Kwasi Kena

Kwasi Kena
Director of Evangelism Ministries for the General Board of Discipleship

Workshop Leader

The Rev. Dr. Kwasi Kena, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has a diverse educational background. He has earned the following degrees: B.S. in Business Administration and Management, Bradley University; B.M. in Piano Performance, Wisconsin College Conservatory of Music; M.Div. Oral Roberts University; and D.Min. in Afrocentric Pastoring and Preaching, United Theological Seminary.

Kwasi is an elder in the Greater New Jersey Annual conference where he served as the Congregational Development Coordinator. Prior to his present position at GBOD, he served as the Field Services Director and General Editor at the General Commission on United Methodist Men.

Kwasi’s other ministry experiences include: cross-cultural pastoral appointments, a new church start in the Iowa Annual Conference and administrative and visiting professor positions at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. He has also served as a General Board of Global Ministries commissioned missionary to Ghana West Africa and a Missionary in Residence with GBGM in New York City.

As Director of Evangelism Ministries for the General Board of Discipleship, Kwasi relates primarily to leaders and staff in Annual Conferences and helps them design, develop and support a comprehensive plan for making disciples through evangelism ministries.

Online & Print Publications:

Offering Christ Today: Online Evangelism Resource
Evangelistic Preaching Helps: Online Sermon Preparation Resource
Stories for Survivors: Online Bible Studies for Survivors of Disaster
The Resurrected Jesus, (Nashville: Abingdon, 2001)
In Plain View of the Cross: A Lenten Study for Adults (Nashville: Abingdon 2001)
40 Days in the Wilderness: Meditations for African American Men (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998)

Kwasi is married to the Rev. Dr. Safiyah Fosua. They have two sons and two adorable grandchildren.