Episode Summary:

It’s 2026. The novelty of AI has worn off, and the fear that robots would "take our jobs" turned out to be wrong. They didn't take our manual labor—they started taking our voice.

In this episode, Jim Burgoon draws a hard line in the sand between using a tool and surrendering to it. We are drowning in "good enough" content, but we are starving for human connection. Jim breaks down why "fast" content often leads to shallow impact and shares a wild personal story about the moment he had to "rebuke" ChatGPT for trying to give him a prophetic word (yes, really).

If you are a Christian creator or leader, the danger isn't that AI will make you obsolete. The danger is that it will make you hollow. Here is how to take back your authenticity and stay the master of the machine.

Key Takeaways:

1. The Real Threat: AI didn't steal the truck driving jobs; it stole the writing, the thinking, and the mission statements. We have handed over our convictions to an algorithm.
2. Drafting vs. Crafting: The new rule for creators: Use AI for Drafting (brainstorming, organizing, outlining), but never for Crafting (voice, emotion, story). Drafting is mechanical; Crafting is art.
3. The Librarian Analogy: Think of AI as a librarian. It knows where all the information is, but it does not decide what matters. It cannot interpret meaning; only you can do that.
4. The Speed Trap: Just because you can write 10 devotionals in an hour doesn't mean you should. Speed is not the same as faithfulness. If you bypass the struggle of creation, you bypass the growth of the creator.
5. The "Prophetic" AI Story: Jim shares the moment ChatGPT tried to tell him "what God is saying," and why he had to set a hard boundary: AI is a learning model, not a prophetic conduit.

Resources Mentioned:

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