Kyung was born in Seoul, South Korea, but grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He has studied cross-cultural church planting overseas, coached pastors and helped plant various churches and multi-sites. He served 20 years as Executive Pastor of LifePoint Church in Plano, TX before joining Saddleback Church in 2015 as a multisite launch pastor. In 2018, he joined the amazing team of Saddleback Irvine South to serve and reach the Greater Irvine area. Kyung has a passion to help churches, leaders, and individuals reach their full potential. He is a big time sports fan, foodie, and national karate champion. He and his beautiful bride Lindy have two boys, Cayden and Zander, who remind him daily of God's joy and grace.