Doctor of Philosophy, Intercultural Education, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Master of Religious Education, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Bachelor of Arts, Religion & Philosophy, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
Dr. Mego Haralu is a native of India, who grew up in a religiously pluralistic society in the hill tribes of Nagaland, which is situated in the mountain ranges of the Himalayas. His spiritual formation was forged along side many religious influences like Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Secular Humanism, Catholicism, Animism and Christianity. Despite the religious pluralism, his family of 15 encountered Jesus Christ at a Billy Graham evangelistic event in his hometown, Kohima, in India in the early 1970s. They converted to Chritianity which resulted in his deep devotion to Jesus Christ and his eventual call to Christian ministry.
In his journey as a Christian, Dr. Haralu engaged in interreligious dialogue and lived immersive experiences among the Zeme Nagas of India, the Maya peoples in Guatemala, the Bribri tribe in Costa Rica, the Dalit Hindus in India, the Myanmar refugees in the US, the Hindus in Nepal, the Mandarin Chinese students in Minnesota, the Muslims and animists in Chad Africa, the aborigines in Australia, the Tay and Thai people in Vietnam, the Maya people in Belize, the Bengali people in Bangladesh, the communist atheists in Taiyuan China, the Zaramo ethnic people in Bagamoyo Tanzania, the Hindu people in Gujarat India, the Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota and the Onandoga tribe in New York. The religious and spiritual dialogue has shaped a unique worldview tethered to a strong biblical evangelical theological tradition.
In addition to serving in pastoral ministry for 25 years in local churches and planting churches in the US and abroad, Dr. Haralu has served as faculty member in Intercultural Studies, Religious Studies, Christian Ministry, Christian Education in several Christian institutions. In his tenure in Christian higher education, he has mentored, trained and prepared students for cross-cultural engagements in the US and overseas.
Dr. Haralu is a strong proponent of and has participated in interfaith dialogue in many of the local church communities he served in. He has networked with Hindu leaders, Muslim Imams, Buddhist priests, Native Indian spiritual leaders and Catholic priests alike to address issues resulting from religious beliefs so as to find peaceful solutions to conflicts. He has made it his his mission to visit temples, mosques, cathedrals and tribal dwellings in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of religious culture and in an effort to develop greater trust.
