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  1. Oct 14

    AI in Sermon Preparation: Can Pastors Use ChatGPT?

    Can a pastor use ChatGPT to prepare a sermon, or does AI replace the Holy Spirit? In Episode 1 of Don’t Be Christianese About It, we look at AI in sermon preparation through a survey of 25 Christians and what the Bible says about preparing to preach. In this episode: What pastors are doing: Barna and Gloo’s 2026 survey of 442 U.S. Protestant pastors found 24% use AI to write or edit sermons, up from 12% in 2024. 79% worry about AI acting as a replacement for God.What 25 Christians told us: 72% have used AI at least once, and 76% say how they feel about a pastor using it depends on how it’s used.What the Bible says about sermon preparation: Ezra 7:10, Nehemiah 8:8, Ecclesiastes 12:9-10, 1 Timothy 4:13-16, 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 2:13, Jeremiah 23:28-32 and Acts 17:11.Where the line is: AI as a research tool, versus replacing prayer, study and the leading of the Holy Spirit.Five guardrails for anyone who preaches or teaches with AI.Questions this episode answers: Is it wrong for a pastor to use ChatGPT for sermons? Can AI replace the Holy Spirit in preaching? What does the Bible say about preparing a sermon? How should Christians think about AI in church? Don’t Be Christianese About It is a faith-without-filters series on Skinnies Podcast. We take things Christians say, check them against scripture, call a spade a spade, and speak hope. We confront, we don’t condemn. 🎧 Follow Skinnies Podcast on Spotify so you don’t miss Episode 2.💬 Where’s the line for you on AI in the pulpit? Tell us on Instagram @itskinnies_podcast.

    AI in Sermon Preparation: Can Pastors Use ChatGPT?
  2. Oct 13

    Introduction: What Is Christianese? Don’t Be Christianese About It

    What is Christianese, and are the things we say in church actually in the Bible? Welcome to Don’t Be Christianese About It, a faith-without-filters series on Skinnies Podcast. In this introduction, you’ll hear what the series is about, why it exists, and what you can expect. Christians have a language. “Know God for yourself.” “The church is a hospital for sinners.” “It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship.” We say these phrases so often that few of us stop to ask: is that true? In this series, we take what we say in church and online and check it against scripture. Some of it holds up. Some of it is half true. And some of it is just Christianese: it sounds spiritual, but it isn’t in the Bible. In this episode: What Christianese is, and why it matters.What happens when we hide struggles behind Christian language.Why we should call a spade a spade, and why that doesn’t make God less holy.How this series works: we confront, we don’t condemn, and we end with hope.Why the host started this series: to grow, and not alone.Questions this series answers:What is Christianese? Are common Christian phrases in the Bible? Why do Christians hide their struggles behind church language? How do we talk honestly about faith, sin and holiness without shame? Content note: this episode briefly mentions pornography. Up next, Episode 1: AI in sermon preparation. What does the Bible say, and where is the line? 🎧 Follow Skinnies Podcast on Spotify so you don’t miss it.💬 What Christian phrase should we check next? Tell us on Instagram @itskinnies_podcast.

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