VISION THAT WORKS

by Rev. Dave Collins

Dave is the Moderator of the AGC, and formerly the pastor of Carruthers Creek Community Church in Ajax, ON.  He currently holds the position of Executive Director of the Tyndale Centre for Leadership, and is founder and President of Life Change Consulting. 

Vision that Works follows the journey of a pastor of a plateaued church as he struggles with stagnation and discovers the importance of his church's mission, vision and values and their ultimate impact on church health and relationship to planning.  Copies are available for purchase through the AGC Office.

ONE SMOOTH STONE

by Marcia Lee Laycock

Marcia and her husband Spence are church planters in Blackfalds, AB.  Their church, Faith Community Church, is just two years old, but is seeing some wonderful response from the community.

Marcia is a gifted author, and many have enjoyed her devotional column, The Spur.  Set in the Yukon, this first novel is a compelling story about God never letting go. For more details, or to order your copy, click here 

THE BEAUTIFUL DISAPPOINTMENT

by Rev. Colin McCartney

Colin is the Executive Director of UrbanPromise Toronto, a faith based charity founded by Dr. Anthony Campolo that serves at-risk urban families, in the city of Toronto.  He holds his ordination with the AGC.

In The Beautiful Disappointment, Colin shares his personal struggles in dealing with the murder of one of his staff, the death of a child in his program and his own near death experience from a paralysing water accident in Hawaii. While he was recovering from this life threatening accident in the critical care unit of Maui Memorial Hospital he slowly realized that trials are "beautiful
disappointments" God can use to purge us of all the false things we have allowed to disfigure who we truly are.  To order a copy, click here

PASTORS TIM'S CLEANLAUGH COLLECTION

Compiled by Rev. Tim Davis

Tim Davis, aka "The Pastor of Disaster" has been entertaining us in the AGC for years with his daily dose of "cleanlaugh" e-mails.  This book is a compilation of some of the best of these jokes.

Tim is the Pastor of Westside Bible Church (AGC) in Victoria, BC.  For more info on Tim and his various web ministries, check out his website, www.cybersalt.org  To order a copy of the book, click here