![]() But I don’t think it can ever give any kind of a sense of suffering, grief, sorrow, the same way that a human being can,” he said. “Artificial intelligence can imitate that to some level. Hershael York, the Kentucky pastor and professor, said some of the greatest sermons contain elements of anguish. “Many pastors are overworked, exhausted, filled with anxiety… One can see why a pastor might say, ‘I can’t do everything I’m supposed to do,’ and start passing ideas off as their own.” “Some young pastors may become overly reliant on these machines … and not see the imperfections of these tools,” Thacker told The Associated Press. “But I also can see it being used in unhelpful or unethical ways,” he added. He shares the view that “wise, virtuous pastors” won’t let new technology deter them from personal immersion in sermon-writing. The Southern Baptist department formerly led by Moore – the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission - has been monitoring artificial-intelligence developments for several years under the direction of Jason Thacker, its chair of research in technology ethics. ![]() “Such life-altering news needs to be delivered by a human, in person,” he added. ![]() “When we listen to the Word preached, we are hearing not just a word about God but a word from God.” “Preaching needs someone who knows the text and can convey that to the people - but it’s not just about transmitting information,” Moore wrote. He confided to his readers that his first sermon, delivered at age 12, was a well-intentioned mess. Russell Moore, formerly head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy division and now editor-in-chief of the evangelical magazine Christianity Today. “AI will always have to – literally – take someone else’s words for it… it won’t ever be a sermon that will convince anyone to come and follow Jesus.”Īlso weighing in with an online essay was the Rev. “When listening to a sermon, what a congregation is looking for is evidence that the pastor has been with Jesus,” Glenn added. Why? Because the gospel is more than words. “AI will never be able to preach a decent sermon.
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