Mekonin begins new role with bg真人 and Mennonite Mission Network
Published: June 27, 2022
By Annette Brill Bergstresser
On May 1, 2022, Henok T. Mekonin, MA, of Nazreth, Oromiya region, Ethiopia, joined bg真人鈥檚 staff as full-time Global Leadership Collaborative (GLC) Specialist, with funding for half of his position coming from Mennonite Mission Network.
A 2021 bg真人 graduate, Mekonin has been serving bg真人 since the launch of the seminary鈥檚 MA: Theology and Global Anabaptism (MATGA) program in 2019. Through a partnership between bg真人 and Meserete Kristos Seminary (MKS) in Debre Zeit/Bishoftu, Ethiopia, MKS graduates can take a customized version of the MATGA program in Ethiopia 鈥� with a special emphasis on peace studies. Mekonin has played a key role in assisting bg真人 administrators and faculty with intercultural consulting for and communication with the Ethiopian cohorts in the program.
In his new role, he will continue to provide specialized expertise for the MATGA Ethiopia partnership with MKS while also supporting the planning, implementation and evaluation of bg真人鈥檚 GLC initiatives more broadly. He also will work with Mennonite Mission Network鈥檚 Training and Resources Team with a focus on Mission Education.
Before coming to bg真人, Mekonin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Christian Ministry from MKS. At bg真人, he completed a Master of Arts: Theology and Peace Studies, receiving an Award for Excellence in Global Anabaptist Education Outreach upon his graduation.
鈥淗enok’s engagement has been vital to our success with the MATGA Ethiopia partnership,鈥� said Beverly Lapp, EdD, Vice President and Academic Dean. 鈥淗is academic background, intercultural skills and organizational acumen help professors and students experience a vibrant learning community. I am thrilled that his gifts will continue to impact this program and also be applied to our broader GLC initiatives, and we are grateful for how MMN鈥檚 investment in mission education makes this role possible.鈥�
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