Since I was young, I found great joy in devouring books. As I was working as an Engineer, I sensed a call towards theological studies. I found myself at the International Leadership University (ILU, formerly the Nairobi International School of Theology). I had wanted to study Apologetics, based on my personal journey to faith. The only option was as a minor in the M.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies programme at ILU. I saw how systematic theology and biblical studies bear on the apologetics units that I studied – such as critical and creative thinking, understanding worldviews, classical apologetics and cultural apologetics. I ended up writing a research thesis investigating the phenomenon of youth leaving the Church, how they form their worldview(s) and how the African church can respond in its ministry to youth. I currently apply this knowledge as part of the team at Apologetics Kenya. I have also studied Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
After graduating in 2015 witth my M.A., I ended up resigning from my Engineering practice in 2017 and took up a pastoral call at PCEA Loresho as a youth coordinator. As I served, I began teaching part-time at Pan Africa Christian University in youth ministry courses and apologetics. These practical experiences led me to the importance of youth culture and how it influences the faith formation of youth in urban African cities. In September 2021, I officially completed my Doctoral work in the discipline of Practical Theology at the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology at the University of South Africa. The PhD thesis was entitled The role of youth culture in holistic faith formation of youth in Nairobi : a practical theological approach. The work explores youth cultures and subcultures, history of youth minsitry in the global church and Kenya in particular, Presbyterian history, reformed catechesis as a means of solidly grounding young people in the faith as well as intergenerational approaches to youth ministry that view youth as part of the body of the local church. This has contributed greatly to my teaching at St. Paul’s University as well as in my research.
My theological work has focused on two fields: apologetics and practical theology. I recently published Youth Ministry after the Pandemic: A Practical Theology from the Global South (Wipf and Stock, 2025) and have edited Apologetics in Africa: An Introduction (Langham, 2024). Driven by a deep desire to enrich theological reflection in Africa, I serve as a part-time regional project coordinator (and Anglophone editor) of the African Theology Worldwide Project.
African Theology Worldwide
I serve as the chair for the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology, where I have presented and published several papers. My papers on “Integrating a Biblical Worldview and STEM” and “Toward a Theology of Creation: An African Approach to the Envornment” have been published by Langham in the 2 Volumes below. I am also an executive board member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, where I will be presenting a keynote at Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa in January 2026. I have several other publications in peer-reviewed journals as below.
These are 2 volumes in the 4 volume series of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) in partnership with Langham Publications. You can view or purchase them here.
As a practical theologian engaged in local church ministry, I pursue an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of social science, theology, apologetics and youth ministry and studies. The following is a list of some published articles:
A Selection of Recent Publications (Freely Accessible)
The Nicene Creed: Retrieving Confessionalism in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. In Nicene Faith: Towards a Contemporary Reformed Reading edited by Hanns Lessing et al., pp. 535-549. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2025. DOI: http://doi.org/10.36199/978-3-374-07975-9.
Spiritual Warfare in African Christianity: A Reformed Perspective on the Fear of Curses and Witchcraft. In Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, and Knut Holter (eds.), Handbook of Christian Prophetism in Africa, pp. 316-330. Leiden: BRILL, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004734012_020
‘I am Spiritual but not Religious’: Expanding Non-Religious Identities through Digital Kinship. Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora 8, no. 2 (2025): 33-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36615/5hk1v519
(with Kyama Mugambi). Christian ‘Dual Citizenship’ and Civic Duty: Implications of the Accra Charter (2011) for Africa Today. Religion and Politics in the Public Square: African Theological Journal for Church and Society, 5.3 (Supplementa) (2024): 1-12. https://atjcs.netact.org.za/index.php/netact/article/view/240
(with Susan Wanja). Integration of Spirituality and Health Science Education: An Empirical Study of University Students and Lecturers. Christian Higher Education, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/15363759.2024.2402350
Emotive or Ethical? A Theological Reflection on Kenya’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Conspectus: Journal of South Africa Theological Seminary 36 (2023): 58-70. https://sats.ac.za/conspectus/emotive-ethical-theological-kenya/
Digital Ecclesiology and Africa’s Digital Natives: Prospects and Challenges. Acta Theologica 43.1 (2023): 98-111. https://doi.org/10.38140/at.v43i1.6195
Discipling Kenyan Gen Z’s on Sexuality: Reflections from the Global Study on Youth Culture. Journal of Contemporary Ministry, 8 (2023) https://journalofcontemporaryministry.com/index.php/jcm/article/view/257
Faith, Science and Non-Religious Identity Formation among Male Kenyan Youth. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 58.1 (2023): 45-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12848
Analysing African Traditional Gods through Trinitarian Apologetics. African Theological Journal for Church and Society 3.2 (2022), 72-89. https://atjcs.netact.org.za/index.php/netact/article/view/80
The Relevance of Covenant Theology to Fatherlessness in Kenya: A Youth and Family Ministry Perspective. Acta Theologica 42.1 (2022): 84-97. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-0826
Emerging Apologetics Themes in Contemporary African Youth Ministry: A Kenyan Perspective. Stellenbosch Theological Journal 8.2 (2022), 1–18. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2022.v8n2.a3
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