Greg Henson

My name is Greg Henson. I write most of the blogs you read here and I serve as President at Kairos University.

I am passionate about cultivating followers of Jesus who flourish in their vocations for the life of the world. As President of Kairos University, I have the privelege of leading one of the largest and most diverse communities of competency-based theological education in the world. As a published author and international speaker, my work on innovation, theological education, organizational transformation, and governance has been used by seminaries, universities, churches, and nonprofits on six continents. I have four amazing kids and and I am married to my favorite theologian and preacher. Prior to serving in the world of education, I served as a pastor. I see theological education as a system of interconnected and interdependent parts. It cannot be accomplished without collaboration.

In my free time, I love pushing my limits in while mountain biking, rock climbing, and pretty much anything that could be defined as a high-energy activity. I am one of those people that thinks there is a direct correlation between how fun something is and how dangerous it is. More danger equals more fun. I also love to learn new things and create new possibilities. It is my belief that there is almost always a better way to do anything. I strive to make new things happen on a daily basis and it keeps me quite engaged in an ongoing process of learning, doing, and reflecting.

In case you want to know what I have studied or where I have completed various parts of my education, here is some more information for you. I have a B.S. in Business Administration from William Jewell College with emphases in Leadership and Nonprofit Management. In addition, I pursued emphases in Music and Religion. They didn’t have an emphasis in Rock Climbing, but I am sure I would have been close to one of those as well. My MBA is from Benedictine University where I focused on the relationship between organizational development, innovation, and marketing (something I call Integrated Organizational Development). My DMin is from Sioux Falls Seminary and my doctoral work focused on the intersection of theology, innovation, and organizational practices. It culminated in a collection of resources seminaries and Christian Universities can use to foster fresh expressions of theological education.