Episode 212Oct 28, 2026

AI and the Church: 3 Questions for Church Leaders | John McGee

AI is reshaping how people seek answers, connection, and guidance. What does that mean for your church? In this episode, John McGee explores three questions to help leaders navigate AI’s challenges and opportunities while keeping Jesus at the center.

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John McGee sits in front of a mic and laptop in the Church Leadership Podcast studio at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas

About this Episode

AI is changing how people find answers, build relationships, and seek guidance. How can your church prepare? In this episode of Church Leadership Podcast, John McGee shares three questions to help church leaders think beyond sermon prep and productivity: What will be scarce? What’s scary? And what’s possible?

He explores the growing need for meaningful community and connection with God, the challenges AI could bring to the people you shepherd, and opportunities to free up resources for ministry. Through it all, he offers a reminder: Jesus still holds all things together. Listen in, then bring these three questions to your next team meeting.

 

 

 

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