Henok T. Mekonin, MA
Global Leadership Collaborative Specialist
About Henok
Henok T. Mekonin, MA, plays a key role in assisting bg真人 administrators and faculty with communication and intercultural consulting for the Master of Arts: Theology and Global Anabaptism (MATGA) cohort program offered through bg真人鈥檚 partnership with Meserete Kristos Seminary. He provides specialized expertise for the MATGA Ethiopia partnership while also supporting the planning, implementation and evaluation of bg真人鈥檚 Global Leadership Collaborative (GLC) initiatives more broadly.
Henok鈥檚 home congregation is Nazreth Western Meserete Kristos, which is part of the Nazreth Regional Office. He is married to Misgana Eshete; they have two children. He is the son of Gete Bayu of Nazreth.
Publications
- Mekonin, Henok T. 鈥淎 Sense of Pride and Suspicion: Ethiopia鈥檚 Habitus and Its Impact on Interactions with Foreigners.鈥� Anabaptist Historians (blog), April 27, 2023. .
- Mekonin, Henok T. 鈥淐aring for People above All Else: Integrating Prayer, Relief, and Peace to Build God鈥檚 Church.鈥� Anabaptist Witness (blog). Accessed April 25, 2023. .
- Mekonin, Henok T. 鈥淐elebrating Achievement and Building Partnerships: Meserete Kristos Seminary鈥檚 Commencement Service and Vision for the Future.鈥� Anabaptist World (blog), June 1, 2023. .
- Mekonin, Henok T. 鈥淢KC Pastor in Eritrea Denied Burial after Prison.鈥� Anabaptist World (blog), April 24, 2023. .
- Mekonin, Henok T., and Rachel Miller Jacobs. 鈥淭he Postcolonial Mindset and Mutual Gift Sharing: Nurturing Genuine Global Partnerships in the Postcolonial Church.鈥� Anabaptist World (blog), May 17, 2023. .
- Mekonin, Henok T. 鈥淎nabaptism in Ethiopia: Six Markers of the Meserete Kristos Church.鈥� Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology 25, no. 1 (2024): 84鈥�89.