Pastor Kay is a native of the Baltimore area, growing up just north of the city in Towson and Timonium where both sides of his family still reside.  He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Kinesiology (the study of human movement), with plans to enter into Physical Therapy.  God, however, had other plans as Pastor Kay felt the call to serve his home congregation (Ascension Lutheran, Towson, MD) as their full-time Youth Minister - a position he held for three years before leaving for seminary.

While in Philadelphia, Pastor Kay served in field education at Living Word Lutheran (Roslyn, PA) and Calvary Lutheran (West Chester, PA), and engaged in Clinical Pastoral Education at Abingdon Memorial Hospital (Abingdon, PA).  He completed his year-long internship at Grace Lutheran (Hockessin, DE).

Pastor Kay also serves as the Coordinator of Youth & Family Ministry for the Delaware-Maryland Synod, a position he has held since September, 2007.  In this capacity, he serves to coordinate the youth leadership program, two annual regional youth events, and a variety of training opportunities for church leaders.  He is also a resource for congregations in transition and vision of their programs for young people and families.  He is also coordinating the current planning for congregations from the Synod attending the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, LA.