A.I.'s Role in the Modern Church

In this episode of the Means of Grace podcast, Kim Ingram and Jesse Enniss discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) tools with Nathan Webb, pastor of Checkpoint church, the church for all people, especially nerds, geeks, and gamers. And, Amy Rutledge Vaughan, a Deacon in the Western North Carolina Conference, UMC Collective, leading an emerging community called the Lakeshore Collective in Lincoln and Catawba Counties.

 

As different A.I tools become more accessible and practical in our lives, the use of these tools in the Church is becoming more common and has the potential to change the way we approach content creation and every day tasks.

 

Tune in to hear how these leaders are currently incorporating A.I tools in their ministry and discover the ways you can begin to explore using these tools in your ministry. You may be surprised at the A.I tools you may already be using. 

 

Resources: 

 

Pastor Nathan Webb is the “nerd” pastor at Checkpoint Church.

 

Pastor Amy Rutledge Vaughan is the pastor of The Lakeshore Collective.

 

The Leadership Development Team recently produced an eLead newsletter on the topic of A.I. 

 

Some of the A.I tools mentioned in this episode are:

- Chat GPT, a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations

- Alexa, Alexa is Amazon's cloud-based voice assistant.

- Opus Clip, which makes viral clips out of long videos. 

- Sermon Shots, which creates sermon clips in 5 minutes or less. 

- Descript, a tool that helps you write, record, transcribe, edit, collaborate, and share your videos and podcasts.

- Adobe Firefly, uses text prompts to create images, text effects, and color palettes.

- Grammarly, instantly corrects grammar and spelling errors.

- Ideogram, a tool that makes creative expression through images more accessible, fun, and efficient.