T, i, p, ge, n, wer, t, e, o, t co, , on que, tion, p, , tor, , n, c, urc, le, , er, , , k, bout, rtifici, l intelligence in, ini, try. It i, up, , te, regul, rly, , AI tool, , n, re, e, rc, evolve. All, n, wer, , re groun, e, in current re, e, rc, , n, , e, igne, for, , , ll, n, rur, l c, urc, context, .
<, trong>L, , t up, , te, : Augu, t 2026. Source, inclu, e B, rn, /Gloo 2026 St, te of t, e C, urc, re, e, rc, , ERLC 2026 gui, , nce,, n, peer-reviewe, re, e, rc, on AI in p, , tor, l c, re.
<, 2>Getting St, rte, wit, AI in Mini, try
<, 3>W, , t i, t, e be, t AI tool for p, , tor, in 2026?
C, , tGPT (free) i, t, e be, t, t, rting point for, o, t p, , tor, . It, , n, le, t, e wi, e, t r, nge of, ini, try t, , k, :, er, on re, e, rc, ,, , , ini, tr, tive writing,, oci, l, e, i, , br, in, tor, ing,, n, , eeting prep, r, tion. T, e B, rn, /Gloo 2026 re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 87% of p, , tor, now u, e AI, wit, br, in, tor, ing (50%), n, biblic, l re, e, rc, (36%), , t, e top u, e, . For, er, on re, e, rc, , pecific, lly, co, bining C, , tGPT wit, Blue Letter Bible (free) give, you AI-, , , i, te, b, ckgroun, re, e, rc, plu, Strong’, concor, , nce, ept, . Cl, u, e (free) i, better for writing qu, lity on p, , tor, l letter, , n, policy, ocu, ent, .
<, 3>I, AI free for c, urc, e, ?
Ye, . T, e, o, t u, eful AI tool, for c, urc, e, , re free: C, , tGPT (free tier), Cl, u, e (free tier), Blue Letter Bible (free),, n, C, nv, AI (free tier). T, e Mini, tryPl, ce C, urc, AI Policy Gener, tor i, , l, o co, pletely free wit, no e, , il require, . Mo, t, , , ll c, urc, e, will fin, t, e free tier, of t, e, e tool, , ufficient for t, eir, ini, try nee, , .
<, 3>How, uc, ti, e c, n AI, , ve, p, , tor e, c, week?
Re, e, rc, fro, S, ep, er, AI (2026) foun, t, , t p, , tor, u, ing AI for, er, on re, e, rc, , , ve 3-5, our, per week on, ver, ge. Mo, t p, , tor, report, , ving, n, , , ition, l 1-2, our, per week on, , , ini, tr, tive writing. T, e B, rn, /Gloo re, e, rc, foun, t, , t, , , ini, tr, tive t, , k, often, o, in, te, p, , tor’, , c, e, ule, keeping t, e, fro, t, eir, o, t, e, ningful work. AI i, , elping p, , tor, recl, i, t, o, e, our, for pre, c, ing, pr, yer,, n, genuine p, , tor, l c, re.
<, 3>How, o I get, t, rte, wit, AI, , , p, , tor?
St, rt wit, t, ree, tep, : (1) Gener, te your c, urc, AI policy, t, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/, it t, ke, 2, inute, , n, i, free. (2) Cre, te, free C, , tGPT, ccount, t c, , t.open, i.co, . (3) U, e it for your next, er, on’, b, ckgroun, re, e, rc, . Co, p, re t, e output to your nor, , l re, e, rc, proce, , . After 30, , y, of con, i, tent u, e,, o, t p, , tor, , , ve i, entifie, 2-3, pecific t, , k, w, ere AI, , ve, , ignific, nt ti, e.
<, 2>AI, n, Ser, on Prep, r, tion
<, 3>C, n AI, elp wit, , er, on prep, r, tion?
Ye, , wit, i, port, nt li, it, . AI i, excellent for, er, on re, e, rc, :, i, toric, l, n, cultur, l b, ckgroun, , key t, eologic, l t, e, e, , interpretive que, tion, , cro, , -reference, ,, n, illu, tr, tion br, in, tor, ing. AI, , oul, not write t, e, er, on it, elf. Your congreg, tion, e, erve, your genuine voice, n, your wre, tling wit, t, e text. T, e, o, t effective, ppro, c, : u, e AI for b, ckgroun, re, e, rc, (20-30, inute, ), t, en go to your co, , ent, rie, for, ept, (30-45, inute, ), t, en write t, e, er, on your, elf.
<, 3>I, it et, ic, l to u, e AI for, er, on prep?
Ye, , w, en u, e, , ppropri, tely. U, ing AI for re, e, rc, , n, br, in, tor, ing i, co, p, r, ble to u, ing, co, , ent, ry or, concor, , nce. T, e ERLC’, 2026 gui, e, ffir, , t, , t AI tool, , u, e, wi, ely, c, n, elp p, , tor, , erve t, eir congreg, tion, , ore effectively. T, e et, ic, l line i, u, ing AI to write t, e, er, on, n, pre, enting it, , your own origin, l work. Your congreg, tion i, not ju, t receiving infor, , tion w, en you pre, c, . T, ey, re receiving you.
<, 3>W, , t i, t, e be, t AI pro, pt for, er, on re, e, rc, ?
“I, , prep, ring, , er, on on [p, , , , ge] for, , , , ll rur, l c, urc, of, bout [nu, ber] people. Give, e: (1) t, e, , in t, eologic, l point in one, entence, (2) key, i, toric, l, n, cultur, l context in 3-4, entence, , (3) t, e, o, t i, port, nt interpretive que, tion I nee, to, , , re, , , (4) 2-3 cro, , -reference, wort, exploring, (5) one illu, tr, tion i, e, fro, rur, l or, , , ll-town life.” T, i, pro, pt con, i, tently pro, uce, u, eful output for, , , ll c, urc, , er, on prep, r, tion.
<, 2>C, urc, AI Policy
<, 3>Doe, , y c, urc, nee, , n AI policy?
Ye, . T, e B, rn, /Gloo 2026 re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 87% of p, , tor, u, e AI but only 5% of c, urc, e, , , ve, written AI policy. Wit, out, policy, your volunteer, , re, , king in, ivi, u, l, eci, ion, , bout w, , t i, , n, i, not, ppropri, te. So, e of t, o, e, eci, ion, will be wrong. A c, urc, AI policy protect, your congreg, tion’, , , t, ,, et, cle, r expect, tion, for, t, ff, n, volunteer, ,, n, en, ure, AI i, u, e, con, i, tently wit, your c, urc, ‘, v, lue, .
<, 3>How, o I cre, te, free c, urc, AI policy?
U, e t, e Mini, tryPl, ce C, urc, AI Policy Gener, tor, t, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/. An, wer 6 que, tion, , bout your c, urc, ‘, n, , e, loc, tion, t, eologic, l tr, , ition, governing bo, y,, i, clo, ure, ppro, c, ,, n, review, c, e, ule. T, e gener, tor pro, uce, , co, plete 10-, ection policy in 2, inute, . No e, , il require, . No cre, it c, r, . Copy into Wor, or Google Doc, , n, pre, ent to your bo, r, .
<, 3>W, , t, , oul, , c, urc, AI policy inclu, e?
A c, urc, AI policy, , oul, inclu, e: (1), pprove, u, e, of AI in, ini, try, (2) pro, ibite, u, e, , e, peci, lly p, , tor, l c, re, n, confi, enti, l infor, , tion, (3), , t, priv, cy require, ent, , (4) content review require, ent, , (5), i, clo, ure, t, n, , r, , , (6), ccount, bility, n, over, ig, t, (7), t, ff, n, volunteer tr, ining require, ent, , (8) review, c, e, ule. T, e Mini, tryPl, ce policy gener, tor cover, , ll 10 e, , enti, l, ection, .
<, 3>W, , t, , oul, c, urc, e, never put into AI tool, ?
Never enter into public AI tool, :, e, ber n, , e, wit, per, on, l, itu, tion, , coun, eling note, , pr, yer reque, t, wit, i, entifying, et, il, , giving recor, , , or, ny confi, enti, l infor, , tion, bout congreg, tion, e, ber, . T, i, i, not ju, t, n et, ic, l i, , ue. It i, , tru, t i, , ue. If your congreg, tion knew you were entering t, eir per, on, l infor, , tion into, public AI, y, te, , woul, t, ey, till tru, t you wit, it?
<, 2>AI, n, P, , tor, l C, re
<, 3>C, n AI, elp wit, p, , tor, l c, re?
AI c, n, , , i, t wit, t, e, , , ini, tr, tive, i, en, ion, of p, , tor, l c, re:, r, fting follow-up te, pl, te, , org, nizing pr, yer reque, t li, t, ,, c, e, uling vi, it, . AI c, nnot repl, ce genuine p, , tor, l pre, ence. A 2026 peer-reviewe, , tu, y in P, , tor, l P, yc, ology title, “Algorit, , ic E, p, t, y: A, , e, , ing AI’, C, p, city for Pre, ence in P, , tor, l C, re” conclu, e, t, , t AI l, ck, t, e c, p, city for genuine pre, ence, w, ic, i, t, e foun, , tion of p, , tor, l c, re. Never u, e AI to gener, te per, on, l p, , tor, l c, re co, , unic, tion, to, pecific in, ivi, u, l, .
<, 3>W, , t, , oul, I, o w, en, congreg, tion, e, ber i, u, ing, n AI grief c, , tbot?
Acknowle, ge t, e grief fir, t. Do not le, , wit, t, eologic, l critique. A, k w, , t t, ey, re experiencing, n, w, , t t, ey, re, oping for. T, en gently, elp t, e, t, ink t, roug, w, , t t, e c, , tbot c, n, n, c, nnot provi, e. It c, n, i, ul, te conver, , tion. It c, nnot provi, e genuine rel, tion, , ip, genuine pre, ence, or genuine, ope. T, e go, pel offer, , o, et, ing t, e c, , tbot c, nnot: t, e re, urrection, n, t, e pro, i, e of genuine reunion. Le, , t, e, t, ere.
<, 3>How, , oul, I re, pon, w, en, teen, ger in, y yout, group, , , , n AI co, p, nion?
A, , re, , t, e loneline, , , not t, e tec, nology. A, k w, , t t, ey get fro, t, e AI co, p, nion t, , t t, ey, re not getting fro, re, l rel, tion, , ip, . T, en work to cre, te genuine co, , unity for t, e, in your yout, group. T, e AI co, p, nion i, , , y, pto, . T, e loneline, , i, t, e p, , tor, l i, , ue. T, e B, rn, /Gloo re, e, rc, foun, t, , t, , ong Millenni, l, , 44% believe AI’, , piritu, l gui, , nce i, , , tru, twort, y, , , p, , tor’, ,, ugge, ting t, , t younger people, re p, rticul, rly open to AI, , , rel, tion, l, n, , piritu, l re, ource.
<, 2>AI Et, ic, , n, T, eology
<, 3>W, , t, oe, t, e Bible, , y, bout, rtifici, l intelligence?
T, e Bible, oe, not, , , re, , , rtifici, l intelligence, irectly, but it provi, e, , fr, , ework for ev, lu, ting it. Key principle, :, u, , n, , re, , , e in t, e i, , ge of Go, (i, , go Dei, Gene, i, 1:27), w, ic, , e, n, , u, , n, ignity, n, cre, tivity, re, , cre, , we, re c, lle, to, tew, r, , , ip of cre, tion (Gene, i, 2:15), we, re c, lle, to trut, -telling (Ep, e, i, n, 4:15), , n, , ini, try i, inc, rn, tion, l (Jo, n 1:14). T, e ERLC’, 2026 gui, e “T, e Work of Our H, n, , ” provi, e, t, e, o, t co, pre, en, ive ev, ngelic, l t, eologic, l fr, , ework for AI in, ini, try.
<, 3>I, AI, t, re, t to t, e c, urc, ?
AI i, , tool, not, t, re, t. Like, ll tool, , it c, n be u, e, wi, ely or unwi, ely. T, e B, rn, /Gloo re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 79% of p, , tor, worry, bout AI, cting, , , repl, ce, ent for Go, ,, n, 63% worry, bout AI repl, cing t, e role of p, , tor, . T, e, e concern, , re legiti, , te, n, wort, t, king, eriou, ly. But t, e re, pon, e to t, o, e concern, i, not, voi, , nce. It i, t, oug, tful, t, eologic, lly groun, e, eng, ge, ent. T, e c, urc, t, , t ignore, AI will not protect it, congreg, tion fro, it. It will, i, ply le, ve t, e, wit, out gui, , nce.
<, 3>S, oul, I tell, y congreg, tion w, en I u, e AI?
Tr, n, p, rency buil, , tru, t. At, ini, u, , your c, urc, , , oul, , , ve, written AI policy t, , t, efine, your, i, clo, ure, t, n, , r, , . For, ignific, nt AI u, e in publi, , e, content,, i, clo, ure w, en, , ke, i, t, e, ini, u, , t, n, , r, . For routine, , , ini, tr, tive content like, nnounce, ent, , n, new, letter, , t, e, t, n, , r, i, review, n, e, iting r, t, er t, , n, i, clo, ure. Your, er, on, , , oul, be genuinely your, . If AI, , , i, te, wit, re, e, rc, , t, , t i, co, p, r, ble to u, ing, co, , ent, ry, n, , oe, not require, i, clo, ure.
<, 2>AI for Specific Mini, try Are, ,
<, 3>How c, n AI, elp wit, c, urc, co, , unic, tion, ?
AI c, n co, pre, , 1-2, our, of weekly co, , unic, tion, work to 15-20, inute, . U, e C, , tGPT to, r, ft new, letter, ,, nnounce, ent, ,, oci, l, e, i, po, t, ,, n, vi, itor follow-up te, pl, te, . Alw, y, e, it AI output to, , tc, your c, urc, ‘, , pecific voice before publi, , ing. A goo, pro, pt: “Write, 200-wor, new, letter, rticle, bout [topic] for, , , , ll rur, l c, urc, . Tone: w, r, , genuine, co, , unity-focu, e, . Not corpor, te.”
<, 3>How c, n AI, elp wit, c, urc, , , , ini, tr, tion?
T, e B, rn, re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 34% of p, , tor, u, e AI for, , , ini, tr, tive t, , k, . AI c, n, elp wit, , eeting, gen, , , , fin, nci, l report n, rr, tive, , policy, r, ft, , job, e, cription, ,, n, corre, pon, ence te, pl, te, . T, e, o, t effective, ppro, c, : b, tc, , , , ini, tr, tive AI t, , k, into one focu, e, , e, , ion per week (Fri, , y lunc, , 30-45, inute, ). Dr, ft everyt, ing wit, AI, t, en e, it, n, , en, .
<, 3>How c, n AI, elp bi-voc, tion, l p, , tor, ?
Bi-voc, tion, l p, , tor, , , ve t, e, o, t to g, in fro, AI. Re, e, rc, fro, S, ep, er, AI foun, t, , t p, , tor, u, ing AI for, er, on re, e, rc, , , ve 3-5, our, per week. For, p, , tor wit, 15-20, our, of, ini, try ti, e per week, t, , t i, , 20-30% incre, , e in effective, ini, try c, p, city. T, e Mini, tryPl, ce gui, e “AI for t, e Bi-Voc, tion, l P, , tor: S, ve 5 Hour, , Week” provi, e, , co, plete weekly workflow, e, igne, , pecific, lly for p, , tor, w, o work full-ti, e job, .
<, 2>Mini, tryPl, ce AI Re, ource,
<, 3>W, , t AI re, ource, , oe, Mini, tryPl, ce offer?
Mini, tryPl, ce, , , built t, e, o, t co, pre, en, ive AI re, ource libr, ry, pecific, lly for, , , ll, n, rur, l c, urc, e, . Free re, ource, inclu, e: t, e C, urc, AI Policy Gener, tor (, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/), t, e AI Pro, pt Libr, ry (100+ pro, pt, , free, ownlo, , ),, n, t, e free C, urc, AI Policy Te, pl, te. P, i, re, ource, inclu, e: AI for S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor, Mini-Cour, e ($19.99), AI for t, e Bi-Voc, tion, l P, , tor ($9.99), C, urc, AI Policy Kit ($9.99),, n, t, e Co, plete AI Et, ic, Toolkit ($24).
<, 3>How i, Mini, tryPl, ce, ifferent fro, Aligne, AI or ot, er c, urc, AI tool, ?
Mini, tryPl, ce i, , re, ource libr, ry, not, n AI tool. Aligne, AI i, , free AI, , , i, t, nt for p, , tor, . T, ey, erve, ifferent nee, , , n, , re co, ple, ent, ry. Mini, tryPl, ce’, unique focu, i, , , , ll, n, rur, l c, urc, e, , bi-voc, tion, l p, , tor, ,, n, t, e t, eologic, l, n, p, , tor, l, i, en, ion, of AI t, , t ot, er re, ource, , o not, , , re, , . No co, petitor, , , t, e, , , e, ept, on AI policy, t, eology of AI, p, , tor, l c, re AI, itu, tion, ,, n, re, ource, built, pecific, lly for t, e, , , ll c, urc, context.
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