AI, ChatGPT and Ministry
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“Artificial Intelligence content creators such as ChatGPT will certainly revolutionize almost every kind of work that relies on writing of some sort…. But how could AI be used lawfully and helpfully in ministry?” - P&D
Barna: 40% of Christians Wouldn’t Attend Their Church If It Was Solely Online
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“One-third (32%) would be ‘disappointed’ if their congregation moved online, and 27 percent would feel ‘disconnected.’ This disconnection, they assume, would manifest in the loss of members (44%) and the loss of relationships (32%).” - Barna
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Logos 10: A pastoral review
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“OK, Logos is great. It is also expensive. …In this section, I will offer a few tips on how to reduce the cost.” - Don Johnson
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Using an Often Ignored MS Word Tool for Multi-Lingual Ministry
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“On a typical Sunday morning, we are now making outlines available in Romanian, Arabic, Russian, and Spanish.” - Kevin Schaal
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Two Years Later: Where Are We Now? (Part 7)
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Are you and your ministry prepared for the next crisis that will inevitably flow from these “perilous times” in which we live, “in the last days” (2 Tim. 3:1)?
SermonAudio is preparing—which will allow all of its broadcasters to be better suited for the next cultural calamity, whatever that may be.
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Two Years Later: Where Are We Now? (Part 6)
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Online ministry efforts have doubtless expanded exponentially since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It expedited my own plans for engaging in online ministry—and I am sure it did the same for many others.
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Has church attendance by Millennials increased?
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“Although Millennials (and, emerging behind them, Gen Z) are known for declines in religiosity, data show that, since 2019, the percentage of Millennials reporting weekly church attendance has increased from 21 percent to 39 percent.” - Barna
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Digital religion makes faith experience richer for millennial believers, study of pre-COVID data finds
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“ ‘Digital Religion Among U.S. and Canadian Millennial Adults,’ recently published in the Review of Religious Research, explores the prevalence of some digital religion practices among 18- to 35-year-old millennials in the U.S. and Canada using data from the 2019 Millennial Trends Survey.” - CP
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Our Amazing Ability to Communicate
I am truly amazed when I consider how blessed we are in our ability to communicate the gospel and Biblical truth in our ministries today.
I am even more astonished when I think about how far the Lord has brought us, personally, in this regard, in just three-and-a-half years with The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.
Of course, in a perfect world, we would have had everything we are doing now all laid out ahead of time—planned, prepared, produced and ready to unveil before we ever stepped into our first ministry assignment.
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Sound System Upgrade: 4 Must-Know Concepts
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“Before you invest in your next sound system upgrade, it’s important to understand … how sound waves propagate in an enclosed space, and how the complex interrelationships of direct and reflected sounds are perceived by listeners in the context of music and speech program material.” - C.Leaders
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