What Would Jesus Tech

Happy summer! In this episode, we share our favorite books on building, generalism, and AI's future — plus a candid take on the recent Anthropic jailbreak controversy and what Christians should bring to the table as AI development accelerates. Hope you enjoy!

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

04:47 - Why builders > consumers

11:02 - The case for being a generalist

17:41 - Lean Startup: still relevant?

31:58 - Understanding AI through an evolutionary lens

39:00 - Leadership lessons worth your time

Andrew's Books:

1. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
2. Culture Making by Andy Crouch
3. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

(Bonus: Remaking the World by Andrew Wilson)

Joel's Books:

1. Range by David Epstein
2. $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi
3. His third "slot" is actually a pair — How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil and A Brief History of Intelligence by Max Bennett, which he introduces together as one topic ("there's two books here that I've been looking at")

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

Raising kids in a world of screens, dopamine loops, and digital dragons is hard — in this episode, we have an honest conversation about gaming, faith, and what it looks like to parent with grace instead of panic. We hope you enjoy!

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

14:52 - Are Video Games Good, Evil, or Just Complicated?

31:07 - What are "AI Vampires"?

35:24 - The Reset Button for Your Kid

43:52 - When the Controller Becomes an Idol

55:49 - What If the Game Pointed to Jesus?

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

The use of AI is becoming increasingly common in everyday jobs. But that raises the question: how should pastures use AI? We hope you enjoy this episode with our good friend Scott where we try our best to answer that question!

Chapters

0:00 - AI is changing church

07:01 - What pastoral care actually looks like

18:30 - Can an algorithm handle the mysteries of faith?

39:46 - Practical ways pastors can use AI

52:51 - The future of church in an AI world

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Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

In a world where Google is quietly changing the rules, this episode explores how pastors and church leaders can cut through the digital noise and love their neighbors better. We hope you enjoy!

Chapters

0:00 - Is SEO dead? (Spoiler: kind of)

1:40 - Loving your neighbor... through Google?

10:40 - What pastors need to know about the new internet

16:33 - Why your email list > your Instagram following

26:08 - Real-world ways to reach real people

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Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

The pope just released his new encyclical on AI. Today, we got together to discuss his perspective on AI with our good friend, Wyatt Graham. Hope you enjoy!

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction to AI and Dialogue

6:42 Technology's Non-Neutrality

18:43 Building the New Jerusalem

36:03 Parenting and the Humane Use of AI

44:12 The Impact of AI on Human Connection

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Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

As AI reshapes the workforce, we wrestle with the real human cost of job displacement — exploring what scripture, dignity, and faithful presence have to say about navigating a world where technology is changing everything about how we work. We hope you enjoy!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

9:41 Debating the Scale of Job Displacement

21:44 The Frontier of AI in Work

31:12 Dignity of Work in a Technological Age

43:00 Faithful Presence in the Face of Change

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Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

Lots of people have their opinions on AI. And in a world of fear and concern, we thought we'd shed some light on the bright side of AI and how Christians can use it in a good way! Hope you enjoy this episode!

Chapters

0:00 Intro

6:42 Building with AI

15:18 Understanding AI

33:06 Customizing AI for Scholarly Work

47:09 The Importance of Taste

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

In this episode, Austin talks about Gen Z & social media and Meta & Google's recent lawsuit. We hope you enjoy! God bless.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:52 Meta and Google

06:03 Implications of this news

10:19 Tech vs Big Tobacco

18:16 Parents & Social Media Addiction

30:02 Navigating Social Media

Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WWJT

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

Jon Piper has seemingly changed his views on AI recently, and, in this episode, we not only talk about his views, we discuss the continued evolution of AI as well!

Chapters

0:00 Intro

03:26 John Piper's Perspective on AI

05:25 AI and Worship

13:30 Prayers & AI

25:51 AI & Creativity

35:53 Agentic AI

39:34 AI in Everyday Life

Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WWJT

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

In this episode, we talk about the profound impact of vehicles and technology on culture, spirituality, and daily life. Transportation deeply impacts culture and daily life today and we hope you enjoy this episode about how that works!

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:51 Cars & Their Cultural Impact

06:10 Autonomous Vehicles

14:40 The Device Paradigm

23:31 Cars & Community

31:17 Technology and the Human Experience

Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WWJT

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/cZqTAGrB98

Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/