Independence and autonomy are not the gifts of baptism or communion. Instead, these sacraments remind us that God comes to us from beyond ourselves—that salvation is given, not earned.

America’s thoroughly documented decline in religiosity appears to have hit a plateau. What does this mean for churches?

Will AI take your job? It’s more likely to take your job satisfaction, especially if you are a church leader - lay or ordained, staff or non-staff.

To teach the Bible today is... to teach a different way of reading than what our culture is comfortable with.

Ryan Panzer writes about the growing influence of artificial intelligence upon our society, wondering whether and how pastors should use this new technology in the service of God.

ChatGPT and other AI technologies have undergone an explosion in popularity over the past year. How can liturgical music benefit from this advancement- and more importantly, what should we watch out for?

Whether through social media, or increasingly, through AI chatbots, we are crowdsourcing our church-going, leaving decisions about church attendance and membership to the wisdom of our connections (or the algorithms of ChatGPT).

Digital technology has triggered three transformations in how we communicate, or use our words. Each of these transformations in our words has significance for those called to preach the Word.

In this trajectory, the church takes a temporary step back from its current tech usage, in order to reflect on the resources most aligned to a ministry’s purpose.