Geektober gets dangerously digital! We're kicking off a two-part deep dive into artificial intelligence and the church by looking straight into the machine's dark side. Sure, AI can save hours of research, but what happens when we try to automate things that were never meant to be frictionless? Why did King David refuse to offer a sacrifice that cost him nothing — and what does that mean for generating a three-point sermon in three seconds? What happens when a chatbot tries to tell you, "As a pastor myself"? Can a predictive algorithm ever replace the Spirit-filled craftsmanship of Bezalel? And why is a growing generation of Christians starting to deeply distrust the synthetic sheen of AI-generated church content? Join us as we explore the difference between a helpful digital tool and an embodied faith!

The Big Idea: Spiritual formation isn't an efficiency problem to optimize; it's a living struggle requiring the breath of God and the heart of a human.

This Week's Challenge: Take one spiritual habit you’ve been tempted to speed up, automate, or scan through digitally. Manually slow it down to a pen-and-paper crawl this week.

Show Notes

• Watch Episode 300 (VIDEO)
• Bezalel Filled with the Spirit of God (PASSAGE)
• A Sacrifice That Costs Nothing (PASSAGE)
• Eat the Scroll First (PASSAGE)
• Made Like His Brothers in Every Respect (PASSAGE)
• Speech Seasoned with Salt (PASSAGE)

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