Bishop Watson is the Ecumenical Officer for the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. Previously, he served as Bishop in Georgia for 16 years. Mike has served on the boards of many United Methodist and World Methodist boards, agencies, and organizations, as well as colleges, universities, and seminaries. He has visited 70 countries, speaking in over 35 of them. He and his wife Margaret have 2 children and are proud grandparents of 6 grandchildren.