Dr. Will McRaney, "Dr. Mac" was appointed to serve as The Island Chapel's Interim Pastor in January, 2020, and officially began serving as Lead Pastor October 1, of that same year. The Island Chapel became Island Church Tierra Verde in the fall of 2022.
Dr. Mac has served not only local churches as pastor; but, he also served as a tenured faculty member at one of the largest Protestant seminaries in the world, and as Executive Director for the mission work of some 600 churches in Maryland and Delaware. These roles were in addition to his extensive work as a researcher, author, and trainer of church leaders.
Dr. Mac is the author of The Art of Personal Evangelism: Sharing Jesus in a Changing Culture.
Through his research, writing, and strategy development tools, he helps leaders realize their God-given mission and be more effective in their unique ministry context.
He began The Church Strengthening Network out of the Ministry Enhancement Group to develop Kingdom people for Kingdom advance by encouraging, equipping and coaching leaders.