Jay visits his gravely ill mother and considers whether his church should welcome gay and transgender parishioners.
Jay's gay-affirming stance begins to impact his church's financial health; later he travels to Missouri to see his estranged father.
Jay is confronted with the difficult prospect of not only leaving the city he loves, but also the church he founded seven years earlier.
Jay prepares to move to New York and delivers an emotional farewell sermon in Atlanta before handing over the reins.