About four months ago, we set out to find a leader to become the executive director or “chief launch officer” of a new church planting network that West Ridge and several other great churches are launching. We talked with a number of folks about the role, but we ended up finding the person who we believe has been perfectly shaped for this position.
I’m very excited to introduce Mac Lake as the Chief Launch Officer of “The Launch Network”. You’ll eventually be able to read more about the organization at LaunchingChurches.com, but, honestly, Mac’s first job is to help us launch the network that will ultimately launch hundreds of churches across the world.
For those of you unfamiliar with Mac’s story, he’s currently the Development Pastor at Seacoast Church, a multi-campus church based in Charleston, South Carolina. Mac oversees leadership development with the Seacoast team. Prior to that, he was a church planter. He actually launched Carolina Forest Community Church on the exact same day that Brian started West Ridge. You can read more about Mac on his website, but, needless to say, we are excited that Mac comes with the perfect mix of church planting and leadership development experience needed for this new role.
West Ridge has helped plant over 50 churches through the years. We’re grateful for those stories, but we’re confident that if we can partner with some other great ministries like Oak Leaf Church, Lifepoint Church, The Summit Church, Freedom Church, Mosaic Church, Hillside Christian Church and other churches including possibly yours, we might be able to impact people’s lives across the country and the world. What would it be like to plant 1,000 new churches in the next 10 years?
Do I have your attention? Then consider partnering with us to launch a movement. Like I said, we don’t have a fancy website yet, but we’d still like to hear from you. Please fill out this brief form if you’re interested in learning more about The Launch Network. If you’re a church that wants to network with other leaders and help us plant 1,000 new churches, let us know. If you think you may be called to plant a church sometime in the future, then contact us.
In the mean time, welcome Mac to this new adventure. He’s ready to launch something big!
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