Mount Vernon Nazarene University: Life Changing
Institute of 21st Century Church Leadership

FACILITATORS

Bud Bennett | Scott Couchenour | Mike Williams

Bud Bennett

Bud Bennett leads the Church Health Services area of The McKnight Group. He focuses on assisting churches in becoming healthy, dynamic congregations that make an impact for Christ in their communities. Bud serves as a consultant and coach to pastors and lay leaders, in cooperation with Natural Church Development, New Church Specialties, and Peacemakers International. He has served in numerous positions of church leadership, including as the Mission Strategy Team leader for the Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene, and previously served on the board at Grove City Church of the Nazarene.

Prior to this call, he held numerous leadership positions at Kraft Foods and American Electric Power. Bud has extensive experience in labor relations, leadership development, strategic planning and change management.  He has over 35 years experience as a teacher, facilitator, seminar leader, and speaker. He is a graduate of Capital University.

He and his wife, Lynnetta, live in Grove City, Ohio.  They have three adult children, Bob, Yvonne, and Kay, and seven grandsons.


Scott Couchenour

Scott A. Couchenour is a certified life coach.  He founded Serving Strong, a benefit to those in ministry through resourcing, educating, and coaching for life balance and self care.  He has over 20 years experience personally serving in ministry as a full time staff member, bi-vocational staff member, and a volunteer.

Scott is a 1987 graduate from Youngstown State University with a degree in Sociology. He also has over 19 years experience in business as Vice President of Operations with Cogun, Inc., a company that partners with churches to develop the right ministry space.  He is a member of the Christian Coaches Network and the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Scott and his wife, Jennifer, live in Salem, Ohio. They have two children: Anna and Samuel.


Mike Williams

Mike Williams is a 1977 graduate of MVNU and an elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He has served as a pastor of both rural and urban churches in Florida, Ohio and Illinois, and his experience includes church planting and leadership in multiple staff settings. With a range of experience at the district church level and in his communities.

Mike has most recently served as a full-time Church Health consultant where he assisted local pastors with seminars, conferences and specialized training. He also worked with Outreach, Inc. of San Diego, Calif., to provide training and was a certified trainer with Achieve Global which provides leadership development for Honda of America suppliers.

Mike and his wife, Kenna, reside in Mount Vernon, Ohio. They have two children: Ben and Angela.

 

 
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