Hudson Taylor IV

Hudson Taylor IV (simplified Chinese: 戴继宗; traditional Chinese: 戴繼宗; pinyin: Dài Jìzōng), full name James Hudson Taylor IV, is the great-great grandson of Hudson Taylor, the founder of the China Inland Mission (now known as the OMF International). His father was James Hudson Taylor III, who founded the China Evangelical Seminary in Taiwan. And he himself is the present OMF International chairman and president of the China Evangelical Seminary.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Hudson Taylor IV was born in Taiwan and received his elementary school education in Kaohsiung and Taipei. He completed his secondary school course at Morrison Christian Academy and later attended Seattle Pacific University and Asbury Seminary in the United States. He served for five years at the Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston, and at OMF Campus Evangelical Fellowship in Taiwan for three years.[1][6][4][7]

In 1993, Pastor Hudson Taylor IV married Taiwanese Ke Yeh–min, Mimi, a girl he met at the Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston where he was serving as an associate pastor. Ke Yeh–min grew up in a Christian family and is the granddaughter of missionary Li Shuiche, who led the indigenous missionary Mother Zhiyuan to convert to Christianity.[4] Li Shuiche's younger sister is Li Bangzhu, the first female pastor in Taiwan. After graduating from the Department of Music at Soochow University, Ke Yeh-min completed a master's degree in voice performance at Boston University. Since then, she has been teaching music at theological institutions and secular schools in Taiwan, and has released three sacred music CDs.[1][6][8]

In 1995, with Chinese co-workers, Hudson Taylor IV helped establish the Hong Kong Mandarin Bible Church.[8]

In 1996, Pastor Hudson Taylor IV and his family moved to Hong Kong. He served as the Human Resources Director of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship's Chinese Ministry Department for two years and became the Director of Chinese Ministry in 1998. In 2006, Hudson Taylor IV returned to his alma mater, Asbury, to pursue a D.Min. in Beeson International Leadership. In 2012, he received a doctorate in pastoral studies, with the title of his dissertation being "The Awakening and Outlook of Cross-Cultural Mission in China". In April 2014, he was invited to oversee the Overseas Missionary Fellowship's Chinese church missionary work, promoting leadership development, strengthening churches, and promoting cross-cultural evangelism.[1][4][6]

Hudson Taylor IV and Ke Yeh–min have three children: one son (James V, wife Dai Enqi), and two daughters (Selina and Joy), making up nine continuous generations of Christians in the Taylor's family. [1][8][6]

On August 1, 2020, Hudson Taylor IV became the eighth president of the China Evangelical Seminary. Since then, his ministry has been focused on two areas: (a) to help the Chinese church to be witnesses to the ends of the earth, and (b) to see the Chinese church able to contribute to the global theological community.[6][4]

OMF International

Main article: OMF International

OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship, and before 1964 the China Inland Mission) is an international and inter-denominational Evangelical Christian missionary society with an international centre in Singapore. It was founded in Britain by Hudson Taylor on 25 June 1865.[2][9]

In the early 1950s, following the departure of all of its foreign workers from China mainland, the China Inland Mission redirected its missionaries to other parts of East Asia. And the name was changed to the "Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF)" in 1964, and then to the current name in the 1990s. The vision remains unchanged: to proclaim the Gospel to the “un-reached people, un-reached places.” The present OMF International chairman is Hudson Taylor IV.[2][9]

China Evangelical Seminary

Main article: China Evangelical Seminary

China Evangelical Seminary (CES, Chinese: 中華福音神學院; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Fúyīn Shénxuéyuàn) is a private non-denominational, evangelical seminary in Taiwan. It was established in 1970 by James Hudson Taylor III, the great grandson of Hudson Taylor. CES is the first graduate-level seminary in Taiwan, accepting college graduates. Before moving to Taoyuan City in 2019, its main campus was based in Taipei for the first 49 years. The present president of the seminary is James Hudson Taylor IV (2020–present).[6][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "James Hudson Taylor IV". Worldwide Mission. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  2. ^ a b c Joseph Leung. "Interview with James H. Taylor IV". Christian Today. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  3. ^ "戴德生第五代孙戴继宗牧师：基督的爱 (Reverend Dai Jizong, Fifth-Generation Grandson of Hudson Taylor: The Love of Christ)" (in Chinese). Christian Times. 2016-09-20. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  4. ^ a b c d e 基督教日報編輯室 (Christian Daily Editorial Office) (2019-07-18). "戴德生玄孫戴繼宗擔任華神第八屆院長 (Hudson Taylor's great-great-grandson, Hudson Taylor IV, becomes the eighth president of the Chinese Theological Seminary.)" (in Chinese). 基督教日報 (Christian Daily). Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ Yi Yang (2016-09-21). "James Hudson Taylor IV Preaches Sermon in Jiangsu". China Christian Daily.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "James Hudson Taylor IV". Thrive.asburyseminary. 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ "Speaker Biographies: Rev. James Hudson Taylor, IV". Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  8. ^ a b c James Hudson Taylor III (2013-04-15). "God's Faithfulness to Nine Generations". OMF United States.
  9. ^ a b "Our Story". OMF International. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ^ Rubinstein, Murray A. (1991). The Protestant Community on Modern Taiwan: Mission, Seminary, and Church. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 95–116. ISBN 978-0-87332-658-2.
  11. ^ "Our history". China Evangelical Seminary. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
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