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- What Will Historians Say We Got Wrong About AI?A hundred years from now, church historians will look back at this decade and ask how we responded to AI. We asked four ministry leaders what they hope those historians will say, and what they fear they might say instead. Join the discussion and find out what they saidFEATURED VOICES🔗 Pr. Russ Willcocks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-willcocks-13126640/🔗 Pr. Puia Fanai, Hope Channel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puia-fanai-21945b196/ | https://www.facebook.com/rspuiafanai/🔗 Brent Harding: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenthardinge/🔗 Pr. Jëan Ross, Amazing Facts: https://www.amazingfacts.org/ezra/CONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]31 min
- What Risks Does AI Pose to Faith Communities? - Part Six
Everyone's asking whether AI will end the world. The quieter risk is that we stop thinking for ourselves, and stop listening to the people God placed around us.
Luke and Adam's hypotheses = the biggest danger is either painting AI with too broad a brush, or relying on it until we can no longer feed ourselves.
This episode features insights from Brent Hardinge, Pastor Wes Via, Craige Young, Pastor Puia Fanai and Pastor Russ Willcocks. They explore the risks AI poses to faith communities, from outsourcing our thinking and drifting from the local church to deepfakes, surveillance and a growing divide in our congregations.
This is Part Six of AI in the Age of Christianity, please subscribe to help us grow.
FEATURED VOICES
🔗 Brent Hardinge: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenthardinge/
🔗 Pastor Wes Via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-via
🔗 Craige Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucyinc
🔗 Pastor Puia Fanai, Hope Channel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puia-fanai-21945b196/ | https://www.facebook.com/rspuiafanai/
🔗 Pastor Russ Willcocks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-willcocks-13126640/
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🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology
🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/
🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/
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44 min - Where Do You Draw the Line with AI? - Part FiveThere’s no button to make AI go away, so the question is ... where you refuse to let it in?Luke and Adam's hypothesis = the line falls between what is distinctly human and what is repetitive.This episode features insights from Craige Young, Pastor Puia Fanai, Pastor Wes Via and Pastor Jëan Ross, they discuss some areas where AI should and should not be used for.This is Part Five of AI in the Age of Christianity, please subscribe to help us grow.FEATURED VOICES🔗 Craige Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucyinc🔗 Pastor Puia Fanai, Hope Channel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puia-fanai-21945b196/ | https://www.facebook.com/rspuiafanai/🔗 Pastor Wes Via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-via🔗 Pastor Jëan Ross, Amazing Facts: https://www.amazingfacts.org/ezra/CONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]37 min
- Would You Press the No AI Button? - Part FourIf you could press one button and make AI disappear, would you?The guys found it to be one of the hardest q's to answer. Luke started wanting to press it, Adam refuses. Listen to the end to hear where they landed.FEATURED VOICES🔗 Brent Hardinge, Director of Adventist Connect, North American Division: https://adventistconnect.org🔗 Pastor Russ Willcocks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-willcocks-13126640🔗 Pastor Puia Fanai, Hope Channel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puia-fanai-21945b196/ | https://www.facebook.com/rspuiafanai/🔗 Pastor Jëan Ross, Amazing FactsCONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]34 min
- Will AI Change How We Do Ministry? - Part ThreeWill AI change how we do ministry? In this episode, Luke and Adam argue that it already is, and that the more important question is where to draw the line. Featuring insights from Pastor Puia Fanai, Craige Young, Pastor Jëan Ross and Pastor Russ Willcocks, they look at AI triaging thousands of messages at Hope Channel, a Bible study chatbot on WhatsApp that hands people to a real mentor, church website chatbots that answer within 24 hours instead of next Sabbath, and what responsible sermon prep looks like when AI is in the room. The thread running through it all: AI can change the how of ministry, but not the why. It can filter, curate, research and follow up. It cannot love, pray, discern or carry someone's suffering. Moses still needed Jethro, and the church still needs Moses.This is Part Three of AI in the Age of Christianity, a series where Luke and Adam bring in guests, explore the hard questions, and work toward a framework the church can actually use.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Could AI pray for me?00:00:45 Welcome, and this episode's question00:01:15 Luke's hypothesis: AI changes the how, not the why00:02:15 Adam's light bulb analogy00:03:40 Clip 1: Pastor Puia Fanai on triaging engagement and Bible study chatbots at Hope Channel00:07:40 Compression and curation: AI's core strength at scale00:10:00 Clip 2: Craige Young on 24-hour follow-up and church chatbots00:12:15 Getting the chatbot experience right00:17:00 Agentic tools and the pastor's personal assistant00:18:40 Can AI help pastors preach?00:20:00 Clip 3: Pastor Jëan Ross on sermon prep, slides and research00:23:20 A great study partner, a poor architect00:27:10 Clip 4: Pastor Russ Willcocks on Moses, Jethro and what technology can't do00:29:30 Pulling the threads together00:32:30 Next episode: would you push the button?FEATURED VOICES🔗 Pastor Puia Fanai, Hope Channel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puia-fanai-21945b196/ | https://www.facebook.com/rspuiafanai/🔗 Craige Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucyinc🔗 Pastor Jëan Ross, Amazing Facts https://www.amazingfacts.org/🔗 Pastor Russ Willcocks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-willcocks-13126640CONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]35 min
- How Do We Prepare for AI's Future? - Part TwoIn this episode, Luke and Adam share highlights from conversations they had with four ministry leaders following Adam's sermon on AI. Featuring insights from Pastor Wes Via, Pastor Russ Willcocks, Pastor Jëan Ross, and Craige Young, they explore some central issues surrounding the AI dilemma. You’ll be empowered to use your creative energies in a new way after listening to this episode!TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Welcome back, and how the AI series has unfolded so far00:01:00 Adam's takeaways from ASI and a season of interviews00:02:00 Luke's hypothesis: education is the foundation00:03:00 Clip 1: Pastor Wes Via on preparing for an unknown future00:07:00 Reframing AI from myth to tool00:07:30 Clip 2: Pastor Russ Willcocks on the how versus the why of ministry00:09:00 Why ministry itself can never be outsourced00:10:00 Clip 3: Pastor Jëan Ross on AI as a resource for the gospel00:13:00 What Blue Vineyard is building with Amazing Facts00:16:00 Clip 4: Craige Young on the knife and water principle00:20:00 Democratized technology and what it means for jobs00:25:00 A teaser for what's coming next in the seriesFEATURED VOICES🔗 Pastor Wes Via — https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-via🔗 Pastor Russ Willcocks — https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-willcocks-13126640🔗 Pastor Jëan Ross🔗 Craige Young — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucyincCONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast — https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website — https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch — [email protected]30 min
- Christianity in the Age of AI - Part OneIn this episode, Luke and Adam react to some hot takes about A.I. They discuss Adam’s latest sermon called “Christianity in the age of AI”. And they try to reconcile seemingly conflicting viewpoints on the topic.This is Episode 1 of AI in the Age of Christianity, a series where Luke and Adam bring in guests, explore the hard questions, and work toward a framework the church can actually use.TIMESTAMPS00:01:00 Why AI keeps finding its way into every conversation00:02:00 Adam's sermon research and the rabbit hole it opened00:03:00 Clip 1: "We Are Building God With AI"00:07:00 Is treating AI like a god a form of idolatry?00:09:00 Clip 2: The $800 million biohacker building gods00:12:00 Clip 3: Midwifing a deity00:16:00 Clip 4: Tucker Carlson and the trillion-dollar question00:17:00 An Adventist lens on AI and prophecy00:18:00 How much does Claude already know about you?00:21:00 The Pope, the encyclical, and the Tower of Babel00:22:00 Announcing the series: AI in the Age of ChristianityMEET YOUR HOSTSLuke Farrugia is the co-founder and CEO of Blue Vineyard, a family of digital technology companies built to serve mission-driven and Adventist organisations. He's got 17+ years in web design and consulting. Luke brought his expertise into the Adventist digital space and is building an ecosystem of digital specialists.Connect with Luke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukefarrugiaAdam Weeks serves on the pastoral staff at Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church in Northern California. He also works on the team at Blue Vineyard.Watch Adam's sermon on AI: https://fb.watch/HJQj5Kw6mq/?mibextid=wwXIfrCONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARDSubscribe for more insights on faith and technologyYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@BlueVineyardWebsite — https://bluevineyard.comLinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/Get in touch — [email protected]24 min
- Humans of Blue Vineyard - with David BrownMeet Dave, one of the key minds behind Blue Vineyard. This is the first episode of our new "Humans of Blue Vineyard" series. In it, we sat down to explore the journey that shaped who he is today.You’ll discover the path he took before he worked for Blue Vineyard. Each chapter left its mark on how he thinks and leads today. And what actually shifted his path from ministry to entrepreneurship to engineering. And the moment his work at Blue Vineyard became part of his calling.Dave’s Recommended Books:Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, by Ellen G. WhiteGood to Great, by Jim Collins7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven CoveyCONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe, and join the discussion🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]45 min
- Digital Presence Isn't Optional Anymore - with Dr. Larry WitzelYour congregation is already forming deep, emotionally significant relationships online, with influencers and creators who have no idea they exist. Dr. Larry Witzel completed his PhD in Strategic Media, studying exactly this, and his conclusion is clear: if pastors are not consistently showing up online, someone else is filling that space. In this episode, we unpack the research and what to do about it.Dr. Larry Witzel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrywitzel/ | [email protected] | sermonview.comCONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]56 min
- Your Business, Your Ministry - with Luke and AdamMost Christians carry an unspoken hierarchy of callings, with pastor at the top and tradesperson somewhere near the bottom. Luke Farrugia and Adam Weeks are both running for-profit businesses while staying deeply rooted in ministry, and in this episode they make the case that drawing that line at all might be the wrong question. This is a conversation about business, vocation, and what it actually looks like to do work like Jesus.CONNECT WITH BLUE VINEYARD🔵 Subscribe for more insights on faith and technology🎙️ Audio Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bluevineyard/🌐 Website: https://bluevineyard.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-vineyard/✉️ Get in touch: [email protected]35 min
About The Blue Vineyard Podcast
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This is a podcast for Adventist administrators and ministry leaders designed to help you navigate the growing Adventist digital ecosystem. We will have expert guests and share our own experience as we build and invest in platforms to help the church in the digital space.
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