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    Author: isreal2us

    Israel Oluwole Olofinjana is the founding director of Centre for Missionaries from the Majority World and an ordained and accredited Baptist minister. He is the pastor of Woolwich Central Baptist Church, a multi-ethnic, multicultural inner city church in south east London having pastored Crofton Park Baptist Church (2007-2011) and Catford Community Church (2011-2013). He is a Yoruba Nigerian coming from a Pentecostal background. He holds a BA (Hons) in Religious Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and MTh from Carolina University of Theology (CUT). Israel is the editor of “African Voices: Towards African British Theologies” (2017), “Turning the Tables on Mission: Stories of Christians from the Global South in the UK” (2013), and co-editor of “Encountering London: London Baptists in the 21st Century” (2015). He is also on the editorial board of Missio Africanus an online journal of African missiology in Britain. He is the author of “Reverse in Ministry and Missions: Africans in the Dark Continent of Europe” (2010), “20 Pentecostal Pioneers in Nigeria” (2011) and “Partnership in Mission: A Black Majority Church Perspective on Mission and Church Unity” (2015). He has also contributed to academic journals, chapters in books and various other contributions on the subject of Reverse Mission, African Christianity, mission and Theology and Black Majority Churches (BMC). He is a member of the Global Connections Council and a visiting scholar and trustee of Redcliffe College. He previously served as a member of the Baptist Union Council. Israel’s research interest includes African theology, Reverse mission, multicultural churches, intercultural ecumenism, Contextual Theology, Pentecostalism, Black Majority Churches and World Christianity. He is a Borough Dean in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and also a Baptist District Minister having oversight over about twelve Baptist Churches in Greenwich/Bexley. He is very passionate about the Bible and likes to help people connect with its stories. Israel is happily married to Lucy Olofinjana a first class graduate in Social Anthropology and International Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Lucy works as the Unity Programmes Manager with the Evangelical Alliance serving on projects like the One People Commission and the Great Commission. They have a beautiful boy, Iyanu (Miracle of God) Olofinjana

    THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND ITS IMPACT by Samuel Cueva, PhD.

    The collapse of the former Soviet Union with the fall of the Berlin walls inDecember 25th 1991 took place under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachevand Boris Yeltsin.… Read more “THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE AND ITS IMPACT by Samuel Cueva, PhD.”

    March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by isreal2us

    Cross-Cultural Friendships: UNLOCKING THE DOORS TO MISSION?

    Written by John Neate During 2021, I carried out novel postgraduate research with the Church of Pentecost-UK (CoP-UK), part of the international Ghanaian Church of Pentecost (CoP) and… Read more “Cross-Cultural Friendships: UNLOCKING THE DOORS TO MISSION?”

    February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 by isreal2us

    Fostering Globally Inclusive Mission Organizations

    Written by Reinhold Titus, Director of Strategy and Inclusion of Operation Mobilisation (OM Ships) The last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in cultural diversity in… Read more “Fostering Globally Inclusive Mission Organizations”

    January 7, 2022 by isreal2us

    Press Release:  A New book exploring Discipleship, Suffering and Racial Justice

    A new book that considers the theme of Discipleship, Suffering and Racial Justice written by Rev Dr Israel Olofinjana, Director of One People Commission, Evangelical Alliance, has… Read more “Press Release:  A New book exploring Discipleship, Suffering and Racial Justice”

    December 6, 2021December 10, 2021 by isreal2us

    Change of Global Leadership: Rise of African Leaders

    The Pandemic context is definitely shaping our new context of mission. Organisations, church networks and theological institutions are all adapting to this new missional context. But one… Read more “Change of Global Leadership: Rise of African Leaders”

    September 3, 2021 by isreal2us

    SELF CARE, SURPRISINGLY

    Written by Chenoa Bradshaw Chenoa Bradshaw argues that the willingness to experience discomfort is a necessary step towards healthy self-care. I doubt anyone was comfortable when, in… Read more “SELF CARE, SURPRISINGLY”

    July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by isreal2us

    Joel Edwards: Friend, Senior Colleague and Mentor

    We are all in deep shock and sadness over the death of our friend, senior colleague, mentor, father, husband, uncle, confidant Rev Dr Joel Edwards CBE. Just… Read more “Joel Edwards: Friend, Senior Colleague and Mentor”

    July 6, 2021 by isreal2us

    African British Theology and English Identity: Video

    This was a talk delivered at All Nations Christian College conference themed Reimagining English Identity on 23rd April (St George’s Day) 2021

    May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 by isreal2us

    Intercultural Mutuality as Innovations in Mission

    In this video provided by Missio Nexus, Dr Harvey Kwiyani, one of our directors discusses the implications of cross-cultural mission in terms of collaboration. Please use the… Read more “Intercultural Mutuality as Innovations in Mission”

    March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by isreal2us

    Press Release: Rev Israel Oluwole Olofinjana is announced as the Evangelical Alliance’s new One People Commission director

    The Evangelical Alliance is delighted to have appointed Rev Israel Oluwole Olofinjana as our new One People Commission (OPC) director. From 1 April he will be taking… Read more “Press Release: Rev Israel Oluwole Olofinjana is announced as the Evangelical Alliance’s new One People Commission director”

    December 15, 2020 by isreal2us

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