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Winter 2025: Technology Trends

Talking Leadership

Ministry Leadership in the Age of AI

Technology expert Kenny Jahng shares AI insights

Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Kenny Jahng, Founder & CEO of Big Click Syndicate and AIforMinistryLeaders.com. Kenny Jahng is an entrepreneur, pastor, and strategic advisor.

By Outcomes Magazine

Thought Leader

Leading with Integrity in the Age of AI

Five principles for ethical AI leadership

AI offers unprecedented potential to accelerate mission impact, streamline operations, and amplify outreach. Yet, without intentional governance, it will introduce risks...

By Dr. Jeff Collins

Lead Story

Technology & Collaboration

Paving the way for organizational partnership

In recent years, there has been a growing trend for ministries to collaborate for greater effectiveness. A technology project is a safe starting point for collaboration because technology is expensive and complex.

By Joseph Vijayam

Biblically Speaking

Created in God’s Image

Christian Perspectives on AI and Agentry

As the divide between secular and Christian worldviews sharpens in the face of AI advancements, discussions around Scripture, ethics, and the nature of intelligence will become increasingly prominent within ministry groups.

By Tad Brockway

Feature

Purposeful Marketing Meets AI

Five practical ways creatives are using AI

Understanding generative AI is particularly important for Christian marketers who want to stay at the forefront of effective communication. We can’t afford to be left behind in the dust of irrelevance.

By Heather M. Day

Feature

Cybersecurity as a Strategic Investment

Safeguarding your mission in a digital world

By viewing cybersecurity as a strategic investment, organizations can reduce their risk and help ensure continuity, even in the face of evolving threats.

By Allison Ward and Lindsey Whinnery

Raising the Bar

SEO in the Age of AI

How to make your website visible when Google begins to answer for you

Strong SEO, valuable content, and a few relevant backlinks used to be enough to bring in steady web traffic. But what if your site ranks number one and people still don’t click? That’s exactly what many organizations are discovering.

By Dave Offord

Empowering People

If & When the AI Bubble Bursts

Staying on mission by applying time-proven wisdom

The AI Bubble: If you lead a mission-driven organization, the stakes for adopting AI feel high. And they are. But your goal isn’t to win the AI arms race, it’s to discern how this technology can serve your people, your process, and your purpose.

By Stewart Severino

Emerging Trends

Traveling New Technology Roads

The intersection of technology, finance, and faith

Stack these two emerging trends in both technology and finance—and you arrive at a precarious crossroads. The same “roads” that allow us to communicate instantly and move money in minutes can just as easily become choke points when systems fail, regulations tighten, or currencies swing.

By Aeron Sullivan and Brian Divine

Power Source

Technology is a Mission Multiplier

Small technology shifts can unlock new growth opportunities.

Where is your ministry going, and how are you going to get there? Technology is a mission multiplier that unlocks exponential growth. The payoff is too great to ignore.

By Andre South

Foundations

Tech Trends that Matter for Ministry

Tips for advancing kingdom mission through technology

For nonprofit organizations, especially Christian ones, the effectiveness gained by technology can mean the difference between ministry success or irrelevance.

By Jonathan Smith

First Person

Human-in-the-Loop

Learning AI to serve with integrity.

My own gifts: knowledge and teaching, have always pulled me toward learning tools that help people and organizations become more efficient. Artificial intelligence is simply the latest one.

By Michelle Beckham-Corbin

Sources & Resources

Books for Winter 2025

10 Leading-Edge Books on AI, Technology, Communications and Christian Leadership

Outcomes Magazine recommends these 10 leading-edge books on AI, technology, communications and Christian leadership.

By W. Scott Brown

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