Pastor @FirstMiamiPres | CEO @CoCreatorstech | Emerging Tech, AI, Social & Religious Commentator
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For roughly 20 years, I’ve been working at the intersection of faith, theology, and emerging technology. But recently, I’ve noticed something changing: the conversation is widening.
Questions that once seemed fairly niche are increasingly becoming part of the broader cultural conversation. Especially over the past few months, I’ve been grateful for a noticeable increase in invitations to talk about these questions through interviews, podcasts, and the media. It feels like there is growing interest in exploring AI not simply as a technological issue, but as a human and theological one.
Wade Fransson recently invited me onto Created in the Image of God and has now composed a thoughtful piece reflecting on five themes from our conversation.
It’s encouraging to see this conversation expanding. I’d invite you to read Wade’s piece, listen to our conversation, and join in.
wadefransson.substack.com/p/…
What does it mean to remain fully human in an age of artificial intelligence?
I recently had a great conversation with Mike Montague at Avenue9 about AI, ethics, faith, human responsibility, and some of the much bigger spiritual questions emerging alongside this technology.
One of the ideas we explored is that AI should ultimately help free us to do more of the things that make us distinctly human—not replace our responsibility for doing them.
We also talked about why ethics around AI are often contextual, why human expertise still matters, how AI can serve as a mirror for our own thinking, and why we need far more voices participating in the conversation about where this technology is taking us.
avenue9.com/blog/ai-ethics-s…
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AI, Faith, and the Future of Humanity with Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek.
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I was quoted, and my book - Church Leader's Guide to Artificial Intelligence - was mentioned in this Wall Street Journal Article today between an Oscar-winning filmmaker and the Vice President of the United States. The article title is hilarious to me.
Folks, you don't need to freak out about AI. Really. Just grab my book and prepare yourself (and the people you care for) by answering the questions in it. We've got this - because God has us.
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The robots aren’t taking our jobs just yet. For now, they just want to dance with us. This FIFA robot was showing off next to First Miami today. There’s at least a 50/50 chance he shows up for worship on Sunday.
My latest interview with @FutureChristian on AI & the Church - Check it out!
future-christian.com
Today, my commentary and the Church Leader's Guide to Artificial Intelligence were featured in a USA TODAY Network story that appeared on AOL.
I am especially appreciative to see mention of several places that have profoundly shaped my ministry journey - the fantastic church where I currently serve, @FirstMiamiPres, along with First Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood, NJ, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, and my alma mater, @ptseminary.
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On the eve of the release of Magnifica Humanitas, let us be clear to everyone in the Church that the Pope's AI Encyclical Will Not Be Enough.
christopherbenek.com/2026/05…
Christians still have questions.
They just aren’t bringing them to clergy first.
They’re asking them to machines.
Not only theological questions.
Life questions.
Moral questions.
Vocational questions.
Even relational ones.
And what struck me while writing this week is not simply that people are using AI.
It’s that they are encountering something that feels responsive, immediate, and confident — often before they ever encounter the Church.
By the time someone walks into a sanctuary, they may have already:
formed a belief, rehearsed an argument, or settled an internal conflict…
with a system that never knows them and cannot love them.
Which means the Church’s challenge may not primarily be teaching about artificial intelligence. It may be learning how to practice discernment in a world where trust is being formed elsewhere first.
I tried to explore what we might be misunderstanding as leaders here:
christopherbenek.com/2026/02…
