chat notes re: AI for Christian leaders

events (in-person)

• Vibe Code for Good: A 2-Day AI Build-A-Thon For NON-Technical Ministry Leaders
  https://2025vibecoding.lovable.app - 9/11-12 @ Kansas City

• Gloo AI Hackathon https://gloo.com/ai/hackathon-2025
  - 10/8-10 @ Boulder, Colorado

• Missional AI http://missional.ai/ - 2020 in Thailand; 2022 hybrid; 2024 in Orlando; 2025 in Dallas, London; next conference is April 2026; previous events on-demand videos for free https://youtube.com/@missionalai >> summit at the “intersection of technology and mission, join more than 500 individuals from over 100 organizations representing 30+ countries”

network & denominational activities

• Lausanne Movement: AI and The Future of Mission
  https://lausanne.org/global-analysis/ai-and-the-future-of-mission

• NAE (National Association of Evangelicals) /article/ The Role of AI in the Church: What Pastors Need to Know https://www.nae.org/ai-church-role-kenny-jahng/

• Southern Baptist Convention
• On Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (2023)
  https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/on-artificial-intelligence-and-emerging-technologies/
• Lifeway Research - How Can Church Leaders Use AI in Discipleship? https://research.lifeway.com/2025/03/20/how-can-church-leaders-use-ai-in-discipleship/
• ERLC - Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles (2019)
  https://erlc.com/policy-content/artificial-intelligence-an-evangelical-statement-of-principles/
• ERLC - Support Efforts to Shape Artificial Intelligence and Technology that Emphasize Human Dignity https://erlc.com/policy-center/support-efforts-to-shape-artificial-intelligence-and-technology-that-emphasize-human-dignity/

• UMC (United Methodist)
• Harnessing AI for Church Excellence: A Beginner's Guide for Clergy and Laity (webinar series)
  https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/harnessing-ai-for-church-excellence-a-beginners-guide-for-clergy-and-laity
• How AI can help your local church https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/how-ai-can-help-your-local-church

• PCUSA: 2025 AI and the Church Summit (September 2025) https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/agencies-entities/interim-unified-agency/ministry-areas/innovation/ai-and-church#2025-ai-and-the-church-summit - Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness

• AI & the Church Summit (Seattle) in August 2024 https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-the-church-summit/ - The Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
• Download Journal PDF - AI & the Church Summit: A Confluence of Faith and Technology

• CATHOLIC → New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261849/new-vatican-document-says-ai-should-lead-to-a-renewed-appreciation-of-all-that-is-human

thought leaders & SME (subject matter experts)

• AI For Church Leaders: Harness The Power Of AI For Ministry https://www.aiforchurchleaders.com with monthly workshops & a Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/aiforchurchleaders/ with over 7200 members

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBCoijmURk
  CNLP Episode 608 — Untapped Potential in Church Technology and the Must-Have Tech Stack for Churches with Kenny Jahng; show notes at
  Episode 608: Kenny Jahng Gives a Primer on The Untapped Potential Most Leaders Are Missing in Church Technology, The Ideal Tech Stack for Average Sized Churches, and The Upside and Downside of Using AI in Your Work

• Ultimate Guide to AI (For Pastors and the Church)
  https://careynieuwhof.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-i-pastors-and-the-church/

• Gloo: What Ministry Leaders Need to Know About AI: A six-part course designed to educate, empower, and equip pastors and church leaders to start implementing AI technology https://app.gloo.us/discover/kit/12634f76-840f-11ee-a95c-97ad125ba375

• When AI Comes To Church: Featured In Outreach Magazine
  https://outreachmagazine.com/features/81145-when-ai-comes-to-church-2.html

• Embracing AI In Ministry: Insights From The 2024 State Of AI In The Church Survey
  https://churchtechtoday.com/insights-from-2024-state-of-ai-in-the-church-survey/

• The 2025 State of AI in the Church Survey Report https://churchtechtoday.com/2025-state-of-ai-in-the-church/

• (video) Andy Crouch on AI and Spiritual Formation: What Pastors Should Really Be Asking
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2j8053yxbE

• (summary) Spiritual formation and AI: A deep dive with Andy Crouch and Jay Kim
  https://churchtechtoday.com/andy-crouch-on-ai-and-spiritual-formation/

• author of The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place & The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World & other thoughtful books https://andy-crouch.com

• What Happened in AI This Month Infosheet - links at his LinkedIn posts, i.e. August 2025, July 2025, June 2025, May 2025

identifying audiences

• techies - Christian working in the AI industry, developing algorithms, usage in business world

• thinkers - academics and thought leaders, considering moral & ethical & theological implications

• pastors - looking for practical AI tools to do church & ministry work better

• 2 additional ones, potentially: average Christian (lay person attending churches); parents (how to guide tech usage for their family of children & teens)

other links

• Faith Driven Movements https://faithdrivenmovements.org & Solving the World’s Greatest Problems https://solvingtheworldsgreatestproblems.org

• AI Christian Partnership https://aichristian.org - for all Christians who feel impacted by AI; We are developing educational resources and conducting research

• https://www.christianity.ai CHRISTIANITY × AI: DIVINE INTELLIGENCE - Where Sacred Wisdom Meets Infinite Intelligence (a collection of links)

• AICoPilot.church - your home for AI made specifically for church leaders (Carey Nieuwhof and Church.Tech) https://careynieuwhof.com/ai-copilot-church/

• DJ Chuang
• Social Media Church: Helping Church Leaders Accelerate on Social Media https://www.socialmedia.church (DJ: a podcast I started in 2013 for conversations with church leaders about social media; now hosted by Nils Smith)
• Erasing Shame podcast erasingshame.com - a digital outreach of Christian Asian Mental Health
• DJ Chuang blog djchuang.com