AI and the Future Church
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11 episodesCNLP 834 | Everything You Know About Multisite Church is Wrong! What the Largest Multisite Study Ever Done Actually Found with Warren Bird and Sean Morgan
CNLP 832 | Building Your Personal Board of Directors: Annie F. Downs on AI Friendship vs. Real Friends and Why Christians Need to Stay in the Secular World
Host Carey Nieuwhof promotes his new book in a mid-episode segment, describing it as outlining three shifts to help churches prepare for an AI-driven world, with the thesis that 'as the world becomes more artificial, the church's calling is to become more human.' The book ships with an interactive AI Hub companion updated regularly. Guest Annie F. Downs expresses eagerness to read it and frames the AI question as a tension between efficiency and wisdom.
CNLP 831 | Is AI Worse for Mental Health Than Social Media? Andy Stanley and Holly Goddard Interview Carey Nieuwhof
The episode is a recording of Carey Nieuwhof being interviewed by Andy Stanley and Holly Goddard at North Point Church about his new book. Nieuwhof describes the book's central thesis—that the church's future direction is human connection—and discusses AI's coming impact on mental health, employment, and human flourishing, arguing the church should build 'shock absorbers' now and is uniquely positioned to thrive in the AI era.
CNLP 830 | AI Parenting Advice: James Kelly on Whether AI Is Sinful in Nature and the Killer App Trap
Carey Nieuwhof promotes his own newly released book, describing it as a two-year labor of love aimed at ministry leaders rather than tech readers. He argues AI may be the greatest disruption and opportunity the church has ever faced, outlines three shifts leaders can make (make Sundays non-downloadable, build shock absorbers, fortify integrity), and notes the book includes a companion AI hub with real-time updates and tools for ethical, practical AI in ministry. Guest James Kelly also briefly affirms the book's value.
CNLP 828 | The Giving Disruption Coming for the Church: Pat Gelsinger on AI and Mental Health
Carey Nieuwhof repeatedly references his own forthcoming book on AI and the church throughout this conversation with Pat Gelsinger, who gave feedback on early drafts. Carey notes that a third of the book covers mental health and economic implications of AI, that he had to revise sections (e.g. on solopreneur billionaires) as events moved fast, and that he is planning a fall book tour. He directs listeners to AIfuture.church to purchase or pre-order it.
CNLP 827 | The Questions About AI Leaders Never Ask: AI Girlfriends, Truth and Deepfakes, and Best and Worst Case Scenarios
Carey Nieuwhof's own new book, the explicit focus of the episode. James Poulter interviews Nieuwhof about it. Nieuwhof describes it as a playbook for church leaders navigating the AI era, built around three shifts every leader must make. Topics covered include AI's impact on employment, mental health, community, truth and deepfakes, pastoral care, and the argument that the church is uniquely positioned for its best era in an AI-saturated world.
CNLP 822 | Seven Signs AI Wrote Your Sermon, What Your Voice Actually Is, and New Study on AI's Impact on the Brain That Should Scare Every Pastor
Carey Nieuwhof promotes his forthcoming book AI and the Future Church (releasing September 15th), explaining that he wrote the first two drafts without AI in order to internalize the material. He describes the book as focused on the impact of AI on ministry and structured around three shifts: making Sundays non-downloadable, building shock absorbers for coming financial and mental-health crises, and fortifying integrity. He urges listeners to pre-order, saying it is aimed at helping pastors navigate unprecedented change.
CNLP 812 | Creativity Is the Church's Lost Superpower: Al Gordon on How Stress and Algorithms Are Killing Your Imagination and How to Unlock Creativity in Your Team
Host Carey Nieuwhof promotes his then-forthcoming book AI and the Future Church, noting it explores the immanent and transcendent nature of God. He connects those themes to the episode's discussion of creativity and AI. He also mentions having forced himself to write early drafts without AI assistance. Guest Al Gordon refers to the book approvingly and looks forward to reading the manuscript.
CNLP 811 | The Myth of 10,000 Hours: David Epstein on How Creativity Actually Works and Why Constraints Set You Free
Host Carey Nieuwhof promotes his forthcoming book in a mid-roll segment, arguing that a world growing more artificial will drive people toward what the church uniquely offers — real community, unchanging truth, and meaningful connection — and that churches should lead rather than spectate. He outlines three shifts every church needs to make to prepare for whatever AI brings, and directs listeners to pre-order at careynieuwhof.com/ai or on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
CNLP 809 | Get Past Broke Thinking In Your Church: The Lean Startup's Eric Reis on When To Take A Risk and Why Harder is Easier
In a mid-episode segment, host Carey Nieuwhof promotes his forthcoming book, arguing that AI's rise will drive people toward what churches uniquely offer—real community and unchanging truth. He describes two years of deep AI study, cites Gen Z's return to church as early evidence, and says the book walks leaders through three shifts to make their ministry irreplaceable as the world grows more artificial.
CNLP 808 | Why Leadership Is Designed to Kill You: Nicole Martin on Leading Christianity Today in a Divided, Rapidly Changing World
Host Carey Nieuwhof promotes his forthcoming book in a mid-episode break, explaining that two years of deep AI study convinced him that an increasingly artificial world will drive people toward what the church uniquely offers — real community and unchanging truth. He outlines that the book will cover three shifts every church needs to make, and directs listeners to pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or his website.
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