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The Rev. Dr. Kevin Muriithi Ndereba (PhD, University of South Africa) is Lecturer and Head of Department, Practical Theology in the School of Theology at St. Paul’s University, Kenya and is an Ordained Minister of Word and Sacraments in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.

He is also an affiliated Research Fellow in the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He brings pastoral ministry experiences to theological education, with prior experiences in cross-cultural collaboration, higher/theological education, leadership development, non- profits, and youth engagement. He previously worked as an Electrical Engineer before serving in pastoral ministry in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. Research, teaching, and mentoring/supervising interests include youth ministry, practical theology, pastoral and public theology, African contextual theologies, and apologetics, and welcomes postgraduate students working on any of these themes.

In terms of academic and university service, Dr. Ndereba serves as a senate member and member of the ethical research committee of the university, Presbyterian denominational head, and serves in various professional societies as follows:

• Chair of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET, 2025 to present),
• Executive member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry (IASYM, 2022 to present),
• Member of the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT),
• Member of the Society of Practical Theology in South Africa (SPTSA) and
• Member of the International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society (INSBS).

He is also a review board member of the Conspectus: Journal of the South African Theological Seminary. He is participating in two research projects: Equipping Christian Leaders in an Age of Science which is a collaboration between St. Paul's University and St. John's College, Durham University and “African Publics’ Perceptions of Science and Spirituality Post COVID-19 Pandemic: A Collaboration between UK, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa” which is part of the INSBS regional network grant scheme in collaboration with a PI at the London School of Economics, Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science. Dr. Ndereba is also participating in a 16-month Psychology Cross-training Fellowship at the University of Birmingham, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, and using this opportunity to undertake research on mental health resilience among youth in Kenyan congregations. He is also the Instituional Coordinator of the FOSTER project on Open Science in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya and Tanzania.

Book Chapters Published

(8) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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

(7) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Masculinities and Developments in the Evangelical Tradition. In Felicia Chinyere Priest, Verena Schafroth, and Marilyn Naidoo (eds.), Empowering Voices: African Women in Theological Education. Langham, 2025. https://langhamliterature.org/empowering-voices

(6) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Youth Transitions During the Pandemic: An Empirical Approach. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change edited by Rajendra, S.M. Sajid, Varoshini Nadesan, Jaroslaw Przeperski, M. Rezaul Islam, and Jianguo Gao (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_251-1  

(5) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Apologetics in the New Testament and Church History. In: Kevin Muriithi Ndereba (ed.), Apologetics in Africa: An Introduction, pp. 73-102. Langham Publishing. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Publishers, 2024.

(4) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Atheism in Africa. In: Kevin Muriithi Ndereba (ed.), Apologetics in Africa: An Introduction, pp. 315-334. Langham Publishing. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Publishers, 2024.

(3) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. An Exploration of Pentecostal Theology and Praxis of Salvation in Kenya. In: David Ngaruiya & Rodney Reed (eds.), Salvation in African Christianity, pp. 381-400. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Publishing, 2023. https://langhamliterature.org/books/salvation-in-african-christianity

(2) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Integrating a Biblical Worldview and STEM: Implications for the Kenyan Public University and Theological Education. In: David Ngaruiya & Rodney Reed (eds.), Governance and Christian Higher Education in the African Context. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Publishing, 2019. https://langhamliterature.org/governance-and-christian-higher-education-in-the-african-context

(1) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Toward a Theology of Creation: An African Approach to the Environment. In: David Ngaruiya & Rodney Reed (Eds.), God and Creation. Carlisle, Cumbria: Langham Publishing, 2019. https://langhamliterature.org/god-and-creation

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Published

(23) David Wilson Mdabuko, Kevin Muriithi Ndereba and Aloo Mojola. Reimagining Theological Education in the Anglican Church of Tanzania: Overcoming Institutional and Pedagogical Barriers to the Five Marks of Mission. Africa Theological Journal 41.1 (2025): 105-141. Link

(22) Mangong, James Baak, Petronilla Otuya, and Kevin Muriithi Ndereba. The Church’s Integral Mission as an Enabler to Community Development: A Case Study of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan. Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 10.1 (2025): 23–30. https://doi.org/10.47604/jpid.3407

(21) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi & 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

(20) Mlugu, Kepha H. and Kevin Muriithi Ndereba. Bridging Youth Unemployment through Theology of Work in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. Research Journal of Education, Teaching and Curriculum Studies, 2.2 (2024): 59-69.  ISSN (Online): 2958-8626 DOI: https://doi.org/10.58721/rjetcs.v2i2.744

(19) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Preaching as Apologia: Narrative Exposition as a Strategy for Engaging African Millennials. Journal of the African Homiletics Society, 1 (2024): 125-135.  https://journal.africanhomileticssociety.org/?id=12

(18) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi and 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

(17) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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/  

(16) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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

(15) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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 

(14) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Ethnic Reconciliation from the Margins: Public Theology from the Perspective of Youth Ministry. International Journal of Public Theology 17 (2023): 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1163/15697320-20230074

(13) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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 

(12) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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

(11) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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

(10) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. 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

(9) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. A Holistic Approach to Youth Ministry Models in Africa: A Practical Theology for Faith Formation. Journal of Youth and Theology (2022), 66-77. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24055093-bja10030

(8) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Ubuntu Apologetics in Faith Formation: An Ethnography of Youth Ministry in Nairobi. Journal of Youth and Theology 21 (2022), 107-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24055093-02002007

(7) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Towards a Kenyan Political Theology: The Importance of Church History for Contemporary Public Life. African Journal of History and Culture 13.2 (2021), 102-109. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJHC2021.0529

(6) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Engaging Youth Worldviews in Africa: A Practical Theology in Light of John 4. Conspectus – The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary 32 (Oct 2021) https://sats.ac.za/conspectus/engaging-youth-worldviews-africa/

(5) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. The Supremacy of Jesus Christ: A Theological Response to Mbũri Cia Kiama. African Theological Journal for Church and Society 2.2 (2021), 40-57. https://atjcs.netact.org.za/index.php/netact/article/view/36

(4) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Apologetics in a Digital Age: Incarnating the Gospel for African Next Gens. Global Missiology 18.4 (2021), 24-32. http://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/article/view/2527

(3) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Environmental Justice and Ecumenism: The Lacuna in African Christianity. Ecumenical Review 73.4 (2021), 524-534. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/erev.12635

(2) Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi. Let them Come to Me: A Youth Inclusive and Missional Perspective in Presbyterian Context. Journal of Youth and Theology1 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24055093-02002011

(1) Chiroma, Nathan and Kevin Muriithi. Transforming Youth Ministry Higher Education in Kenya: A Practical Theological Approach (co-authored with Prof. Nathan Chiroma). Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science 32.1 (2019), 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2019/v32i130163