In Part One, I argued that every technological revolution expands human power while ethical reflection almost always lags behind innovation. Artificial intelligence may be the clearest example yet. The question before us is not whether AI will reshape our culture—it already is. The deeper question is whether we will shape its use before it quietly reshapes us.
For me, that question became personal through a conversation with my wise friend, Chris Koning.
“At its heart, preaching is not a technical task to be optimized but a Spirit-led calling to shepherd people with Biblical truth. That conviction framed a recent Bridge Fellowship gathering of pastors in Grand Rapids, where the pastors spoke honestly about AI and its place (if any) in sermon preparation and presentation.” - GARBC
“The 2026 State of Church Technology report, titled Technology for Missional Impact, argues that digital tools are now standard in most churches. The question is no longer whether to use them, but what place they should have in worship, discipleship, and the life of the church.” - MinistryWatch
1. Convenience Lowers the Bar of CommitmentCommitment... 2. Convenience Reduces the Power of Presence.... 3. Convenience Creates Spectators Instead of Participants.... 4. Convenience Weakens Accountability.... 5. Convenience Replaces Meaning with Ease. " - Baptist Press
“According to the most recent MinistryWatch survey of Christian ministry executives, 27% responded that they use AI for vital functions, such as fundraising, research, or content creation. Another 59% say they have experimented with AI but it is not an integral part of their operations.” - MinistryWatch
“By God’s grace, I have finished my first year being out on my own. I want to give a short state of the channel address. I want to mention what did not work in 2025, what did work, and where I see the channel going in the next year.” - Ward on Words
SermonAudio celebrated 25 years of broadcasting the Word of God around the globe on Friday, Dec. 12, with a beautiful banquet held in the Davis Room on the campus of Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.
Since May 1, 2000, the website has grown to include a library of nearly 2.9 million sermons, from nearly 50,000 speakers, and with nearly 500 million total downloads. This is quite an achievement, since it took two years to realize those first million downloads. These sermons have now reached as far as the International Space Station—driven by the theme verse, Rom. 10:17: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
“Because the company distributes Christian content, uses a Greek word as its name, and its parent company is called Faithlife, many users assume they’re supporting a Christian initiative when they buy its resources. But there are four things you should know about Logos” - SellingJesus
“When your sanctuary looks like a concert venue, with giant LED screens, flashing lights, and booming surround sound, someone might feel, ‘This isn’t church to me—it’s a show.’” - C.Leaders
“In just the three years since ChatGPT launched, it’s estimated that there are nearly 800 million monthly active users. Google Maps took around 7 years to reach that milestone, and ChatGPT is now just one of many popular AI chatbots.” - CToday
