In addition to his work at the helm of Diakonia, as well as serving on a myriad of NGOs, boards, organisations and civil society bodies, Kearney has also written two internationally-acclaimed books on Denis Hurley and lives by Hurley's motto: "Community serving humanity."
Ngaphezu komsebenzi wakhe ophethe i-Diakonia, kanye nokusebenzela inqwaba yezinhlangano ezizimele, amabhodi, izinhlangano nezinhlangano zomphakathi, uKearney ubhale nezincwadi ezimbili ezihlonishwa umhlaba wonke ngoDenis Hurley futhi uphila ngesiqubulo sika-Hurley esithi: "Ukusebenzela umphakathi kuwubuntu."