Where Is the Spirit? Reflections on Engaging AI in Sermon Preparation

The technology of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by proverbial leaps and bounds since the first “AI boom” in the 1980s to frequent breakthroughs in the 2020s. Many preachers and worship leaders wonder if AI can or should be used in sermon preparation. The answer is a qualified yes, with caution.

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Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology
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2025-03-24
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https://doi.org/10.1177/00209643241308587
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Media, Religion, Digital Communication
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Where Is the Spirit? Reflections on Engaging AI in Sermon Preparation

Rachael A. Keefe
Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology
Media, Religion, Digital Communication
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Where Is the Spirit? Reflections on Engaging AI in Sermon Preparation

Rachael A. Keefe
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Abstract

The technology of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by proverbial leaps and bounds since the first “AI boom” in the 1980s to frequent breakthroughs in the 2020s. Many preachers and worship leaders wonder if AI can or should be used in sermon preparation. The answer is a qualified yes, with caution.

Interpretation A Journal of Bible and TheologyVol. 79(2)
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Media, Religion, Digital Communication
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