I have seen a number of articles and heard a few talks given on why using AI in sermon prep is bad. I appreciate all of them, and I agree with all that you have said here.
But what I don't think we talk enough about is the way it's helpful. I appreciate that you mentioned light editing here. In your previous article (with the slides) you mentioned Bible translation.
I often use it for alliteration. I give it my main points and ask it to make them all start with the same letter. Sermon is fully written by this point - I'm not taking any manuscript input - I just suck at alliteration. Stuff like this doesn't get talked about enough. Most of what we hear is just "don't write a sermon using AI."
Given the technology is so new, and given my beliefs about how churches should be slow in adopting new technology, I think it's acceptable for most articles in our network are on the negative side. I think without our circles, Kevin, most pastors are "get" this. But there's a group who doesn't.
I think many Christians should be fast in adopting new technology. I think churches should, in general, be slow to adopt new technology.
I have seen a number of articles and heard a few talks given on why using AI in sermon prep is bad. I appreciate all of them, and I agree with all that you have said here.
But what I don't think we talk enough about is the way it's helpful. I appreciate that you mentioned light editing here. In your previous article (with the slides) you mentioned Bible translation.
I often use it for alliteration. I give it my main points and ask it to make them all start with the same letter. Sermon is fully written by this point - I'm not taking any manuscript input - I just suck at alliteration. Stuff like this doesn't get talked about enough. Most of what we hear is just "don't write a sermon using AI."
Given the technology is so new, and given my beliefs about how churches should be slow in adopting new technology, I think it's acceptable for most articles in our network are on the negative side. I think without our circles, Kevin, most pastors are "get" this. But there's a group who doesn't.
I think many Christians should be fast in adopting new technology. I think churches should, in general, be slow to adopt new technology.