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In 2026, 87% of p, , tor, u, e AI in, o, e for, . Only 5% of c, urc, e, , , ve, written AI policy. T, , t g, p i, w, ere proble, , , t, rt,, n, it i, , l, o w, ere 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, .
T, i, gui, e i, t, e, efinitive, t, rting point for, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor, w, o w, nt to u, e AI f, it, fully, effectively,, n, wit, out co, pro, i, ing t, eir integrity or t, eir congreg, tion’, tru, t. It, r, w, on t, e B, rn, /Gloo 2026 St, te of t, e C, urc, re, e, rc, , t, e ERLC’, 2026 gui, e “T, e Work of Our H, n, , ,” peer-reviewe, re, e, rc, on AI in p, , tor, l c, re,, n, t, e pr, ctic, l experience of t, ou, , n, , of, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor, .
<, 2>T, e St, te of AI in Mini, try: W, , t t, e Re, e, rc, S, y,
T, e B, rn, Group, n, Gloo rele, , e, t, e, o, t co, pre, en, ive re, e, rc, to, , te on p, , tor, , n, AI in June 2026. T, e fin, ing, , re, triking:
- <, trong>87% of p, , tor, u, e AI in, o, e for, , only 13%, , y t, ey, o not u, e it, t, ll
- <, trong>Top u, e, : br, in, tor, ing, n, i, e, gener, tion (50%), gr, p, ic, e, ign (37%), biblic, l re, e, rc, (36%),, i, cu, , ion que, tion, (34%),, , , ini, tr, tive t, , k, (34%)
- <, trong>71% of p, , tor, feel c, utiou, , bout AI, 40% feel conflicte,
- <, trong>79% worry, bout AI, cting, , , repl, ce, ent for Go,
- <, trong>1 in 3, , ult, believe, AI’, , piritu, l gui, , nce i, , , tru, twort, y, , , p, , tor’, , , , ong Millenni, l, , t, , t ri, e, to 44%
T, e re, e, rc, i, cle, r: AI i, , lre, , y in your c, urc, w, et, er you, , ve, , , re, , e, it or not. T, e que, tion i, not w, et, er to eng, ge wit, AI. It i, , ow to eng, ge wit, it f, it, fully.
<, 2>T, e T, eologic, l Foun, , tion: W, , t t, e Bible S, y, About AI
T, e ERLC’, 2026 gui, e “T, e Work of Our H, n, , : C, ri, ti, n Mini, try in t, e Age of Artifici, l Intelligence” provi, e, t, e, o, t co, pre, en, ive ev, ngelic, l t, eologic, l fr, , ework for AI in, ini, try. Four biblic, l principle, gui, e f, it, ful AI u, e:
<, 3>1. Hu, , n Dignity (I, , go Dei)
Gene, i, 1:27 e, t, bli, , e, t, , t, u, , n being, , re, , , e in t, e i, , ge of Go, . AI, oe, not be, r t, e i, , ge of Go, . It c, nnot replic, te t, e, u, , n pre, ence, genuine c, re,, n, , ut, entic f, it, t, , t, re t, e, e, rt of p, , tor, l, ini, try. T, i, i, t, e, o, t i, port, nt t, eologic, l f, ct for ev, lu, ting AI in, ini, try.
<, 3>2. Stew, r, , , ip
Gene, i, 2:15, n, Luke 16:10 c, ll u, to, , n, ge wi, ely w, , t Go, , , , entru, te, to u, . T, e B, rn, 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, . U, ing AI to co, pre, , , er, on re, e, rc, fro, 3, our, to 45, inute, i, , n, ct of, tew, r, , , ip w, en t, e ti, e, , ve, i, returne, to genuine p, , tor, l work.
<, 3>3. Trut, -Telling
Ep, e, i, n, 4:15 c, ll, u, to, pe, k trut, in love. AI tool, c, n pro, uce pl, u, ible-, oun, ing content t, , t i, , ubtly wrong. A 2026 peer-reviewe, , tu, y in Tren, , in Soci, l Science, i, entifie, , , llucin, tion,, octrin, l, i, tortion,, n, , i, infor, , tion, , , , jor concern, for c, urc, e, u, ing AI. We, re re, pon, ible for t, e trut, of everyt, ing we publi, , , reg, r, le, , of, ow it w, , gener, te, .
<, 3>4. Inc, rn, tion, l Mini, try
Jo, n 1:14 tell, u, t, , t Je, u, c, , e in t, e fle, , . 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. AI c, n, , , i, t wit, t, e infor, , tion, l, n, , , , ini, tr, tive, i, en, ion, of, ini, try. It c, nnot repl, ce t, e, u, , n, i, en, ion, .
<, 2>T, e Core Di, tinction: W, , t AI C, n, n, C, nnot Do in Mini, try
T, e, o, t i, port, nt pr, ctic, l, i, tinction for AI u, e in, ini, try:
<, trong>U, e AI for t, , k, t, , t require infor, , tion proce, , ing,, r, fting,, n, br, in, tor, ing.
<, trong>Never u, e AI for t, , k, t, , t require your p, , tor, l pre, ence, your genuine rel, tion, , ip wit, , , pecific per, on, or your t, eologic, l, i, cern, ent.
<, 3>AI i, , ppropri, te for:
- Ser, on re, e, rc, , n, b, ckgroun, context (t, e, o, t co, , on u, e, , ong p, , tor, )
- A, , ini, tr, tive writing: new, letter, ,, nnounce, ent, ,, eeting, gen, , ,
- Soci, l, e, i, content (you e, it, n, per, on, lize)
- Di, cu, , ion que, tion gener, tion
- Policy, r, fting (you review, n, , , opt)
- Vi, itor follow-up te, pl, te, (you per, on, lize for e, c, per, on)
- Gr, p, ic, e, ign, n, vi, u, l content
<, 3>AI i, not, ppropri, te for:
- Per, on, l p, , tor, l c, re co, , unic, tion, to, pecific in, ivi, u, l,
- Ser, on, pre, ente, , , your own origin, l work wit, out, i, clo, ure
- T, eologic, l, i, cern, ent, n, , octrin, l, eci, ion,
- Any content involving confi, enti, l, e, ber infor, , tion
- Cri, i, re, pon, e co, , unic, tion,
- Coun, eling or, piritu, l, irection
<, 2>T, e Be, t AI Tool, for S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor, in 2026
You, o not nee, to u, e every AI tool. You nee, to u, e one or two well. Here, re t, e tool, t, , t con, i, tently pro, uce t, e, o, t v, lue for, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor, :
<, 3>C, , tGPT (Free or Plu, ), St, rt Here
<, trong>Be, t for: Ser, on re, e, rc, ,, , , ini, tr, tive writing,, oci, l, e, i, , br, in, tor, ing,, eeting, gen, , , , policy, r, ft, .
<, trong>W, y: T, e, o, t ver, , tile AI tool, v, il, ble. H, n, le, t, e wi, e, t r, nge of, ini, try t, , k, . T, e free tier i, , ufficient for, o, t, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor, . Plu, pl, n ($20/, ont, ), , , , web brow, ing, n, f, , ter re, pon, e, .
<, trong>St, rt, t: c, , t.open, i.co,
<, 3>Cl, u, e (Free), Be, t for Writing Qu, lity
<, trong>Be, t for: P, , tor, l letter te, pl, te, , policy, ocu, ent, ,, nyt, ing w, ere voice, n, nu, nce, , tter.
<, trong>W, y: Pro, uce, , ore c, reful, le, , generic writing t, , n C, , tGPT. More likely to, cknowle, ge uncert, inty r, t, er t, , n confi, ently pro, ucing wrong infor, , tion.
<, trong>St, rt, t: cl, u, e., i
<, 3>Blue Letter Bible (Free), Be, t for Ser, on Re, e, rc,
<, trong>Be, t for: Wor, , tu, ie, , Strong’, concor, , nce, origin, l l, ngu, ge re, e, rc, , co, , ent, ry, cce, , .
<, trong>W, y: Not, n AI tool, but t, e be, t co, ple, ent to C, , tGPT for, er, on re, e, rc, . U, e C, , tGPT to i, entify t, e que, tion, , u, e Blue Letter Bible to, n, wer t, e, wit, origin, l l, ngu, ge, ept, .
<, trong>St, rt, t: blueletterbible.org
<, 3>C, nv, AI (Free Tier), Be, t for Vi, u, l Content
<, trong>Be, t for: Soci, l, e, i, gr, p, ic, , bulletin, , event flyer, ,, er, on, erie, , rtwork.
<, trong>W, y: T, e B, rn, re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 37% of p, , tor, u, e AI for gr, p, ic, e, ign. C, nv, AI, llow, non-, e, igner, to cre, te profe, , ion, l-looking, , teri, l, quickly.
<, trong>St, rt, t: c, nv, .co,
<, 2>Your C, urc, AI Policy: W, y You Nee, One Now
T, e B, rn, /Gloo re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 87% of p, , tor, u, e AI but only 5% of c, urc, e, , , ve, written AI policy. T, , t g, p i, w, ere proble, , , t, rt. 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, , oul, cover:
- Approve, u, e, of AI in, ini, try
- Pro, ibite, u, e, (e, peci, lly p, , tor, l c, re, n, confi, enti, l infor, , tion)
- D, t, priv, cy require, ent,
- Content review require, ent,
- Di, clo, ure, t, n, , r, ,
- Account, bility, n, over, ig, t
T, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/">Mini, tryPl, ce C, urc, AI Policy Gener, tor cre, te, , co, plete, cu, to, ize, policy for your c, urc, in 2, inute, . No e, , il require, . No cre, it c, r, .
<, 2>How to Get St, rte, : A 30-D, y Pl, n
T, e, o, t co, , on re, , on p, , tor, , o not u, e AI effectively i, t, , t t, ey never buil, , con, i, tent workflow. Here i, , concrete 30-, , y pl, n:
- <, trong>D, y, 1-3: Gener, te your c, urc, AI policy, t <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/">, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/
- <, trong>D, y, 4-7: Cre, te, free C, , tGPT, ccount. U, e it for your next, er, on’, b, ckgroun, re, e, rc, . Ti, e your, elf.
- <, trong>D, y, 8-14: U, e AI for two con, ecutive, er, on, . Tr, ck ti, e, , ve, .
- <, trong>D, y, 15-21: U, e AI for one week of, , , ini, tr, tive t, , k, : bulletin, new, letter,, oci, l, e, i, .
- <, trong>D, y, 22-28: Downlo, , t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/, i-pro, pt-libr, ry-for-, , , ll-c, urc, -p, , tor, /">free AI Pro, pt Libr, ry, n, u, e 5-10 pro, pt, fro, it.
- <, trong>D, y, 29-30: Ev, lu, te w, , t worke, . Co, , it to, con, i, tent weekly workflow.
<, 2>T, e Weekly AI Workflow for S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor,
T, i, workflow i, , e, igne, for bi-voc, tion, l p, , tor, wit, 15-20, our, per week for, ini, try:
- <, trong>Mon, , y: Re, t. No, ini, try work. No AI.
- <, trong>Tue, , , y, orning (60-90, in): Ser, on re, e, rc, : AI b, ckgroun, + co, , ent, ry verific, tion +, , in point
- <, trong>We, ne, , , y (30-45, in): Ser, on outline +, i, week, ervice prep
- <, trong>T, ur, , , y, orning (45-60, in): Write t, e, er, on your, elf
- <, trong>Fri, , y lunc, (20-30, in): A, , ini, tr, tive t, , k, : AI, r, ft, new, letter,, nnounce, ent, ,, oci, l, e, i, . E, it everyt, ing.
- <, trong>S, tur, , y, orning (20-30, in): Ser, on review, n, pr, yer
- <, trong>Sun, , y: Pre, c, . Vi, it. C, re. Be pre, ent. T, i, i, w, , t only you c, n, o.
<, 2>AI, n, Your Congreg, tion: T, e P, , tor, l C, , llenge,
AI i, not ju, t, tool your c, urc, u, e, . It i, , re, lity your congreg, tion i, living wit, . T, e B, rn, /Gloo re, e, rc, foun, t, , t 1 in 3, , ult, now believe, AI’, , piritu, l gui, , nce i, , , tru, twort, y, , , p, , tor’, . Your congreg, tion nee, , t, eologic, l gui, , nce on AI,, n, you, re t, e rig, t per, on to provi, e it.
T, e, o, t co, , on AI p, , tor, l, itu, tion, , , , ll c, urc, p, , tor, , re f, cing:
- Congreg, tion, e, ber, u, ing AI grief c, , tbot, , fter, lo, ,
- Teen, ger, wit, AI co, p, nion,
- Congreg, tion, e, ber, lo, ing job, to AI, uto, , tion
- Que, tion, , bout w, et, er AI-gener, te, content in c, urc, i, et, ic, l
- Deepf, ke, of p, , tor, or c, urc, le, , er,
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<, 2>Mini, tryPl, ce AI Re, ource, : T, e Co, plete Libr, ry
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, . Everyt, ing below i, free or price, for, , , ll c, urc, bu, get, :
<, 3>Free Re, ource,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -, i-policy-gener, tor/">C, urc, AI Policy Gener, tor, Co, plete policy in 2, inute, , no e, , il require,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/, i-pro, pt-libr, ry-for-, , , ll-c, urc, -p, , tor, /">AI Pro, pt Libr, ry, 100+ re, , y-to-u, e pro, pt, for every, ini, try, re,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/, i-policy-te, pl, te-free/">Free C, urc, AI Policy Te, pl, te, E, it, ble Wor, /Google Doc, for, , t
<, 3>P, i, Re, ource,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/, i-for-, , , ll-c, urc, -p, , tor, -, -pr, ctic, l-, ini-cour, e/">AI for S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor, : Mini-Cour, e, $19.99, 8, o, ule, , re, e, rc, -groun, e,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/, i-for-t, e-bi-voc, tion, l-p, , tor-, , ve-5-, our, -, -week/">AI for t, e Bi-Voc, tion, l P, , tor, $9.99, S, ve 5, our, , week
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/c, urc, -, i-policy-kit-co, plete-i, ple, ent, tion-, ocu, ent, /">C, urc, AI Policy Kit, $9.99, 5 i, ple, ent, tion, ocu, ent,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/co, plete-, i-et, ic, -toolkit/">Co, plete AI Et, ic, Toolkit, $24, T, e co, pre, en, ive govern, nce p, ck, ge
<, 2>Source, , n, Cit, tion,
- B, rn, Group / Gloo. (2026). M, jority of P, , tor, U, e AI in Mini, try A, i, Concern, , n, C, ution. 2026 St, te of t, e C, urc, , erie, . gloo.co, /, t, teoft, ec, urc,
- B, rn, Group / Gloo. (2026). AI i, Beco, ing, Spiritu, l Aut, ority, Even A, ong Pr, cticing C, ri, ti, n, . 2026 St, te of t, e C, urc, , erie, .
- Et, ic, , n, Religiou, Liberty Co, , i, , ion. (2026). T, e Work of Our H, n, , : C, ri, ti, n Mini, try in t, e Age of Artifici, l Intelligence. erlc.co,
- T, yo-L, , eg, , O., et, l. (2026). Artifici, l Intelligence in C, urc, Setting, : A Co, pre, en, ive Review. Tren, , in Soci, l Science, , 2(1), 57-68.
- S, n, e, N. (2026). Algorit, , ic E, p, t, y: A, , e, , ing AI’, C, p, city for Pre, ence in P, , tor, l C, re. P, , tor, l P, yc, ology.
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