{"id":19885,"date":"2025-10-08T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19885"},"modified":"2025-10-01T09:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:09:36","slug":"season-27-episode-4-beyond-relevance-to-transcendence-in-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/10\/season-27-episode-4-beyond-relevance-to-transcendence-in-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 27: Episode 4 | Beyond Relevance to Transcendence in Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Ruth and returning guest Jay Kim explore the intersection of technology and community within the church. They discuss the nuances of digital and in-person church experiences, the impact of the pandemic on church attendance and engagement, and the idea that \u201cdigital informs and analog transforms.\u201d As always, they end by offering questions to ponder this week as it pertains to technology and community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions to ponder this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200aWhat is the one barrier that keeps you from getting up and going and being with a church community? And then\u200awhen you identify that barrier, is that barrier really worthwhile?<\/li>\n<li>\u200aIn our community, for our community, what is appropriate for digitized delivery, or technological delivery and what must be done in person to be effective?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<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><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\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mXb674\">Analog Christian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IiVls7\">Analog Church<\/a>, <\/em>and<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nqVUPC\">Listen, Listen, Speak<\/a><\/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<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/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 title=\"S27 Ep 4 | Beyond Relevance to Transcendence in Community\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=4ejss-1977c8b-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-twenty-seven\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 27<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IiVls7\">Analog Church<\/a> by Jay Y. Kim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<\/li>\n<li>Tender Moment from <em>Music in Solitude<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>We\u2019re launching our first video series! On October 13 <em>Ways of Praying <\/em>will be available for purchase! Through reflection, guided silence, and heartfelt teaching, Ruth Haley Barton encourages leaders to move beyond \u201cthe honeymoon phase\u201d into deeper levels of intimacy with God. Each video guides you through a different kind of prayer practice, so you can discover the rhythms that resonate with your life and leadership.<\/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! Learn more and apply <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copywrite\">*this post contains affiliate links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Ruth and returning guest Jay Kim explore the intersection of technology and community within the church. 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