From Mystery to Mission: Embracing Our Calling as the Church

Inspired by the message “Could One Truth Unite A Divided World?”

What drives someone to give up everything—comfort, security, even family—to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth?

More than 150 years ago, Hudson Taylor answered that question not with words, but with his life. At just 21, Taylor left England with a burden for the unreached people of inland China. At the time, most missionaries stayed along the coastlines, but Taylor saw the deeper need. He founded the China Inland Mission, a movement that would eventually send over 800 missionaries and plant churches, schools, and hospitals across the country.

It cost him everything—his wife, children, and health. Western Christians criticized him. He endured sickness, poverty, and profound grief. And yet, he stood firm. Why? Because Taylor understood something many of us forget…