Dan MacDonald left his law practice in 1990 to pursue a call to full-time ministry. He currently serves as the Senior Pastor for Grace Toronto Church, which he re-planted with his wife in 2005.

Grace Toronto has planted two daughter congregations over the past 10 years and has seen 3 of its interns go on to plant churches in Toronto and Ottawa. He currently sits on the national advisory team of Redeemer City to City Canada, and The Grace Network Canada, as well as the National Council of The Gospel Coalition Canada. Dan has been married to Sue (“the one upon whom the sun rises and sets”) for 29 years, and has a spectacular daughter named Shaila.

He enjoys sports, reading, travelling, and learning.

Dwayne Cline served as the Lead Pastor for James North Baptist Church, in downtown Hamilton, for 28 years. He is the part-time interim Executive Director for TGC Canada as well as the board chair for City to City Canada. Dwayne and Aimee have been blessed with four children. He is currently assisting organizations think through matters of governance, strategic planning, team building and fundraising.

Wayne Baxter is Professor of New Testament and Greek at Heritage College & Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario. He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, specializing in the Gospel of Matthew, and his Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of six books including, Road to Renewal: Seven Prayers That Will Change You and Growing Up to Get Along: Conflict and Unity in Philippians. Wayne is ordained with the Christian & Missionary Alliance and has pastored churches in Windsor, Ottawa, and Toronto. He is the husband of Lucille, and they have three sons: Ethan, Micah, and Jared.

Christian is a PhD candidate at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. His research is on eighteenth and nineteenth-century Evangelicalism and the intersection of eschatological development and missionary efforts. He has been a longtime member of Grace Baptist Church of Richmond Hill, where he previously served on the board of elders.  He is also an adjunct professor at Heritage College and Seminary. In his free time, Christian enjoys cooking, gardening, and playing ping pong.

Ian J. Vaillancourt (PhD, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto) serves as Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Director of Distance Learning at Heritage Theological Seminary, in Cambridge, ON. He is the author of several books, including Treasuring the Psalms: How to Read the Songs that Shape the Soul of the Church (IVP, 2023); The Dawning of Redemption: The Story of the Pentateuch and the Hope of the Gospel (Crossway, 2022); and the forthcoming Unfolding Redemption: The Heart of the Gospel in the Story of Old Testament History (IVP, March 24, 2026).

For many years, Dr. Steve West has faithfully taught and mentored students at Heritage, teaching courses in theology, philosophy, ethics, and apologetics. In addition, West has had an international ministry, preaching, lecturing, and teaching courses in multiple countries on five continents around the world. West has also served his entire adult life as a pastor in the local church. Recently he has pastored at Crestwicke Baptist Church in Guelph, Ontario, and now is at Madoc Baptist Church.

Franklin & Eleanor served nineteen years with Ethnos Canada, two in Panama and then in administration and leadership in the Canadian office. In 2011 they ventured out by faith again and moved to Cambridge where Frank studied full time at Heritage Seminary. After graduating with a Master of Divinity in 2014, He was invited to join the faculty to teach missions and intercultural studies. In 2023 he graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS, Chicago) with a Doctor of Ministry degree.

After a career as a business analyst for a publicly traded corporation, R.D. was ordained in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara. He pastors St. George’s Church in Burlington, Ontario, a congregation he has served for 20 years. St. George’s was the third congregation to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and join the still forming Anglican Network in Canada. He was a founding director of ANiC and was made Canon in 2017. R.D. is convinced that in Anglicanism we have been given a globally and historically trustworthy way of being Christian in the modern world. His ministry is marked by a passion to see the gospel preached, in word and sacrament, in a language understood in our culture. R.D. serves as Chairman of The Gospel Coalition Canada and Vice Principal of Ryle Seminary.  He is married to Monica. They are empty-nesters with two grown children, Matthew and Kennedy.

Kimberley McGibbon is the Ministry Centre Director of Send Relief Hamilton, where she leads efforts to care for refugees and vulnerable neighbours in the heart of the city. A pastor’s wife and ministry leader, Kimberley stepped into this role with a desire to see the love of Christ expressed through practical compassion. When the Centre launched in January 2023, it began in a 10×20 office serving just one family. Today, it operates from a larger space and serves over 250 refugees and vulnerable individuals with gospel-rooted care. Kimberley is passionate about hospitality, justice, and equipping the church to meet needs in Jesus’ name. A mother of four adult children, she longs to see Isaiah 61:1–4 lived out in her city and across Canada, bringing good news, healing, and restoration through Christ. 

George is rector of Church of the Messiah in Ottawa, ON and our Canon for Church Planting. He also serves as our leader for the Biblically Grounded Priority.

George studied at the undergraduate and graduate level at Carleton University where he received a degree in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. He studied Theology and Pastoral Counselling at St. Paul University where he completed an MA in Pastoral Studies.

George was ordained in 1985. For 22 years he served in the Anglican Church of Canada (ACoC). In 2008 his church was the second church in the country to separate from the ACoC and join the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC). George has served in a suburban and in a rural “multi-point” church.

George is blessed to have been married to Louise since 1981. They have 9 children and lots of sons and daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

Derek and Fiona have been married for 13 years. They currently live in Hamilton and have three children who are an integral part of their journey in ministry and life. Derek has recently moved out of his role as youth pastor into an associate pastor role at James North Baptist Church, where their family has served for over eight years. Fiona is a Registered Social Worker with a range of experience, most recently in a hospice setting, as well as in private practice and working with individuals and couples. Passionate about community and discipleship, Derek and Fiona are committed to fostering an environment where others can grow in their relationship with Christ.