{"id":19817,"date":"2025-09-12T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19817"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:48:40","slug":"season-27-episode-0-taming-our-technologies-spiritual-practices-for-a-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/09\/season-27-episode-0-taming-our-technologies-spiritual-practices-for-a-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 27: Episode 0 | Taming our Technologies: [Spiritual] Practices for a Digital Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back for Season 27, titled \u201cTaming our Technologies: [Spiritual] Practices for a Digital Age.\u201d This season we have a special co-host, pastor, author, and podcast host Jay Y. Kim! Jay will be joining Ruth all season long to explore the impact technology is having on our lives with God, our attention span, our parenting, our community, and our creativity. Jay and Ruth will wrestle with their own questions and wonderings about finding balance in using technology in good and helpful ways while also acknowledging its challenges. This season aims to be gracefully thought-provoking, practically helpful, and ultimately hopeful and encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>In order to dive right in to those big topics, Ruth and Jay are setting up the season with an introductory conversation we are calling \u201cepisode 0.\u201d In this episode, Ruth and Jay dive into the topic of taming technology and its intersection with spiritual practices in a digital age. They discuss the complexities and emotional layers of technology&#8217;s role in spiritual formation, ministry, and personal well-being. Ruth shares her long-standing interest in the subject and how technology has transformed her ministry and personal life. Jay brings his experiences as a pastor in Silicon Valley and shares a touching story about technology&#8217;s impact on his own family life. Then the two do some definitional work around what exactly we mean by technology this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19818 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Kim\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Y-Kim-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Jay Kim <\/strong>serves as lead pastor at West Gate Church in the Silicon Valley of California. He&#8217;s the author of several books including <em>Analog Christian, Analog Church, <\/em>and<em> Listen Listen Speak<\/em>. Jay also hosts the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-digital-examen\/id1724107431\"><em>Digital Examen<\/em> podcast<\/a> and much of his work focuses on the intersection of the digital age and spiritual formation.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"S27 Ep 0 | Taming our Technologies: [Spiritual] Practices for a Digital Age\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=gw7gm-1960f2f-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--<a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-twenty-six\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 26<\/a> --><a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep Work by Cal Newport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<\/li>\n<li>He is Able from <em>The Lord is in Our Midst (Transforming Worship)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>On October 8, we will be hosting another full Online Oasis entitled, <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.podia.com\/p\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJuZXdzbGV0dGVyX2xpbmtfaWQiOjM0MzEwNDJ9.4NhT1txZm8y_qTMJHttRqvZR0kJxNitdDwZyd6disaE\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdHVkZW50X2lkIjo0MTYzMjI5NSwibmV3c2xldHRlcl9pZCI6MjY2OTk5M30.sEjTbAv09sNWSrLVqgU8KrrGdlh79xRgCZwhT3ymVM8\">A Path to Freedom: Moving from the False Self to our True Self in God.<\/a> In this Online Oasis we will clarify what we mean when referring to the false self and true self, explore the movement from the false self to the true self with reflections on several characters from Scripture, identify key spiritual practices that open us to this grace, and slow down and enter into space for reflection. <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.podia.com\/p\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJuZXdzbGV0dGVyX2xpbmtfaWQiOjM0MzEwNDR9.edIueAPxtaXldB2RK66Y-ZaDCo1pkTAK35jOVkIyqc0\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdHVkZW50X2lkIjo0MTYzMjI5NSwibmV3c2xldHRlcl9pZCI6MjY2OTk5M30.sEjTbAv09sNWSrLVqgU8KrrGdlh79xRgCZwhT3ymVM8\">REGISTER HERE <\/a>to join us on Wednesday, October 8, from 12:00\u20131:30 CST for this bit of respite in the middle of your day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support the podcast!<\/strong> This season patrons will receive special bonus episodes that incorporate a spiritual practice to help balance out the technological woes discussed in each episode. Become a patron today by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">our Patreon page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\">Transforming Center<\/a> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\">Transforming Community<\/a>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/em>\u00a0 Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! 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