Mac has a passion for developing leaders especially in the area of church planting. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute (1984) and Dallas Theological Seminary (1990). 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. In 2011 Mac worked with Brian Bloye to start the LAUNCH Church Planting Network. After five years Mac and Brian gave the North American Mission Board the church planting system they developed. Today Mac serves as the Senior Director of Church Planting Development for NAMB’s Send Network. Mac and his wife, Cindy, live in metro Atlanta. You can follow Mac on his blog.
Pastor Jeff Kapusta was named one of the top 10 Fittest Christian Leaders in America in 2015. Jeff had an amazing transformation (as you can see in his before and after pictures!). Tune in and hear what he has learned along the way.
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Interview with Pastor Mark Pangel from 4 Points Church in Greer, SC. who lost 70 pounds by making some lifestyle choices. Listen to learn the secret to his success.
To begin, I recommend people go to Myfitnesspal.com and set up an account to track your daily calories. I also mention a RMR calculator to figure your resting metabolic rate, and a daily caloric needs calculator. Make sure to track your foods meticulously for a month or so. (after that you will have an idea how much food you need to meet your goals). I would recommend that you get a digital food scale as well. And for the first month measure your food. Most people have no clue what a cup, or 4 oz. or a teaspoon actually is, we just simply estimate. After measuring and tracking for a month, you will probably not need the food scale or Myfitnesspal because you will instinctively know these things.
One last thing; it’s not all about how much you weigh. The best measurements are not pounds, they are body fat percentages and circumference measurements. You can buy a very inexpensive set of body fat calipers online, and there are a lot of websites that have calculators that will figure your body fat based on the measurements. A sewing tape measure can be used to measure arm, chest, thigh, waist circumferences. Be sure to track all of this, and take before and after pictures! As you look back in a few months, I think you’ll be amazed!
I hope this is an encouragement to you!