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AI Ethics & Theology

Which AI Is Discipling Your People? The Hidden Theology Baked Into Chatbots

Here's a fun experiment: ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini the same theological question. You'll get three different answers. Same question. Different catechists. Different formation. Someone decided what your AI believes — and your congregation is being catechized by those assumptions every time they ask a spiritual question.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·5 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

"You're On Your Own": The Tech-Bro Gospel vs. Biblical Community

In a recent interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp offered this bit of wisdom: "You are largely on your own. The more you recognize that, the better." It's the kind of statement that sounds profound at a TED conference. It's also profoundly lonely. As Christians, we should recognize it for what it is: a competing gospel.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·5 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

Power, Pixels, and Providence: A Christian Response to AI in the Age of Palantir

The recent DealBook interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp offers Christians a window into how the world's most powerful technology leaders think about artificial intelligence, national security, and human values. As believers called to be "wise as serpents and innocent as doves," we must thoughtfully engage with these developments—without falling into the traps of either nationalism or naivety.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·8 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

The Soul in the Machine: Navigating Faith, Human Uniqueness, and the Rise of AI

When an AI-led church service delivered sermons in Germany, it sparked a profound question: what remains of our distinct spiritual essence when machines can mimic human creativity and offer spiritual counsel?

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·7 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

The Erosion of Trust: AI, Misinformation, and the Sacred Duty of Discernment

When AI generates plausible falsehoods with 81% of responses containing errors, faith communities face a profound challenge: how do we guard truth and discernment in an age of digital deception?

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·6 min
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Global Church

AI and the European Church: Wrestling with Post-Christian Technology

June 2023: 300 people packed St. Paul's Church for an AI-led worship service—"98% from a machine." Jonas Simmerlein's experiment sparked continental conversation. From Vatican ethics frameworks to Orthodox mysticism, Eastern European surveillance memory to British monastic innovation—European Christianity brings 2,000 years of wisdom to 3-year-old technology.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·15 min
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Global Church

AI and the African Church: Ubuntu, Community, and the Digital Future

While Silicon Valley races toward AI superintelligence, African Christianity offers profound wisdom: ubuntu, spiritual sensitivity, and relational foundations. Fr. Dyikuk's challenge—"Africa battles survival while the world does AI"—reveals both infrastructure gaps and unique insights the global Church desperately needs.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·14 min
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Church Technology

The Dangers We Must Not Ignore: Church Leaders Sound the Alarm on AI

While 91% of church leaders support AI, prophetic voices issue urgent warnings: loss of humanity, algorithmic manipulation, pastoral replacement, and truth crises. Not fear-mongering—wisdom for navigating AI's genuine risks without abandoning its potential.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·15 min
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Ministry Tools & Applications

ChurchwiseAI's 6 Ministry Tools: Why NOT One Big App?

Most AI platforms try to do everything. ChurchwiseAI took a different approach: 11 specialized apps working together like a ministry team. Here's why that matters for your church.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·10 min
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AI voice agents and chatbots built specifically for churches — answer every call, engage every visitor.

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