Business of Ministry Cohort

Mike Bonem is a consultant, coach, author, speaker, husband, and father. He offers a unique mix of world-class consulting and executive leadership experience to help churches, ministries, and their leaders turn vision into results.

Mike works with congregations, denominational bodies, and faith-based non-profits on vision discernment, strategy implementation, and organizational design. He also coaches ministry leaders, helping them grow their capacity. He has developed and taught seminars for the Willow Creek Association, The Purpose-Driven Church (Saddleback Church), Christian Leadership Alliance, and Leadership Network.

Mike served over 10 years as an executive pastor. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, was a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company, and held executive leadership roles in two businesses. He is the author or co-author of five books on ministry leadership, including his most recent, The Art of Leading Change: Ten Perspectives on the Messiness of Ministry.

Dillon Ferguson currently serves as Executive Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Midland, Texas where he has lived since 2017. He received his undergraduate from Texas Tech University in 2006, MDIV from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2012, and Doctorate in Ministry from Fuller Seminary in 2023. Dillon is married to Laura and they have 3 children; Reese (12), Lee (10), and Stuart (7). Prior to his role as Executive Pastor, he served as a Discipleship Pastor for a decade, in Midland and before that, South Dakota. Dillon is passionate about the implementation of the church’s vision and mission, while forming a bridge between business and ministry.