Henok T. Mekonin, MA
Global Leadership Collaborative Specialist
About Henok
Henok T. Mekonin, MA, plays a key role in assisting AMBS administrators and faculty with communication and intercultural consulting for the Master of Arts: Theology and Global Anabaptism (MATGA) cohort program offered through AMBS’s partnership with Meserete Kristos Seminary. He provides specialized expertise for the MATGA Ethiopia partnership while also supporting the planning, implementation and evaluation of AMBS’s Global Leadership Collaborative (GLC) initiatives more broadly.
Henok’s 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
- Henok T. Mekonin. “Meserete Kristos Seminary Graduates 48 New Leaders.” News. Anabaptist World, June 6, 2025. https://anabaptistworld.org/meserete-kristos-seminary-graduates-48-new-leaders/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “Meserete Kristos Seminary Celebrates Graduates.” Global Anabaptism. Anabaptist World, June 5, 2024. https://anabaptistworld.org/meserete-kristos-seminary-celebrates-graduates/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “Journeying through Anabaptist-Mennonite Realities.” Opinion. Anabaptist World, September 18, 2024. https://anabaptistworld.org/journeying-through-anabaptist-mennonite-realities/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “East African Mennonites Hold Summit.” Meserete Kristos. Anabaptist World, April 9, 2024. https://anabaptistworld.org/east-african-mennonites-hold-summit/.
- Henok T. Mekonin. “Prayer, Evangelism, and Justice Entwined: Meserete Kristos Church’s Holistic Approach in Ethiopia.” Anabaptist Witness 11, no. 1 (2024): 153–75.
- Mekonin, Henok T., and James R. Krabill, ed. “Mission and Peace in Ethiopia.” Anabaptist Witness, Anabaptist Witness, vol. 11, no. 1 (2024). https://www.anabaptistwitness.org/volumes/volume-11/issue-1/
- Mekonin, Henok T. “A Sense of Pride and Suspicion: Ethiopia’s Habitus and Its Impact on Interactions with Foreigners.” Anabaptist Historians (blog), April 27, 2023. https://anabaptisthistorians.org/2023/04/27/a-sense-of-pride-and-suspicion-ethiopias-habitus-and-its-impact-on-interactions-with-foreigners/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “Caring for People above All Else: Integrating Prayer, Relief, and Peace to Build God’s Church.” Anabaptist Witness (blog). Accessed April 25, 2023. https://www.anabaptistwitness.org/2023/03/caring-for-people-above-all-else-integrating-prayer-relief-and-peace-to-build-gods-church/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “Celebrating Achievement and Building Partnerships: Meserete Kristos Seminary’s Commencement Service and Vision for the Future.” Anabaptist World (blog), June 1, 2023. https://anabaptistworld.org/celebrating-achievement-and-building-partnerships-meserete-kristos-seminarys-commencement-service-and-vision-for-the-future/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “MKC Pastor in Eritrea Denied Burial after Prison.” Anabaptist World (blog), April 24, 2023. https://anabaptistworld.org/mkc-pastor-in-eritrea-denied-burial-after-prison/.
- Mekonin, Henok T., and Rachel Miller Jacobs. “The Postcolonial Mindset and Mutual Gift Sharing: Nurturing Genuine Global Partnerships in the Postcolonial Church.” Anabaptist World (blog), May 17, 2023. https://anabaptistworld.org/the-postcolonial-mindset-and-mutual-gift-sharing-nurturing-genuine-global-partnerships-in-the-postcolonial-church/.
- Mekonin, Henok T. “Anabaptism in Ethiopia: Six Markers of the Meserete Kristos Church.” Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology 25, no. 1 (2024): 84–89.
Invite AMBS
Invite AMBS is a unique opportunity to invite the faculty and staff of AMBS to come directly to you to address a certain topic. Learn more about Invite AMBS.Possible topics include:
- Christendom in Ethiopia: Its Beginning and End
- Did Mennonite Missionaries Bring Christianity to Ethiopia?
- History of Christianity in Ethiopia
- How Meserete Kristos Church started: Growth, Impact, and Mission
- Partnership Between Meserete Kristos Seminary and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
- Reasons Behind the Rapid Growth of Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia