Preaching in the Age of Chatbots
In this age of Artificial Intelligence, how now shall we preach the truth of the Good News of Jesus Christ? In this keynote, Rev. Dr. Casey T. Sigmon shares the latest research on ChatGPT, AI, and preaching as she encourages fellow pastors to practice discernment and lean into what makes us human in the art of preaching.
In this age of Artificial Intelligence, how now shall we preach the truth of the Good News of Jesus Christ? In this keynote, Preaching in the Age of Chatbots, Rev. Dr. Casey T. Sigmon shares the latest research on ChatGPT, AI, and preaching as she encourages fellow pastors to practice discernment and lean into what makes us human in the art of preaching.
Dr. Sigmon engages the practical and theological questions that AI raises for preachers: What does it mean to preach with integrity when language models can generate plausible-sounding sermons? What gets lost when efficiency replaces embodied pastoral attentiveness? And what resources within the Christian tradition help preachers recover what is irreplaceable about human proclamation? This keynote is both an informational resource — grounding preachers in the current landscape of AI tools — and a theological provocation toward more intentional, discerning preaching practice.
Recorded Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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- Recovering the Soul of Preaching Through Rest — Dr. Sigmon’s 2025 Disciples Preaching Retreat keynote on rest, attention, and the soul of preaching.
- Engaging the Gadfly — Dr. Sigmon’s article on “a new media homilecclesiology” for preaching in online, hybrid, and in-person contexts.
- The Sound of the Genuine — Dr. Frank Thomas’s 2024 retreat keynote on honesty, vulnerability, and the interior life of the preacher.
- Preacher Panel Discussion: Disciples Preaching Retreat 2025 — Featured preachers discuss AI tools in ministry alongside manuscript preaching and scripture preparation.
