Leadership

John McLaverty

John McLaverty

Senior Development Consultant

John McLaverty is the Senior Development Consultant with an emphasis on raising Major Gifts across the country on behalf of CBS. He also has a responsibility for training of Development Staff, District Boards and Senior Volunteers in the fundraising process.

Previously, John was a Senior Consultant for one of the foremost philanthropic consulting firms in Canada, where he served both local and national accounts. He also served for over 25 years as an ordained pastor in both Toronto and Vancouver. He has also served as Adjunct Faculty at Tyndale Seminary for ten years teaching in the area of 'Christianity and Culture'. He has a passion to help the church recover its presence in the neighbourhood. While working for CBS part-time, John is also involved with Roxburgh Missional Network, an organization committed to instigating transformational change.

John and Linda live in a blended family of six kids. Over the last 10 years he has been hanging his faith community hat with the Anglicans at Church of the Messiah, and with the Baptists at Fallingbrook Heights in Toronto. John is a skilled mentor whose love is to coach leaders and work with congregations in processes of transformation.