Can AI replace church, pastors, sermons, prayer, or real Christian community? In this live Grown-Up Church Kids episode, Dwan Hill and Shama Mrema sit down with Tommy Profitt, Lacy Abercrombie, and John Keith for a funny and honest conversation about ChatGPT, AI-generated sermons, church hurt, hearing God’s voice, spiritual discernment, creativity, singleness, parenting, and why church still matters. From Whoop Triggers and “Pastor GPT” jokes to deeper questions about revelation, silence, worship, scandals, and healing, this conversation wrestles with what technology can help us do and what it can never replace. If you grew up in church, left church, stayed in church, or are trying to trust church again, this episode is for you.
00:00 Can AI Replace Church?
02:14 Welcome to Grown-Up Church Kids
03:02 What Are Whoop Triggers?
07:20 Church Is Not Like It Used to Be
07:47 Do Christians Use AI?
10:36 AI, Creativity, and the Image of God
15:17 Questions You Would Only Ask ChatGPT
20:04 AI Sermons vs. Holy Spirit Revelation
21:36 How Do You Hear God’s Voice?
22:28 Religion, Relationship, and Spiritual Practices
27:16 What Kind of Church Did You Grow Up In?
31:24 Growing Up Between Black Church and White Church
35:10 God’s First Language Is Silence
38:05 Why Church Still Matters for Families
41:43 Singleness in the Church
47:11 Critiquing Church From the Outside
49:21 Deconstruction vs. Leaving Church
50:17 Church Is Where We Practice Being Human
53:24 Killing Our Critical Spirit
55:29 A Word for People Hurt by Church
58:06 Thank God for the Church
01:02:31 The Church Is Alive and Well
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2026/06/211 時間 4 分