ABOUT THE EPISODE

Jay Kim’s transition story is so uniquely woven that it puts God’s perfect architecture of our lives on full display. With a story that stems from a longing to lead and a deep calling to shape culture, Jay invites us into the intimate details of his transition from WestGate Church to Vintage Church, and eventually back to WestGate. He talks us through the journey that he’s still on, the right pace of change during his transition, and the opportunities and challenges he faced along the way. “I had to untangle myself enough from my own ego, ambition, and insecurity, to be able to engage the transition process in a healthy way.” His number one  piece of advice to leaders in transition? Put yourself in rooms with people who love you, admire you, truly know you, and who will name and shame the stuff that will eat you alive if you allow it. Oh and get comfortable with that feeling. 

Welcome to Episode 052  of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan.

EPISODE LINKS

• John Kotter’s Book - Leading Change (8 steps for change management)
• William Vanderbloomen and Warren Bird’s Book on Transition - Next: Pastor Succession that Works 
• Are you in a season of transition? Is one on the horizon? Learn more about Ascent Leader Transition Cohorts.

WHO IS JAY KIM?

Jay Kim serves as the Lead Pastor at WestGate Church in the Silicon Valley of CA and as a teacher-in-residence- at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz. Jay is a California native and has served in a variety of churches and church roles (student ministry, college ministry, church planting, teaching pastor) since 2004. He is the author of a book called Analog Church and a graduate of Fuller Seminary. Jay and his wife Jenny live in  Silicon Valley with their two young children.

Connect with Jay:

http://jaykimthinks.com/  

Twitter: @jaykimthinks

Instagram: @jaykimthinks

Facebook: @jaykimthinks 

jay@jaykimthinks.com 

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Thanks to our sponsors: CDF Capital and Food For The Hungry.

Hear directly from our friend, Jordan Gustafson, Director of Organizational Partnerships, at Food for the Hungry. Jordan personally walks us through how the goal at FH is to combine your church's desire to grow disciples, with their heart for the poor, by partnering with Food for the Hungry for the opportunity to do so with a global mission and outreach experience. Learn more at fh.org/churches.  

CDF Capital is hosting the 2022 Executive Pastors Summit taking place May 24th and 25th in Manchester, NH. Check out Xpsummit.org for more information.