Nearly two years ago, God gave me the vision to plant a minimum of fifty churches across this globe in five years.
The more I meditated on this vision, the more it became clear that this vision would not only include building churches, but it would also include training our church-plant pastors and discipling them in the Word of God.
One of the ways I pictured this training happening was at an annual global church-planting conference where we would fly as many international pastors as possible to Living Word and we would disciple them in the ways of the Lord and introduce them to our church family and ministry partners.
Well, I’m excited to tell you that in August 2025, our first church-planting conference is happening. What’s even more exciting is that you are invited to join us for this special week of ministry!
This event will be a gathering of people who are ready, willing, and able to support the ministry of the Gospel worldwide and the discipleship of all nations, just as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19. Every night, we will have a special guest speaker as well as testimonies of God at work around the world. Take a look at our ministry schedule:
Tuesday night, August 12: Reverend Keith Moore
Wednesday night, August 13: Andrew Wommack
Thursday night, August 14: Andrew Wommack
Friday night, August 15: Kenneth Copeland
Saturday night, August 16: Dr. Jesse Duplantis
Sunday morning, August 17: Dr. Jesse Duplantis
Wednesday and Thursday morning, Lynne and I will lead a time of teaching and then Saturday morning, we will have the unique opportunity to hear directly from some of our international pastors as they recount what God is doing in their lives and in their church families.
To find out more about this conference and how you can join us for this week of ministry, head to our website for details.
Mac Hammond
P.S. Because you have connected with our ministry in the past, we wanted to make sure that you had a special invitation to this conference! We hope to see you there!
Mac and Lynne Hammond are senior pastors of Living Word in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, which they started in 1980. Many outreaches and ministries have launched from Living Word since that time, including Maranatha Christian Academy, a Pre-K through grade 12 school with nearly 900 in attendance, and Living Free Recovery Services, a licensed outpatient treatment program.
Most recently, Mac and Lynne have launched a vision to plant fifty churches across the globe in the next five years. As of August 2024, nine churches have been planted in the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, and Guatemala with construction underway for seven more churches in El Salvador, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Prior to becoming a pastor, Mac was a pilot. He served in the Air Force, served two tours of duty in Southeast Asia, and was honorably discharged in 1970 with the rank of Captain. Between 1970 and 1980, Mac was involved in varying capacities in the general aviation industry, including ownership of a successful air cargo business serving the Midwestern United States. A business acquisition brought the Hammonds to Minneapolis, where they ultimately founded Living Word. Currently, Mac is the host of The Winner’s Way and The Winner’s Minute broadcasts and the author of several internationally distributed books. Mac is broadly acclaimed for his ability to apply the principles of the Bible to practical situations and the challenges of daily living.
