Vinay Kumar Samuel is an Indian Anglican evangelical theologian, known for his work in holistic mission.
Samuel was born in August 1942[1] in Hyderabad, India, as the eldest boy of four children.
He became a Christian in his teenage years and studied theology at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, and completed his graduate studies at the University of Cambridge.
He was a minister of St. John's Church, Bangalore (1975–1983) and was founding director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (1992–2001 and 2005–2006).
[2] Samuel's theology is largely shaped by his concern for Christian mission within the Indian context.