Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, after five years at the Evangelical Alliance from August 2026, will leave to lead Colchester Baptist Church (a city-centre intercultural church) and to catalyse a diasporic and intercultural network for the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA).
How can the church hold together in a divided nation?
1 July 2026In his final contribution as director of One People Commission, Rev Israel Olofinjana highlights the importance of finding strength through difference
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10 minutes with… Louise and Les Isaac
16 February 2026Rev Israel Olofinjana, head of the One People Commission, interviews Louise and Les Isaac on intercultural marriage and its biblical foundations
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Jesus' radical vulnerability: a Christmas journey
5 December 2025Rev Israel Olofinjana explores the story of Christmas and the message it carries for our society today
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Who is my neighbour? The hermeneutic of love
16 September 2025Israel Olofinjana reflects on the recent UK protests, exploring how biblical teaching speaks into today’s debates on migration and justice.
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Unity is not uniformity
1 May 2025Rev Israel Olofinjana highlights why two key dates this year, in church history are both enshrined in the mission of unity
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Can we dare to have a vision of justice and hope?
3 December 2024Rev Israel Olofinjana sets out the vision of the new One People Commission resource and why it is so timely for building the intercultural church
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Spotlight: Our One People Commission team
28 June 2024Rev Israel Olofinjana, director of One People Commission, sheds light on how we are supporting our members in equipping them to help build an intercultural church.
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God's intercultural kingdom in the island of Ireland
10 May 2024Rev Israel Olofinjana shares the progress of Intercultural Ministries Ireland and why he is encouraged by the example of God’s intercultural kingdom
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Intercultural justice: The gospel implications
18 March 2024Rev Israel Olofinjana shares his perspective on why racial injustice cannot be ignored if we are to progress the intercultural church
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How can the intercultural church remember together — when our history and experiences are different?
8 November 2023Rev Israel Olofinjana, head of One People Commission and South Asian Forum, shares why it is important as one church that we intentionally recognise one another's history
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2021 Census: Implications for public theology and the mission of the church
12 December 2022Rev Dr Israel Olofinjana, director of the One People Commission, Evangelical Alliance, shares his reflections of the findings of the 2021 Census
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