Rev. Dr. Samuel Kim

Sam (he/him/his) serves the region's churches and ministries to innovate, transform, and renew. He serves as the director of the Pneuma Initiative, which helps empower the Evergreen Association churches. He loves to dream and strategize with others to help individuals and communities fulfill their missional calling.  

Sam is a Korean-Canadian who has lived in many different cities before calling Seattle home. He graduated from Regent College in Vancouver, BC, with a Master of Arts in Christian Studies (Arts and Christianity), and from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, with a Master of Divinity. He has also received his certificate in Foundations for Design Thinking from IDEO U. Sam also teaches Ministry Innovation as an adjunct professor at the Berkeley School of Theology and completed his Doctor of Ministry there, exploring a theologically grounded approach to Human-Centered Design Thinking.

He has ministered in Korean, Japanese, British, and Chinese churches for the past two decades, before his current role. He has a passion for connecting theology to the concerns of contemporary culture. He also loves exploring the connections between spirituality and art in various forms. Outside of ministry, he records and produces music in multiple genres and works as a freelance soundtrack composer (samueljosephkim.com).