God's multi-ethnic kingdom
Is it now time to have serious conversations about race and racism in the church? asks Rev Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, minister of Woolwich Central Baptist Church, London.
I strongly believe that God is not the originator of COVID-19, but it appears that through this coronavirus season He is uncovering some centuries-old injustices that have not been dealt with properly or processed at all.
These social inequalities are present on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, in the UK, the disproportionate representation of Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in frontline services...
As these events continue to gather momentum around the world, with people calling for structural changes, what is the role of the church, and what might God be challenging the church to change...
If the church, particularly in the UK, is going to be an agent of social change during this crisis moment, if the church is going to be prophetic, speaking truth to power, then it has to put...
A good place to start on this journey is to understand God’s vision of a multi-ethnic kingdom. John, in the book of Revelation, gives us a glimpse of this vision when he describes the liturgy...