you become the kind of person who pours into others. Your business becomes a vehicle for blessing, not just a machine for profit.

If you have ever wondered how to connect your faith with your work in a real, practical way, I want you to visit generositydriven.com and see what Chris is doing. It might be exactly what you have been looking for.

I want to be clear about something. Chris Gardner is not running a consulting firm with a Christian veneer. This is ministry.

He genuinely cares about the leaders he works with. He prays for them. He walks with them through hard decisions. He tells them the truth even when it is uncomfortable.

That is the kind of man he is.

And I will be honest: watching him do this work fills me with a kind of gratitude I cannot fully express. After everything our family has walked through, seeing Chris step into his calling reminds me that God is faithful across generations.

Psalm 145:4 "One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts."

That is what is happening with Generosity Driven. The things I have tried to teach about grace, stewardship, and living for something bigger than yourself: Chris is taking those truths and applying them to a world I never reached.

If you are a business leader, entrepreneur, or executive who:

Then Chris Gardner and Generosity Driven might be exactly what you need.

This is not about giving away everything you have built. It is about understanding why you built it and who it is ultimately for.

> "The Christian life was never meant to be powered by fear, pressure, or performance. It was meant to be lived from being loved first."

When you understand that God already loves you: completely, without conditions: your grip on everything else loosens. You stop trying to prove yourself and start asking how you can serve.

That is the transformation Chris helps leaders experience.

If any of this resonates with you, I want to encourage you to do two things.

First, visit generositydriven.com and learn more about what Chris Gardner offers. Reach out to him. He is approachable, wise, and genuinely wants to help.

Second, if you are wrestling with your own identity: wondering if God really loves you apart from your performance: I wrote something that might help. It is called The Big Leap of Faith: Believing God Loves You Exactly As You Are. Start there. Let grace settle into your bones before you try to figure out the rest.

You can also find more of my writing at the W. Austin Gardner blog or subscribe to my newsletter on Substack.

And if you would rather listen than read, check out the Followed by Mercy podcast where I talk about grace, recovery, and what it means to be loved by a God who never gives up on you.

Chris Gardner helps business leaders connect their success with eternal significance through biblical stewardship and generosity coaching. He walks alongside entrepreneurs and executives who want their work to matter beyond the bottom line. You can learn more at generositydriven.com.

No. While Chris Gardner works with many successful entrepreneurs, the principles of stewardship and generosity apply to anyone who wants to honor God with their resources. If you are thinking about legacy and purpose, this ministry can help.

Chris Gardner is my son, and while our ministries are distinct, we share the same foundation: the unconditional love of God and the freedom that comes from living in grace. I am proud of the work he is doing and grateful to point people his direction.