This collection of United Methodist Church‑affiliated articles and blog posts focus on artificial intelligence in the context of church life, pastoral ministry, worship, teaching, and work:
1. Let’s Not Miss Our Moment: 10 Concerns about AI and the Church
Publication Date: May 30, 2025
Author: Blake Davis
Summary: Outlines ten common concerns and offers perspective on risks, ethics, and practical use of AI in church settings. [UMC Discipleship]
2. Rethinking the Model: AI, Clergy, and Co‑creation in the Church
Author: Patrick Scriven
Publication Date: May 15, 2025
Summary: Explores how AI can be used as a co‑creative tool alongside clergy and laity rather than replacing human roles in worship and ministry [United Methodist Insight]
3. Work and AI
Publication Date: February 1, 2024
Author: Scott Hughes
Summary: Encourages church leaders to leverage AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity to support ministry and administration [UMC Discipleship]
4. Artificial intelligence and church
Author: Jim Patterson
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Summary: Describes a UMC congregation in Austin, Texas, that conducted an AI‑generated worship service including sermon and original song—then reflects on the human element that was missing. [United Methodist News Service]
5. Artificial intelligence and your spiritual journey: Compass 118
Publication Date: September 20, 2023
Author: Rev. Jay Cooper
Summary: A Compass podcast episode and notes exploring how AI intersects with personal spirituality, including experiments like AI Jesus and usage in church programming [The United Methodist Church]
6. Digital Parish: Using A.I. to become a digital ministry content machine
Publication Date: 2023
Author: Rev. Ryan Dunn
Summary: Discusses how pastors can use AI to transform sermons into blogs, videos, podcasts, social posts, and more—effectively becoming a “content machine” for digital ministry [resourceumc.org]
7. Divine Algorithms: AI Jesus
Publication Date: 2023
Author: Rev. Nathan Webb
Summary: Examines the ethical and theological implications of “AI Jesus,” an AI persona trained to act as Jesus Christ and engage users on Twitch [The United Methodist Church]