The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer

How AI Is Transforming Church Tech (For Worse)

Jul 16, 2025
The podcast dives into the transformative role of AI in creative work, emphasizing how recent studies reveal both opportunities and challenges. It discusses the tension between AI efficiency and the essential value of human creativity. Concerns about trust and authenticity arise, particularly regarding AI-generated content. The show also highlights generational divides in attitudes toward technology and advocates for clear policies to guide AI's integration in creative industries, ensuring humans remain at the heart of the creative process.
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INSIGHT

AI Revolution Is Backwards

  • The AI revolution is backwards: AI is mostly used for menial workflow tasks, not creative content generation.
  • Creatives resist AI taking over original creative work but embrace it for organizing and summarizing.
ANECDOTE

Being Fooled By AI Video

  • Brady narrates being fooled by an AI-generated kangaroo airport video.
  • Consumers will develop skepticism toward videos as AI-generated misinformation spreads.
ADVICE

Use AI As Workflow Shortcut

  • When using AI in church or creative work, use it as a shortcut to optimize workflow.
  • Avoid relying on AI as the exclusive source; use it for synthesizing and organizing, not original creation.
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