Ep. 40: Loneliness, Leadership, & the Church with Jay Y. Kim
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ABOUT THE EPISODE
In episode 40, pastor and author Jay Y. Kim joins Not My Story to share his experience not only leading a church through a pandemic, but also launching a book about the church’s need for physical presence at a time when everything went digital. They dive into the joys and the struggles that come with leadership, the gift of generous assumption, and the need for community. Toward the second half of their conversation, Sarah asks Jay where he’s finding hope for the church in such a divided cultural climate and what it looks like to remain part of the church while still holding faith questions.
MEET THE GUEST
Jay Y. Kim serves as lead pastor of teaching at WestGate Church in the Silicon Valley of California. He's the author of Analog Church, and his written work has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance, Relevant, Outreach, and other publications. Jay lives in the Silicon Valley with his wife and their two young kids.
EPISODE NOTES
The best Pumpkin Chili recipe EVER (from Our Savory Life)
Jay’s book: Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age
A Barna group article about pastoral burnout: “COVID-19 Conversations: Many Pastors Are Tired, Overwhelmed and Lonely”
Sarah and Jay refer to a quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his book, Life Together: “He who loves his dream of a community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter, even though his personal intentions may be ever so honest and earnest and sacrificial.”
Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture (by Mark Sayers)
How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture (by Dan Kimball)
Connect with Jay on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, or find more of his writing and preaching at JayKimThinks.com.
What Jay is reading:
Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture by Mark Sayers
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson
Where Prayer Becomes Real by Kyle Stroble and John Coe
