- What Is AI and What Is It Not?
- Generative AI and large language models work by predicting what comes next.
- Three technical limitations: hallucinations, sycophancy, and data bias
- AI does not know God, love your students, pray or possess wisdom, or bear accountability before God.
- The Ministry of the Word Is Primarily Done Through and For Worship
- 2 Timothy 3:14-17: relationships and character matter, and the Word leads to Christ and maturity.
- Information is not the whole ministry: knowing and submitting to the Word, prayerful dependence, knowing and loving children, discernment and wisdom, faithful application, and trusting God to work
- What About the Process Do I Want to Protect?
- Prayer, wrestling with the Word, personal response, knowing the children, and responsibility and conviction
- What might AI reveal about our hearts? Avoiding necessary friction, wanting to look like the expert, prioritizing polish over faithfulness, confusing productivity with faithfulness
- What Might Faithful AI Use Look Like?
- A helpful assistant for formatting and organizing material, feedback and editing for clarity, a starting point for research, adapting language for your audience, and creating visual aids, slide decks, and worksheets