Not All AI Involvement in Ministry Is the Same
In my previous post, I suggested that the most important question is not, “Did AI write this?” Rather, the better question is, “Whose wisdom, experience, and discernment does this material represent?” That question gets to the heart of responsibility, trust, and ministry integrity.
However, many discussions about AI assume there are only two possibilities: either a human wrote something, or AI wrote it. In practice, AI involvement in ministry is far more complicated.
For example, a missionary may use AI to proofread a prayer letter. Meanwhile, another worker may ask AI to organise meeting notes. Someone else may use it to summarise several reports. Still another person may spend hours discussing a biblical passage with AI, testing ideas and refining conclusions. Finally, a user might ask… Read the whole post
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More Than Writing: Understanding AI in Ministry
Cross-cultural missionaries regularly use written communication in ministry as they prepare sermons, Bible studies, devotionals, training materials, reports, and newsletters. Sometimes we need to do so in another language. We write newsletters for our financial and prayer partners, prepare annual reports for churches, provide ministry updates for field leaders and Regional Directors, and take minutes for important meetings. Some of us go further and write blog posts, books, or journal articles. As AI in ministry becomes more common, many missionaries are asking new questions about how these tools should be used.
From ‘Can I Use AI?’ to a Better Question
Over more than forty years of cross-cultural ministry, I have written thousands of pages. Only within the last year or so have I begun to realize how much… Read the whole post