The keys are in it. Let’s learn to drive.
AI is already in our shops, on our phones, and in our customers’ emails. I wrote this book to help church and business leaders work out what to use and what to refuse, in plain words, from inside the community.
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You don’t need to be technical to have a view
You only need to be asked.
- Can I just ignore it?
- Will it take our jobs?
- My office manager asked if we should use it. What do I tell her?
- Where do we draw the line, and who decides?
I hear these in shops, at kitchen tables, and after church. The book takes each one seriously and answers it plainly.
I’m not trying to talk anyone into AI, and I’m not going to tell your church what to think. I do think leaders who understand the tool well enough to decide with a clear conscience serve their people better than leaders who wait. Waiting has a cost, because the people who learn it help decide how it gets used.
I don’t claim to have every answer. The aim is a better conversation with your ministers, your family, and your team.
I was raised in Ontario and live in Leola, Pennsylvania. I’ve led businesses for about fifteen years and today serve companies in Plain communities. I write as someone under the same kind of authority, and answerable to the same people, as the readers I have in mind.
This book is helpful to both church and business leaders as we navigate this new technology.
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Artificial Intelligence, Discernment, and Anabaptist Leadership, by Nathaniel Gingrich.
Study guide
An optional companion for working through the book with your family, your church, or your team.
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