Is AI a useful tool or existential threat? | Community Covenant Church - Mankato, MN Is AI a useful tool or existential threat? | Community Covenant Church - Mankato, MN

Is AI a useful tool or existential threat?

April 12, 2026

Book: Genesis

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Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Artificial Intelligence: Is it a useful tool or an existential threat?

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. Engineers are using it to translate Scripture into new languages. Have a theological question? You can ask ChatGPT for an answer—even from a specific Christian tradition. You can download a chatbot and “talk” with Moses, Mary, Paul, or even Jesus.
At the same time, AI can generate videos of events that never happened. People are forming relationships with AI companions. There are even support groups for those who’ve been deceived by artificial connections.
In a world where it’s easier to ask ChatGPT than to listen for the Holy Spirit, how should Christians respond?
Is AI just a tool—or is it shaping us in ways we don’t yet see?
Join us as we explore wisdom, discernment, truth, and what it means to follow Jesus in an age of artificial intelligence.