Kevin Kim lives in the technology hub of the San Francisco Bay area. He’s passionate about using today’s remarkable technology to advance God’s Kingdom. He’s equally fueled by a desire to grow churches that mirror the biblical patterns found in the book of Acts.
Kevin’s efforts have been shaped by his experience developing cutting edge practices to help launch missional communities at places like Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Now he’s setting out on a new venture to plant and build house churches alongside Francis Chan.
Kevin joins us, and we gain a fresh perspective on what church could look like. We also hear a call to use our computer skills to write code for the Kingdom on this latest edition of Connecting Faith. Here’s where our conversation leads us:
Creativity is badly needed in today’s church, but how can we gain it? Where are the areas in need of the most innovation? Kevin says we have to understand that we have permission to think outside the box. We were, after all, made in the image of a stunningly creative God.
The changes we need to see and the new steps we need to take are going to require risk and courage. The world is changing at a breakneck pace, and organizations need to change as well.
As part of really wrapping our minds around the need for innovation, Kevin issues a call to not simply cast aside disruptive voices in our affection for comfort.
In a quest for efficiency, organizations sometimes need to experiment and find pathways that work for their unique situation. We need to find a place that balances creativity and structure in a healthy manner.
What is a tech hack-a-thon?! How can this phenomenon be deployed to solve problems in the world and in the church?
Though we tend to imagine a wall of separation between sacred and secular, our faith and our work are – in fact – inseparable.
