Taylor held 15 directorships with Christian organizations at home and abroad.1 A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him so that he could tell his servants what is now to take place very soon he sent his angel to make it known to his servant John,Ģ and John has borne witness to the Word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw.ģ Blessed is anyone who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed those who hear them, if they treasure the content, because the Time is near.Ĥ John, to the seven churches of Asia: grace and peace to you from him who is, who was, and who is to come, from the seven spirits who are before his throne,ĥ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the First-born from the dead, the highest of earthly kings. A graduate of Wheaton College, with graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. (Margaret) Taylor were awarded the Distinguished Service to Family Award by Wheaton College. His life of service has been recognized with at least 30 honors and awards from different organizations, including four honorary doctorates. He founded Living Bibles International (which merged in 1992 with the International Bible Society) for translating, publishing, and distributing modern-language versions of the Bible around the world. Taylor used the success of "The Living Bible" to further his mission by distributing all its royalties to Christian ministries worldwide. During the past 40 years, Tyndale House has distributed over 100 million Bibles, New Testaments, and Bible portions worldwide. Tyndale has become one of the top evangelical publishers in America and today publishes books, several Bible lines, periodicals, and videos. Ninety of today's leading Bible scholars worked with Tyndale House to develop this easy-to-understand translation. Taylor's vision of Scriptures that everyone can read, the New Living Translation is a thought-for-thought translation that is exegetically accurate and idiomatically authoritative. In 1996 Tyndale House introduced the "Holy Bible," New Living Translation. The complete "Living Bible" followed in 1971 and has now sold over 40 million copies in its many editions. Taylor's "Living Letters," a thought-for-thought translation of the New Testament Epistles, was published by the newly formed Tyndale House Publishers in 1962. In fact, it was his children, in their confusion over the meaning of the King James Version, who prompted his mission to make the Bible understandable for everyone. His love for children (including his 28 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren) continues to inspire new titles. "My First Bible in Pictures" was included in "Publishers Weekly"'s list of "All-Time Best-Selling Children's Books" in 2001. Born out of experience with his own ten children, "Stories for the Children's Hour," "The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes," and others are now being enjoyed by a third generation of children.
Early in his publishing career in the 1950s as director of Moody Press, Dr. Ken Taylor, founder of Tyndale House Publishers, died in June 2005 at the age of 88. From his earliest children's books to his generous support of Christian ministry, this vision was (and still is) reflected in his work. Kenneth Taylor's dream was for all peoples of the world to read and understand God's Word and experience its power at work in their lives.