Ecclesiology in Africa

ROWLAND VAN ES is a mission partner of Reformed Church Global Mission who has been serving at St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya, since 2004. Currently, he is the Interim Head of Department for History, Missions, Religion and Practical Theology. Prior to 2004 he and his wife Jane also served in the Gambia, Malawi and Sierra Leone. He has an MDiv and a ThM from Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan, and an MA from Michigan State University. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church of America.

ROBERT FALCONER holds degrees in architecture and theology. After practicing architecture in Scotland and South Africa, he and his wife were called to Kenya as missionaries, where he served as principal of a discipleship training school. Dr. Falconer currently works at South African Theological Seminary as the coordinator of student research. He lives in St. Francis Bay, South Africa, together with his wife and two sons.

DIEUDONNE KOMLA NUEKPE has a PhD in intercultural studies from Torch Trinity Graduate University, South Korea. He is an ordained minister of The Church of Pentecost (The COP), Ghana, with an apostolic ministry. He has served as the national head of The COP in South Korea and an executive council member of The COP worldwide. He is a board member of the Sanneh Institute and lectures at Pentecost University, Ghana. Before his call to full-time ministry, he worked as a bilingual administrator in the missions and evangelism departments of the church. He is currently involved with teaching, pastoral care, training, evangelism, church planting, leadership development, administration, and ordination of church officers and has engaged in cross-cultural ministry in several countries both in and outside of Africa.

JUDY WANJIRU WANG’OMBE did her MDiv (Biblical Studies) and MTh (Missions) with Africa International University, Kenya. She is currently a doctoral candidate of Inter-Religious Studies in the same university. She has a keen interest in understanding the lived experiences of Muslims, especially those pertaining to the world of spirits. She has served in various Muslim locations and interacted with Muslims from different cultural settings.

OKELLOH OGERA holds a PhD in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He has published several journal articles and book chapters on African Christianity and is an Adjunct Lecturer within the Faculty of Theology at St. Paul’s University. He is currently engaged in researching “Mega Churches in the Global South” organized by the John Templeton Foundation. He is also an ordained priest in the Anglican Church.

JOSHUA ROBERT BARRON is a theological educator and curriculum developer in Kenya. He is series co-editor for the African Christian Studies Series, series editor for Rethinking Church in the 21st Century (Langham Global Library), and a managing editor of the African Christian Theology journal. He is a PhD candidate at Africa International University, Kenya.