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  God in a Box? AI, the Church, and the Next Five Years | Live from Wildfires Festival 19.08.2026 1ч 6мин

  Recorded live in a packed tent at Wildfires Festival 2026, this Missional AI lab brings together Joshua Seale (Executive Director, Global Missional AI) and James Poulter ("JP," author of the forthcoming AI at Work) for an unscripted, audience-driven conversation on what it means to follow Jesus in the age of artificial intelligence.From Bible translation timelines collapsing by decades, to a leaked "escape" from an AI sandbox, to Sam Altman's own language about "building God in a box" — Joshua and JP range across theology, technology, geopolitics, and pastoral care. They talk candidly about AI as therapist and companion, the risk of a lost generation of young workers, what international AI governance might actually require, and why the church may be better positioned to respond well to this moment than it was to social media.Huge thanks to the team at Wildfires Festival for creating space for a conversation like this — in a tent, in a field, with hundreds of people lining up at the mic with hard questions. Labs like this are exactly why Wildfires matters, and if you've never been, put it on your calendar.Recorded as part of the Missional AI series. Find more at Missional AI's events, the weekly Missional AI Podcast, and the upcoming Build Hackathon in London.IN THIS EPISODE02:03 Welcome from World Vision & Wildfires03:16 Intros: Joshua Seale & James "JP" Poulter05:18 Is it too late to control AI?07:20 Beginning, middle, or end of the AI cycle?09:16 Implications for the church10:29 AI's #1 personal use case: therapy & companionship12:20 People turning to AI to study Scripture12:44 Bible translation timelines collapsing14:35 Biblica's chatbots: 1M+ conversations, 92% non-English18:16 AI, government, and policy18:40 Andy Burnham's new AI minister19:31 The OpenAI "sandbox escape" & AI 2027 predictions22:01 Sovereignty, infrastructure, and integration31:19 Q: Ken Coster on governance and sovereignty33:21 A: International cooperation & sovereign AI35:41 Missional AI's Ethics & Standards initiative37:42 What road safety campaigns teach us about AI38:37 Q: Model bias and secularism39:58 Q: AI in defense40:05 Q: Open licensing — doesn't that cost revenue?40:26 A: 300% revenue growth after opening licenses42:05 Anthropic vs. OpenAI's defense deals44:53 Claude's Constitution & practical AI guardrails45:34 Grading AI models on theology and spirituality47:42 Q: Deterministic AI and safety standards48:25 Q: Did the AI really "escape," or was it PR?49:10 Q: Energy, water, and kingdom warfare49:57 A: The Mythos leak & the chair-and-throne analogy53:21 "Seemingly conscious AI" and moral agency55:06 Q: AI dependency among young people55:47 Q: Preparing the church for job loss and meaning56:19 Q: Policy, human rights, and AI literacy59:43 Closing charge: investing in young people1:02:18 Building AI-ready roles for the next generation1:03:56 Wrap-up: where to find Missional AI1:04:52 Closing prayer
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  Gareth Russell: Your Reputation Now Lives in ChatGPT 03.08.2026 34мин

  Most of what an AI model says about your ministry doesn't come from your website. It comes from what other people have published about you — and that changes almost everything about comms strategy.Recorded at Premier in Central London on the eve of Missional AI London, host James Poulter sits down with Gareth Russell, founder of Jersey Road, an integrated comms agency working exclusively with Christian organisations across the UK, Australia, and the US — including YouVersion, Gather, and Come and See.Gareth explains why authority beats volume in the new generative-engine landscape, why that's unexpectedly good news for smaller ministries with modest budgets, and why he'd rather talk about reputation governance than reputation management. Christian organisations, he argues, shouldn't be protecting a brand — they should be building trust. Handled well, even a public crisis can leave an organisation stronger.The conversation also covers AI impersonation and misused imagery, the generational divide that leaves leadership teams too slow to respond, what ABBA Voyage and Tim Keller's enduring reach suggest about teaching legacy, and why outsourcing your thought leadership to AI is the fastest way to sound exactly like everyone else.(00:02:22) Who Jersey Road are, and why they dropped "PR"(00:03:58) GEO, AEO, AIEO: the new optimisation landscape(00:06:13) Why earned media drives what the models say(00:08:39) Volume, recency, or authority?(00:10:45) Reputation management to reputation governance(00:13:30) New categories of AI risk(00:16:18) William Booth, brass bands, and meeting people where they are(00:18:35) The generational block in leadership teams(00:19:33) Legacy and posthumous teaching content(00:22:49) Live translation and global reach(00:27:44) Don't outsource your thought leadership(00:30:16) Authenticity is overdone — credibility is the new currencyNewsletter and upcoming global gatherings: missional.ai
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  Inside Anthropic's Faith Convenings — Live from Premier Christian Radio 27.07.2026 47мин

  What happens when the companies building the most powerful technology in history start inviting faith leaders into the room?Recorded live in front of a studio audience at Premier Christian Radio in Central London, on the eve of the Missional AI London Summit.Paul Taylor joins us fresh from Anthropic's faith convenings and describes the posture in those rooms: we feel the burden of what we're creating, and we want you to share it. From there the conversation opens up — why researchers are still working out what they've actually built, why AI is a shift in what it means to be human rather than another leap in distribution or connection, and why writing an AI policy is where the hard conversation starts rather than ends.Plus: pastoring people through layoffs, congregants falling in love with chatbots, seven-year-olds who assume Alexa is never wrong, and whether Africa's so-called adoption gap might turn out to be a leapfrog.Host: James PoulterGuests: Paul Taylor (Faith, Work & Tech, Silicon Valley), Gareth Russell, and Kit Powney (Tearfund)(02:23) Live from Premier Christian Radio(06:24) Is Silicon Valley hostile to faith?(08:43) Inside Anthropic's faith convenings(13:39) "They built the trellis on which AI grew"(14:57) Why this isn't Gutenberg, and isn't social media(16:52) Beyond the policy — finding the edges(21:18) AI, work, and the ministry of the layoff cycle(24:36) New pastoral territory: AI relationships(27:12) Parenting when Alexa is the fount of all knowledge(32:49) Audience Q: are we becoming digitally dependent?(37:11) Sovereign AI and models that understand local context(41:30) Audience Q: bridging the Africa adoption gapNewsletter, Slack community, upcoming events, and the full archive from Silicon Valley and London: https://missional.ai
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  It's Not a Conference, It's a Movement — Geof & Mark (Biblica) on Last Mile First 16.07.2026 20мин

  Six years ago, Missional AI was 45 people on a Zoom call trying to figure out what AI meant for the mission of God. This year, we recorded this conversation in a sold-out room in Silicon Valley — 650 people, 30 speakers from around the world.In this special episode, we sit down with Geof and Mark from Biblica, the team stewarding the Missional AI movement. What happens when a 217-year-old organization decides its best move is to give its work away? Open licenses. Shared learning. "We'll make the first mistake for you."We get into "Last Mile First" — Biblica's most ambitious initiative in two centuries — and the staggering shift from a mission once measured in hundreds of years to one now within sight in our lifetimes: every language with at least a portion of Scripture. As Mark puts it, that's not the finish line. That's the starting line.A conversation about translation and technology, but really about collaboration, unity, and going further together.In this episode:• Why Biblica took on stewarding Missional AI• From Bible translation to evangelism, mobilization, and first reach• Why innovation isn't just digital• Going to the hardest, least-reached places on the planet — on purpose• The content gap facing frontline pastors• Close the Bible Gap, and what it means to partner well• Why Silicon Valley — and why the movement can't stay thereMissional AI returns to San Francisco, March 30 – April 1. Registration opens soon: missional.aiBrought to you by Transform Iran and Kairos, a free AI-powered evangelism and discipleship platform designed for Farsi and other right-to-left languages, now used in more than 150 countries and dozens of languages: kairoschat.aiJoin the movement — Slack community, resources, and more episodes: missional.ai
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  Hello Bible: The Story Thus Far — 5 Million Conversations with an AI Bible Companion 10.07.2026 34мин

  What happens when people start talking to an app the way they might talk to God?In this episode, we sit down with the team behind Hello Bible — the AI-powered Bible companion born in France, one of the most secular countries in the world. Founder and pastor Eric shares how a vision he first introduced in Orlando became a reality now measured in 120,000 downloads and more than 5 million conversations.We hear from Eric on the vision, from the product and engineering team on the technology behind the app (including a squad of AI agents named after Greek gods), and from investor Reg Allett on why he backed Hello Bible as a business rather than a ministry line item — and what impact investing really means.Along the way: how AI is reshaping the way a small team builds and ships, why a Bible companion became a safe place for people to bring their deepest questions, and where Hello Bible is headed next — from the Netherlands to a global vision of tens of millions of users.This episode covers reaching the 5-million-conversation milestone and what those conversations reveal, how new technology is reshaping the way people live their faith, building and shipping with AI agents, the choice between nonprofit and business as the right "vehicle" for the mission, what impact investing looks like from the investor's side, and the vision for a free, global Bible companion for everyone, everywhere.Missional AI London is happening July 15. If you care about where faith and technology meet, this is the room to be in. Get your spot at missional.aiLearn more about Hello Bible and the Missional AI movement at missional.ai
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  AI Isn't Taking Your Job — It's Taking Pieces of It | James Poulter on "AI at Work" 06.07.2026 43мин

  Is AI really coming for your job — or just the parts of it you never wanted in the first place?We turn the tables on one of our own: innovation strategist and futurist James Poulter (JP) joins host Josiah to talk about his first book, AI at Work (out August 20, 2026). They dig into the "full stack organization," why the future belongs to creative generalists rather than specialists, agentic AI as digital employees, and the "wisdom gap" — plus, for people of faith, the crucial difference between your identity and your calling when the nature of work is shifting.A conversation about what it means to work — and to be — in this new age.📖 Preorder AI at Work on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy books.🎟️ Missional AI London — July 15, Plaisterers' Hall. Register at https://missional.ai
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  Building AI for the Persecuted Church | Lana Silk (Transform Iran) on KAIROS 26.06.2026 29мин

  Tens of millions of Iranians consume gospel media — but only thousands ever make the phone call. Fear of punishment, fear of shame, no safe person to ask. How do you bridge the gap between curiosity and connection at scale?Stu Cranney sits down with Lana Silk of Transform Iran to talk about KAIROS, a free AI-powered evangelism and discipleship platform built for Farsi and other right-to-left languages. Lana shares her own story: born in Tehran on "Black Friday" in 1978, raised by pastor parents who felt called toward the persecuted church, and shaped by a family friend's martyrdom on the day of her own baptism.Together they explore why Transform Iran has spent 35+ years preparing for what they call "Open Iran," how AI solves the problems of access, scale, and safety, and the safeguards behind KAIROS — emotional intelligence, risk red-flagging, 24/7 human oversight, and the moment the tool started praying for people. Lana also looks ahead to trauma support in the wake of recent events, and makes a candid ask about keeping the platform free as demand surges.A conversation about laying track for a train that hasn't arrived yet.Explore KAIROS: kairoschat.aiLearn about Transform Iran: transformiran.orgThis episode is brought to you by Transform Iran & KAIROS, and by Gloo — helping the faith and flourishing ecosystem build technology with innovation and trust in mind. Learn more at studio.ai.gloo.com.Missional AI London is coming July 15 at Plaisterers' Hall, Westminster — one day of real conversations on how we use this technology with wisdom, not fear or hype. Tickets £99. Register at missional.ai.Chapters(00:00) Praying but not preparing(01:57) Sponsor: Transform Iran & KAIROS(02:49) Why this episode is different(05:09) Meet Lana Silk(05:33) Born on "Black Friday," 1978(07:01) Leaving Iran and a ministry for the underground church(07:55) Baptism day and the cost of faith(09:34) How the current conflict shapes Transform Iran(11:04) Rethinking the impossible with AI(12:12) The real problem: access, scale, safety(13:41) Surveillance, privacy, and tools for good(14:23) Why a machine removes fear and shame(15:36) Emotional intelligence and human oversight(16:28) What is KAIROS?(17:19) From 7,000 articles to a discipleship tool(18:14) Training on Scripture(18:41) Sponsor: Gloo(19:47) How the crisis changes who engages(20:44) "I've had Jesus on my mind for a year"(21:24) Can God work through technology?(22:10) The day KAIROS started praying(23:46) Dreaming bigger: scale and trauma support(25:09) Getting involved and keeping KAIROS free(26:28) A picture of the Iran to come(29:11) Outro: Missional AI London
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  From NASA to the Kingdom: Inside Gloo AI's Mission to Build Faith-Aligned AI | Missional AI Podcast 18.06.2026 41мин

  What does it look like to shape AI for the glory of God?In this episode of the Missional AI Podcast, guest host Josiah sits down live from Silicon Valley with Steele Billings (President of Gloo AI) and Nick Skiltin (former NASA technology and innovation leader, 25 years) of Gloo — the Boulder, Colorado technology company serving the faith and flourishing ecosystem.They unpack the unconventional journeys that brought a team of major-league technologists together at a faith-driven organization, including the arrival of former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and former Intel CTO Greg Lavender, and why Gloo chose an open rather than closed AI strategy.The conversation digs into:• The origins of the Gloo Hackathon and why 2026 is "the year of the builder"• Flourishing AI (FAI) — Gloo's benchmark for grading frontier models like Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and others on how well they support human flourishing, built on research from Harvard's Human Flourishing Program, Baylor, and Gallup's Global Flourishing Study• The seven dimensions of flourishing — and why models score lowest on meaning and faith• Safety, accuracy, hallucinated Scripture, and theological alignment• Gloo AI Studio — production-grade, values-aligned AI infrastructure for ministry buildersWhether you're a developer, ministry leader, or simply curious about the intersection of faith and emerging technology, this is a conversation worth your time.🔗 Explore the FAI benchmark: gloo.com/fai🔗 Build with Gloo AI Studio: aistudio.gloo.com🔗 Join the Gloo Hackathon — Boulder, CO, October 6–8, 2026🎟️ Missional AI London is coming July 15 — gather with a global community at the intersection of faith and AI. Tickets are going fast: missional.ai#MissionalAI #FaithAndTechnology #AI #Gloo #HumanFlourishing #ChristianTech
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  "Pray Before You Prompt" — James Kelly on Building AI Redemptively 05.06.2026 36мин

  What does it look like to build technology redemptively in the middle of war, an industry-wide identity crisis, and the fastest technological shift of our lifetime?Recorded on-site at the Missional AI SV'26 Global Summit in Silicon Valley, James Poulter sits down with James Kelly — founder of FaithTech and a global leader of the faith-and-technology movement. Now active in 50 cities worldwide, with a waiting list of over 100 more, FaithTech gathers volunteer-led communities of believers to build technology grounded in the gospel.James shares how the movement began with a simple coffee-shop gathering of 30 people, the crisis-response hackathon his Middle East community is running under the banner "redemptive technology in a time of war," and the role AI can play in guiding — not replacing — human care in trauma healing.At the heart of the conversation is a framework James has spent years developing: the movement from reckless to responsible to redemptive technology. He unpacks the "killer app trap," why a build-first instinct isn't biblical, the crucial difference between human flourishing and holiness, and how church leaders can pastor the technologists in their communities. He closes on a practice as simple as it is profound: pray before you prompt.A timely, hope-filled conversation for builders, pastors, and anyone wrestling with where AI is taking us.Missional AI is coming to London this July — a one-day gathering of a global community at the intersection of faith, AI, and calling. Find out more at missional.aiLearn more about FaithTech and find or start a community in your city at faithtech.comSubscribe to the Missional AI Podcast wherever you listen
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  Spirit Led Intelligence: What AI Can Never Replace | Natchi Lazarus | Missional AI Podcast 24.05.2026 32мин

  Recorded live from Silicon Valley at the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit, Josiah sits down with Natchi Lazarus to discuss his brand-new book Spirit Led Intelligence — released just days before this conversation.Natchi has been at the intersection of faith and technology for nearly two decades. Based in Chennai, India, he and his wife began helping their local church with digital ministry in the mid-2000s, pioneering church live streaming back in 2007 — more than a decade before most ministries caught on. His first book, The Connected Church, became a textbook in Bible colleges and seminaries around the world. Now, with AI reshaping everything, Natchi argues the Church needs a new framework and a new vocabulary to thrive in this moment.In this conversation, Natchi and Josiah explore why AI is fundamentally different from social media — social media was attention, AI is electricity — and unpack the three challenges that have plagued churches for 2,000 years and why agentic AI may finally solve them. Natchi shares the story of a twenty-year-old at an AI conference whose question sparked the book, what intelligence actually means, the striking parallel between Genesis 1 and generative AI, and why he insists on the term spirit-led intelligence rather than spiritual intelligence. The episode closes with a vision for partnering with AI on what it does well, while protecting what God uniquely gave each of us to do.Pick up Spirit Led Intelligence by Natchi Lazarus on Amazon — available now.Missional AI is coming to London this July. Join leaders from across Europe and around the world for two days at the intersection of faith and AI. Register at missional.ai.(00:00) Why AI is different from social media(02:16) Welcome and introducing Natchi Lazarus(02:42) From Chennai marketing to church technology(03:42) Pioneering church live streaming in 2007(05:09) Social media skepticism then, AI skepticism now(07:05) Why AI is electricity, not just attention(08:27) The three challenges agentic AI can solve for churches(10:45) The origin story of Spirit Led Intelligence(13:32) Defining intelligence and the role of environment(15:23) Jesus, Adam, and the perfect prompt(17:26) Rediscover, deploy, transmit: the book's framework(19:48) What separates humans from superintelligent AI(22:55) Gifts of the Spirit and partnering with AI(27:48) Why "spirit-led" and not "spiritual" intelligence(29:45) Closing reflection: living with God on a headphone
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  Bobby Gruenewald: A Billion Bibles & the AI Moment 15.05.2026 36мин

  A billion Bible app installs. Sixteen AI agents. One uncomfortable insight about fluency vs. intelligence. Bobby Gruenewald joins JP on the Missional AI Podcast.What does it look like to lead a ministry through its biggest technological shift in a generation — right after crossing a billion installs?Bobby Gruenewald, Founder of YouVersion, sits down with JP to talk about what the billion-install milestone really represents, why AI is quietly driving a global resurgence in Bible engagement (including print sales among Gen Z), and how he's rebuilding his team for an AI-native future without shrinking it.Bobby unpacks the launch of the YouVersion Platform — now giving developers near-instant licensed access to 1,300+ Bible versions through APIs and SDKs — shares why YouVersion is opening 20+ regional hubs from Lagos to London to São Paulo, and offers a candid look inside his personal AI lab, where 16 agents and roughly a billion tokens a week are reshaping how he leads.He also names one of the most important and least-discussed dynamics of this moment: we've always equated fluency with intelligence, and this is the first technology to be super-fluent without being super-intelligent. The implications — for ministry, leadership, and our own discernment — are significant.In this episode:Why YouVersion paused to celebrate the billion milestoneThe AI moment and the global resurgence of Bible engagementInside the YouVersion Platform and how developers can build with ScriptureWhat it takes to reach the second and third billionRebuilding teams for an AI-native eraYouVersion's new global hub strategyBobby's personal AI experiments — and what they're teaching himBoundaries, deep work, and the illusion of productivityWhy fluency is not intelligenceJoin us in London this July. Missional AI London brings together leaders from across Europe and beyond at the intersection of faith and AI. Register and join the community at https://missional.aiFollow the Missional AI Podcast on Spotify so you don't miss the next conversation.
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  The Question Isn't How to Use AI — It's How Not To" - Joshua Seale & Yvonne Carlson 06.05.2026 27мин

  "The question isn't how should I use AI — it's how I shouldn't." That insight from Yvonne Carlson sets the tone for our Silicon Valley summit debrief.Recorded at the Missional AI SV'26 Global Summit in Santa Clara, James Poulter sits down with Joshua Seale (Missional AI / Biblica) and Yvonne Carlson to unpack why Silicon Valley felt like the right place to gather this year — and what's shifting at the intersection of faith, technology, and global mission.From Christians embedded in big tech and the major AI labs, to churches finally joining the conversation, to a global community spanning Nairobi, Paris, Mumbai, the Middle East, and beyond — this episode traces how Missional AI has grown from a Bible translation movement into a broader ecosystem reckoning with AI's impact on personhood, work, identity, and ministry.In this episode:Why SV'26 came to the heart of Silicon ValleyChristians in big tech and a "Nehemiah on the walls" momentThe diversification of the Missional AI communityA "Nicene Creed for AI"? The AI Ethics & Standards PlaybookFrom vibe coders to vibe workers (and the coming vibe burnout?)Holding opportunity and risk in tensionWhat stays uniquely human in an AI-saturated worldChapters:(00:00) "It's how I shouldn't use AI"(01:07) Why Silicon Valley for SV'26?(02:50) Why we didn't return to Dallas(04:30) Has tech been hostile to the church?(06:05) How AI is shifting the conversation(07:34) The world comes to Silicon Valley(10:45) From Bible translation to a broader movement(11:58) The church joins the conversation(13:45) Coming up: Missional AI London(14:38) AI as a society-wide issue(17:16) AI in Europe and a "Nicene Creed for AI"(18:13) The AI Ethics & Standards Playbook(20:33) Vibe coders, vibe workers, vibe burnouters(21:10) Identity, giftedness, and what AI changes about us(22:51) Holding opportunity and risk in tension(24:39) What remains uniquely human(26:24) How to get involvedResources:→ Download the AI Ethics & Standards Playbook: https://missional.ai/7-principles-of-ai-ethics→ Join us at Missional AI London (July 2026): https://missional.ai→ Join the community on Slack via https://missional.ai⁠Subscribe for more conversations on faith and AI.
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  Dr. John Lennox | What does the AI revolution mean for what it means to be human? 27.04.2026 56мин

  Dr. John Lennox on AI, the image of God, and the return of Christ. Recorded in Oxford as foundational content for the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit.What does the AI revolution mean for what it means to be human?This conversation was foundational content for the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit. We deeply wanted Dr. John Lennox's voice shaping the room in Santa Clara, but travel wasn't possible — so we went to him. In February 2026, we sat down with him in Oxford to record this full-length interview, and his thinking became one of the theological anchors of the entire Summit.Dr. John Lennox — Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, philosopher of science, and author of 2084 and the AI Revolution — joins his nephew Simon Lennox for a wide-ranging conversation on the questions AI is forcing the church to take seriously.Drawing on Genesis, Daniel, 2 Thessalonians, and Revelation, Dr. Lennox traces how today's push toward godlike machines and enhanced humans echoes a much older temptation: "you shall be as gods." He unpacks the control problem, the coming disruption to white-collar work, the weaponization of AI, and why the worldviews of the field's pioneers — overwhelmingly atheist and naturalist — are shaping the systems the whole world will inherit.But this is not a conversation of despair. Dr. Lennox makes a robust case for the dignity of the human person made in the image of God, the uniqueness of consciousness and relationship, and the unrivaled hope of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He closes with a direct charge to Christian technologists: don't retreat from the field. Partner intellectual wealth with entrepreneurial wealth — as Lydia did with Paul and Humphrey Monmouth did with Tyndale — and use these tools to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth.In this conversation:– Why Dr. Lennox started writing about AI, and what Genesis has to do with it– Biblical prophecy, the "man of lawlessness," and the push toward world government– The deification of humanity, from the Caesars to Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus– Narrow AI, agentic AI, and the coming shake-up of law, medicine, and coding– Why ethics depends on worldview, and why Christians must be at the table– Consciousness, qualia, and what machines can never do– Transhumanism's promise of immortality vs. the resurrection of Christ– A charge to Christian technologists: wealth, work, and wisdom for the KingdomBooks referenced:– 2084 and the AI Revolution (Zondervan)– Have No Fear– A Good Return: Biblical Principles of Wealth, Work and WisdomRecorded in Oxford, February 2026. Released as foundational content for Missional AI 2026 — the premier gathering of Christian leaders, technologists, and ministries at the intersection of faith and artificial intelligence.Learn more and join the community at missionalai.comTable of Contents:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:27 Why a mathematician writes about AI00:03:00 The books: 2084 and the AI Revolution00:04:44 Revelation, prophecy, and the Lord of history00:09:09 The man of lawlessness and the deification of humanity00:13:00 Homo Deus: when machines look like gods00:17:12 Reading the Bible into the AI moment00:20:45 A new industrial revolution00:24:31 From narrow AI to agentic decision-making00:28:23 The control problem and the ethics of worldview00:30:59 What machines will never do00:36:11 Worldviews, Harari, and the dignity of being human00:43:06 Transhumanism, immortality, and the resurrection of Christ00:47:39 One-to-one witness in a global crisis00:50:33 A charge to Christian technologists00:53:52 Wealth, work, and wisdom: Lydia, Tyndale, and you00:56:26 Closing
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  Is Responsible AI the Brake or the Engine of Innovation? 19.03.2026 19мин

  What if responsible AI isn't a brake on innovation — but the engine that drives it?In this episode, Joshua Seale sits down with Maria Luciana Axente, founder of Responsible Intelligence and one of Europe's foremost voices on AI governance. With a decade of experience advising organizations like UNICEF and NATO, Maria brings rare clarity to a conversation the faith community desperately needs to have.Maria reframes the entire AI debate: the challenge ahead isn't primarily technical — it's a human adaptation problem. How do we thrive in a world where machines outperform us on cognitive tasks? And what does common-sense Christian faith have to offer a world racing to figure out AI?In this conversation you'll hear why responsible AI frameworks actually accelerate innovation, what Jensen Huang's two-sided view of AGI means for the rest of us, and why Maria believes the faith community's greatest contribution to this moment might simply be prayer and common sense.This episode was recorded at the Global Missional AI Summit 2025.The Global Missional AI Summit 2026 is happening April 7–9 in Santa Clara, California. Visit missional.ai to register before it sells out.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Gloo — the technology platform for the faith ecosystem. Visit gloo.com to learn more.
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  Missional AI 2026 Global Summit: Everything You Need to Know 11.03.2026 34мин

  The Missional AI 2026 Global Summit is almost here. In this episode, host James Poulter is joined by Joshua Seale (Senior Director of Digital Products, Biblica) and Yvonne Carlson (CTO, Global Media Outreach) to give you the full inside track on what's coming in Silicon Valley this April.They unpack why the community is making the move to the epicenter of global AI innovation, walk through the brand-new day-by-day conference structure, and share what it means to gather nearly a thousand Christian leaders around the theme of advancing redemptive technology for human flourishing and the mission of God.You'll hear about keynote speakers including Pat Gelsinger, Bobby Grunewald of YouVersion, Wendy Lord from The Chosen, and Dr. John Lennox — plus why this year's format has been redesigned to create more space for the real conversations and connections that make this community so special. Joshua and Yvonne also share honest, practical advice for getting the most out of three intense days, whether you're a returning attendee or joining for the very first time.If you haven't grabbed your ticket yet, head to https://missional.ai/https://missional.ai/— and if this episode lands in your feed and you're not yet subscribed, now's a great time to follow the show.
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  Vibe Coding for Mission: Building AI Tools on a Flight with Don Barger of IMB 05.03.2026 59мин

  What if you could go from idea to working prototype on a single flight — no developer, no team, no budget? For Dr. Don Barger, that's just a normal Tuesday.Don is the Director of Innovation and AI at the International Mission Board, one of the largest evangelical mission organizations in the world. With 27 years of mission experience across Peru, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and beyond, he joins Missional AI Podcast host James Poulter for a candid conversation about what's actually possible when you pair agentic AI with a problem-solving mindset.They get into the real tools Don uses daily — Claude Code, VS Code, Ollama, and local AI models — and why running AI locally is a game-changer for secure mission work. Don also shares how he built a full-stack website mid-flight, prototyped a missional video game over the Pacific, and is using multilingual chatbots to scale gospel conversations around the world.This is a must-watch episode, but great listening too. Find Don at faithbot.tools and donbarger.substack.com, and join the Missional AI community at missional.ai. The Global Missional AI Summit 2026 is happening in Silicon Valley, April 7–9. We'd love to see you there.
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  AGI Is 5-10 Years Away — Is the Church Ready? | Dr. Richard Susskind 27.02.2026 13мин

  Dr. Richard Susskind has spent four decades studying the social, legal, and ethical implications of emerging technology — and he's sounding the alarm. In this episode, we sit down with Richard to explore why leading AI researchers now believe AGI is just five to ten years away, what that means for society and the church, and why the window to act is now. From the problem of AI control to the need for international diplomacy and deeper public discourse, this conversation is essential listening for anyone serious about navigating the future with wisdom and conviction."Saving humanity with and from AI is the defining challenge of our age."
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  "This AI Moment Is a Gospel Moment" — Conversation with Yvonne Carlson 12.02.2026 11мин

  What if the greatest barrier to sharing the gospel — language — was suddenly no longer an issue?In this episode, we sit down with Yvonne Carlson, Chief Technology Officer at Global Media Outreach and board member of Faith Tech, about how AI is reshaping digital evangelism and discipleship.Yvonne shares how GMO is deploying chatbot technology and AI-powered messaging assistants to connect seekers with online missionaries at scale. She unpacks how translation breakthroughs mean mission organizations are no longer limited by the languages on their team, why the cultural context still matters, and what the "message assistant" co-pilot for online missionaries looks like in practice.As Yvonne puts it: "This AI moment is a gospel moment." For builders and ministry leaders alike, the opportunities have never been greater.Topics covered: AI chatbots for digital evangelism, the message assistant co-pilot, language barriers and cultural localization, how builders can steward this moment, and why partnership across the faith-tech space matters more than ever.The Global Missional AI Summit 2026 is happening April 7-9 in Silicon Valley. Early bird pricing is available through March 10 at missional.ai.This episode is sponsored by Gloo, the technology platform for the faith ecosystem. Learn more at gloo.com.
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  The Biggest Barrier to Innovation Isn't Technology — It's Fear 03.02.2026 13мин

  Alfred Biehler spent 13 years at Google London, finishing as Head of Innovation — a title he created for himself and simply used until it stuck. But his most powerful innovation habit had nothing to do with tech: before advising any organization, he'd ask God what He wanted to say to them.In this episode, Alfred and the Missional AI team explore why the church is scared of AI when it should be energized by it, how this technology can accelerate mission work in ways both obvious and surprising, and why the single biggest obstacle to innovation — in any organization — is a spirit of fear. Grounded in 2 Timothy 1:7, it's a conversation about what happens when we build from courage instead.
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  Scripture for the Last Mile: Reaching the Unreached with Simple Tools 26.01.2026 21мин

  What if the most powerful innovation isn't about bleeding-edge technology, but about using what you already have in new and strategic ways?In this episode recorded live at CV Global Digital Day in London, Joshua Seale shares Biblica's remarkable journey of digital Bible distribution—230 apps, 7 million users, half a billion Scripture engagements, and zero lines of code written by their team.But here's the real story: While 95% of all digital Scripture engagement happens in just five languages, Joshua and his team made a different choice. They focused on the last mile—the underrepresented languages where massive populations had almost no access to digital Scripture.In this episode, you'll discover:How a $2,000 experiment became a movement reaching millionsThe Ukrainian Bible app built in one day that reached 1 million users in 200 days during the warWhy digital distribution costs $0.17 vs. $12 for printed Bibles in restricted areasHow open licensing and Creative Commons unlocked exponential kingdom impactThe AI chatbot serving emerging world pastors who lack formal theological trainingWhy persistence beats perfection in innovation workThe breakthrough result: In the 20 most underrepresented languages, Biblica saw 10,000% more users than major platforms by taking a laser-focused approach on the underserved.Key Quote: "God can use the things that you have right now. Innovation isn't easy, but persistence beats perfection. What could you do with what you already have?"This is a masterclass in strategic innovation that prioritizes kingdom impact over technological sophistication.