Mike Hilson is the Senior Pastor of New Life Church based in La Plata, Maryland. Since 1999, the church has grown under his leadership from a congregation of less than 100 attendees into several churches and video venues. The New Life Network of churches now averages more than 5,000 in regular attendance across Maryland and Northern Virginia.Mike currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Southern Wesleyan University. He also is a member of the Chesapeake District Board of Administration as well as the General Board of Administration of the Wesleyan Church. He lives in the D.C. Metro Area with his wife, Tina.

They have three sons, Robert, Stephen, and Joshua, who have taken this journey of ministry with them.Books by Mike Hilson include Napkin Theology, Speak Life, A Significant Impact for Christ, and a series of books called Coffee with the Pastor.