Kirk Mackie was ordained and started his ministry in Transformation Ministries (TM) as Lead Pastor of Wilshire Avenue Community Church, Fullerton, CA in 1996. Since then, he has held several roles in TM including Pastor Mentor Group Leader, TM Board Member, Southeast Division Hub Leader, Co-Lead for the Church Health Advocacy Team, and Executive Coach. In partner organizations with TM, Kirk has served on the boards of both Atherton Baptist Homes of Alhambra and the American Baptist Theological Center at Fuller Seminary. 

Kirk holds a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary with concentrated study in leader development and Christian spirituality. Kirk enjoys developing leaders and has appreciated his time over the last eight years as Adjunct Professor at Moscow Theological Seminary, Russia, and Odessa Theological Seminary, Ukraine, teaching courses on Spiritual Formation and Missional Leadership. Since 2015, Kirk has been a church consultant with Novo Mission, coaching and empowering pastors and churches to live strategically and missionally in their communities for the sake of new disciples of Jesus. 

Kirk is very excited to begin a new chapter of ministry as he steps into the role of TM CEO/Mission Lead in February 2023, and seeks to guide TM into God’s good future! Kirk and his wife Robin have two grown boys.