Mac Lake

Mac is a pioneering influence in the church planting movement. In 1997, he planted Carolina Forest Community Church (Myrtle Beach, SC). In 2004, he began serving as Leadership Development Pastor at Seacoast Church (Charleston, SC), where he served for over six years. July 2010, Mac Lake joined with West Ridge Church to become the Visionary Architect for the LAUNCH Network. The North American Mission Board adopted the LAUNCH Church Planting system in 2015. Mac joined the NAMB team for three years to help them integrate and implement the LAUNCH church planting system. Mac founded the Multiply Group in 2019, an organization committed to helping leaders and churches multiply. He is the author of four books, including The Multiplication Effect. Mac and his wife, Cindy, live in Charleston, SC, and have three grown children and four grandchildren.