Every generation receives an infrastructure it didn't build but must steward. The Romans didn't invent roads to spread the gospel — but roads spread the gospel anyway. The question before the church now isn't whether to use AI. It's whether we'll be the ones who decide how.
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In many places, Christ has quietly left the pulpit. Not in name, of course. His name is still spoken. His image is still invoked. His authority is still claimed. But the actual person of Jesus Christ has been displaced by something far less demanding and far more useful.
Read the essay →The machine is not neutral. Every tool forms the person who uses it. The question isn't whether AI will shape how you think — it will. The question is whether you'll notice, and whether that formation will be intentional.
We already have a theological framework for this. We've had it for centuries. The church just hasn't applied it to software yet — and that gap is costing us clarity in the very moment we need it most.
The fear is real and reasonable. But the conversation usually relaxes when we stop talking about the technology and start talking about the work it's supposed to help with. That's the right starting place.
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