Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor invited Christ into his life at the height of his professional music career. Ken a rising musical director/arranger. Before becoming Christians, he toured Southeast Asian night clubs and concert stages. Ken and his wife Bola (who graduated to glory in 2015) have been described as musicianaries as they use extremely creative ministries and relevant strategies in sharing the gospel to the Japanese.
As a modern church planter, Ken is involved in effective evangelistic mission strategies and projects.
Black Gospel music is a phenomenon in Japan. It was popularized by the movie Sister Act. Since then, thousands of gospel choirs have started. Ken leads a growing network of gospel choirs called Hallelujah Gospel Family (HGF) consisting of about 70 choirs with over 1,000 members where 80% of whom are not-yet-Christians. He strategically partners with local churches and intentionally develops relationships. The gospel is shared through rehearsals, regional and combined concerts, and even international tours. Through this creative ministry, a steady number of choir members are becoming Christians and thousands are exposed to the good news through Black Gospel music.
Ken was the field leader for WorldVenture-Japan. We are called JVENTURE which consists of missionaries from the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia. God is calling out 21st century missionaries with passion, gifting, talents, expertise, and experience for effective missions in Japan. Ken is also attempting to reach the 99% of Japanese through Business As Mission initiatives.