What Would Jesus Tech

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/YskwNchCHow do we navigate content creation in a digital age? We consider this today through the angle of institutions, like media organizations who are trying to spread good resources across varyingly helpful digital outlets. Joining us is Caleb Wait. He is the Director of Content at Sola Media (the makers beyond multiple top Christian podcasts, including the White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, and Theo Global).In Multiplying The Word we explore the whats, the whys, and the hows of digital marketing: living in the digital, but not of it.Welcome to What Would Jesus Tech. A podcast devoted to imitating Jesus in a technological age. We believe deep thinking with biblical theology, courageous building of good technology, and rich reflection on what it means to be human. I am Andrew Noble, I am a Theology PhD Student with a background in AI, I'm joined by our two cohosts, Austin Gravely, Social Media Manager at The Gospel Coalition with a background in ministry and online marketing, and Joel Jacob, Principle Product Manager at Splunk with a background in Robotics, AI, and EngineeringCohosted 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 whatwouldjesustech.com

Technology, particularly AI, poses a threat to the necessity of humanity. We see this in students using AI to bypass learning, self-driving vehicles replacing human drivers, AI competing with medical diagnosticians, and tablets which aim to replace traditional teaching methods. The question isn't hypothetical – these developments are already challenging human roles in education, transportation, healthcare, and beyond.We don't just need to respond. We need a vision. We need direction. We need a New Technology Agenda that values the human person, and there is no value in persons if they have no place in families.A couple weeks ago, Brad Littlejohn, Clare Morell, and a team of others published A Future for the Family: A New Technology Agenda for the Right. It includes ten principles designed to serve the family.Add your name: https://afutureforthefamily.org/The Ten Principles (the original New Agenda as published in First Things). In today's episode, Andrew and Joel discuss this "New Agenda," how Christians working in technology could adopt it, and a way forward for a kind of limited dynamic innovation in North America.0:00 - Preamble2:08 - Intro to Brad and Clare4:06 - The Principles8:00 - The Government Against Innovation? For it? How?17:53 - Children, AI, and Limits32:33 - "I want to see more dynamic innovation" - Brad34:20 - Implicitly Christian; Common Sense Values38:39 - Specific Recommendations?Other links: Human Nature Isn't Enough By Brad LittlejohnThe Tech Exit by Clare MorellClare Morell's SubstackBrad Littlejohn's SubstackEPPC.orgWhat Would Jesus Tech is a listener-supported podcast. Support us and receive various perks (some early access to episodes and a bonus mini-episode each month). https://www.patreon.com/WWJT

Today we kick off our new series: Multiplying The Word. We will explore the whats, the whys, and the hows of digital marketing: living in the digital, but not of it. We hope this podcast will help pastors, Christian organizations, and individual believers embrace principles and practices of digital marketing, based on our conversations with leading experts, to multiply the word in our digital world. We believe you can use social media for good, to share Christian content, for the love of our neighbors and to the glory of God. But how? How can we reconcile all the harms of social media (such as the ways it sucks you into loops of anxiety-ridden dopamine loops) with using it for good?To help us, we're joined again by Chris Martin. He's written multiple books on the harms of the social internet, and yet he's here to tell you there are ways to use it for good.0:00 - Intro and Background3:53 - What's Chris doing? Key insights from his books10:45 - Reconcile dangerous social media with using it for good?15:34 - How to build? Audio? Video? Strategies26:10 - Just post loser38:20 - Stewardship53:20 - Navigating different platforms1:07:40 - Engagement vs Content EngineJoin our Discord here!To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

In this episode, our two Canadian Christian hosts, Andrew Noble (with a background more in AI and SaaS) and Joel Jacob (with a background more in IoT and robotics), talk through Trump's recent announcements that are pro-AI, pro-crypto, and anti-Canada.0:00 - Intro1:26 - CES Trends (Glasses and Robotics & Generalized Tech)4:30 - 500 Billion for AI7:46 - Ethical & Environmental Concerns of Massively Scaling AI14:40 - Canada's Place In All This21:55 - Tech Oligarchy? Regulation?Part Two is available for Patreon supporters, including:27:25 - David Sacks, PayPal Mafia, and Cutting the Red Tape33:59 - C.S. Lewis' N.I.C.E. Prediction, and How Should Christians Act?Thanks for your support!We'd love your feedback for future shows, episode feedback, potential guests, etc..Reach out at whatwouldjesustech.com

A Christian theology of technology sees both the good and bad in technology; the ways it creates blessings and instills burdens. The Bible has plenty to say about technology. In fact, the bible says that humanity has a technological impulse that began when we were created and will continue into eternity.To help us unpack Christian Technology Literacy 101, we're glad to be joined by Dr. Keith Plummer. He is the Yoda of Technology & Discipleship with the voice of Darth Vader.Podcast thumbnail co-created with ChatGPT. (Yes, it's uncanny. We know.)To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show, visit whatwouldjesustech.com . To join our discord: https://discord.gg/HK2umKDd

AI Agents, Robotics, VR/AR, Crypto and more! While we don't discuss every potential technology shift that could happen in 2025 (Andrew regrets never mentioning self-driving cars and online sports betting), we do go through some of the expected changes that are coming to the world of technology, as well as how those shifts may impact Christians.0:00 - Intro2:29 - 2024 Predictions Recap8:25 - Rise in AI Agents13:28 - Increasing Tech Polarization20:37 - Honey Scam and Changing Revenue Streams for Content Creators24:48 - Crypto will Continue to Grow34:03 - AGI gods by 202835:17 - Continued Growth in AR and VR Tech41:57 - Impact of Haidt's Research/Book. Momentum in Anti Big Social Media Movement.50:57 - Closing ThoughtsJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/AhCyjHD8Subscribe to Grandview Church's Thinking About It podcast going through the New City Catechism on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.Support WWJT at https://www.patreon.com/WWJT

Join Jeffrey Bilbro, a professor and author of "Words for Conviviality," as he unpacks the nuanced relationship between media technologies and human connection. He argues that the digital age is not as novel as we think, discussing how both print and digital media shape our communities. Bilbro highlights the importance of metaphors in understanding technology and emphasizes the need for intentional disconnect to foster deeper connections. Explore how podcasting can cultivate intimacy and conviviality in our increasingly digital lives!

How might we be misunderstanding anxiety and mental health? Is it really an addiction crisis rather than a mental health crisis?This episode is a far-ranging conversation with WWJT co-host Andrew Noble (PhD Candidate, Nottingham University) and Matthew LaPine, author of The Logic of the Body (PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School). We dive into different visions for viewing human persons, how science might inform our understanding, and Matt's own growth and challenges amidst his work.0:00 - Intro05:35 - Undoing the "anxiety as sin" paradigm and The Logic of the Body15:30 - Is the mental health crisis really a digital addiction crisis?20:05 - Embodiment and Neuroplasticity27:10 - Loneliness30:15 - PhD Experience and ChallengesMatthew LaPine (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the Christian Education Director at Citylight Omaha. His book, The Logic of the Body, was a finalist for Christianity Today's book of the year in 2022.Andrew briefly references a tiered Thomistic Anthropology: https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/all-episodes/a-thomistic-case-for-ai-souls (see links in that episode)To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Alastair Roberts, a PhD expert from Durham University and a prominent voice at Theopolis Institute, engages in a thought-provoking discussion on God’s preferred mediums for communication. He explores how the incarnation exemplifies divine revelation and the role of scripture. The conversation dives into technology's impact on worship, stressing the balance needed when adopting new media. Alastair also examines the parallels between contemporary technology and idolatry, encouraging listeners to navigate tech with spirituality and awareness.

Within the last week, Bluesky has grown in popularity with many Christian authors and pastors announcing that they are moving to the new platform. Some have even considered deleting Twitter altogether.We hope this episode helps Christian leaders consider whether or not to use Bluesky, as well as better consider how the social internet is changing overall. In this episode we discuss: What is Bluesky? Why did it grow now? We discuss how the idea of link impression isn't new. It's the new ecosystem of the internet. Bluesky may buck the trend of that ecosystem, but that won't change the internet. Or will it? Is decentralized social media the solution to billionaire control? Or is just another media fad?Thanks for listening. Note: ChatGPT was used to create one of the background images for the YouTube thumbnail. Support us at whatwouldjesustech.com