How should churches use AI without letting it reshape what the church is?
That question drives this episode with Michael Graham and Keith Plummer. Michael is program director for The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and Keith is dean of the School of Divinity at Cairn University, where he teaches on technology and digital discipleship. Together, they bring theological depth and practical wisdom to one of the most urgent questions facing Christians today: How do we use AI helpfully without letting it erode the human relationships at the heart of Christian life?
In our conversation, Michael and Keith offer clear and penetrating frameworks for thinking about AI in the church. They warn against using AI as a relational substitute, reflect on the difference between toil and truly human labor, and argue that we should never outsource to machines what God made us to need other people for. We talk about sermon preparation, spiritual formation, pastoral ministry, and the subtle ways convenience can hollow out wisdom, patience, and trust.
Michael and Keith joined me on Silicon Spiritualities to ask how Christians and churches can embrace helpful technologies while guarding the deeply human and spiritual realities those technologies can never replace.
Resources Mentioned:
The Gospel Coalition’s AI Christian Benchmark project
“Why Pastors Should Question AI for the Sake of Their Souls” by Daniel Nealon
The Great Dechurching by Jim Davis and Michael Graham
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