Category: News

Our Hudson Tales

How have you been personally impacted by Hudson Taylor? Some Half Crown Media staff and Board members respond to this question. Director of Partnerships and Development Ken Haron remembers being impacted by a chart Taylor presented in his book China’s Spiritual Needs and Claims: Ken was deeply moved when he

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Wait Until He Provides

Since the start of this movie project, we have been on a journey of faith that reminds us of Hudson Taylor’s own words —“There are three stages to every great work of God; first it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.”  The Impossible — OMF International established

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Ordinary Man for Extraordinary Things

Elijah was a human being, even as we are.  James 5:17 God delights in using ordinary people to display His glory. As ordinary people like Elijah and Hudson Taylor yielded themselves fully to God, He will accomplish extraordinary things. All glory to Him. With the help of two colleagues in

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Executive Producer Interview: Tim O’Hair

Tim O’Hair:  “Historical movies give us the chance to go into another time and place . . . where you are immersed in a world that seems to come alive, that we’ve only known or experienced between the pages in books.  So when you see things that are historical photos

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When will the movie be released?

This was the most frequently-asked question at the recent Missions Fest Vancouver.   I would reply, “God-willing it will be released in 2025 Spring. Currently, more than a million dollars (USD) have been donated for the movie production, but it will require additional millions in the next five months to do

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This is the year!

Happy Lunar New Year!   Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit, when we leap into production for the Hudson Taylor Movie.   We thank the Lord for everyone that has journeyed with us through prayer, sharing, and giving. To date, He has provided 1.2 million USD through the sacrificial

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Ordinary People for Extraordinary Work

The mission of Half Crown Media has always been to work towards producing a feature film on the life of Hudson Taylor. God takes ordinary people, just like Hudson Taylor, to make extraordinary things happen. Testimonies of these lives become instruments for His purposes, inspiring and encouraging narratives that lead

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The Necessary Power of Prayer

The journey to create and produce a film is long, with many complicated decisions and unknowns along the way. While there has been moments of uncertainty over the years, we have always been certain in the power of prayer.    Prayer, in many different forms, has been the backbone of

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The Legacy Hudson Taylor Left Behind

The heart of Half Crown Media is to see a missional discipleship movement take place through the art of storytelling. Our fervent pursuit in bringing Hudson Taylor’s story to life through film is our passionate contribution to this vision and we are grateful that you are on this journey with

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Journeying From Where People Are…

This month, we’d like to share with you a more detailed version of our vision for the HUDSON TAYLOR movie project, and its long-term goals.   For the last few weeks, the Half Crown Media team have been traveling across North America, to share the HUDSON TAYLOR movie project’s vision

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