Dr. Keneni Gutema Negeri lives in Ethiopia with his wife and three children: a daughter and twin sons.
He holds a PhD in Church Ministry with a focus on Servant Leadership. For the past 20 years, he has devoted himself to Christ’s ministry in Pentecostal churches, emphasizing church leadership and children’s ministry. He currently serves as a Board Member of Praise Thee Practical Theology & Leadership College, a Pentecostal institution dedicated to teaching practical theology and serving as a center for mission, ministry training, and spiritual formation (https://pttcedu.com). He is deeply committed to church leadership development, with a vision of reviving churches through enhanced leadership.
Dr. Keneni also holds a PhD in Public Health and is a distinguished Associate Professor of Health Systems Management and Health Economics at Hawassa University’s School of Public Health. His career has been dedicated to the advancement of health systems management and economics in developing countries. Dr. Keneni’s research publications and teachings have made significant contributions to the field, furthering the development and effectiveness of health systems.
He successfully completed the Serving Leader Cohort and TTT to become a certified training partner of WSL. He says, “As a trainee, completing the Center for Serving Leadership training cohort manual and the Training the Trainer (TTT) manual profoundly transformed my leadership and training approach and equipped me to inspire and empower others locally and globally.”
His vision is to inspire and equip local and global leaders to transform church’s and health systems through servant leadership, fostering a culture of service, growth, and positive impact using The Serving Leader Model
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