{"id":26744,"date":"2026-03-06T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26744"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:34:31","slug":"ministers-association-redeeming-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ministers-association-redeeming-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers\u2019 Association continuing education event features Russell Haitch on \u2018Redeeming AI: Biblical Guidelines\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRedeeming AI: Biblical Guidelines\u201d is this year\u2019s theme for the pre-Annual Conference Church of the Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association continuing education event. Russell Haitch, Bethany Theological Seminary professor of theology and human science, will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place Saturday evening, June 27, and all day Sunday, June 28, in Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArtificial intelligence has been moving fast, yet many experts say we are still in the early stages\u2014the first drops of rain before the downpour,\u201d said an announcement. \u201cNow we see coming toward us AI assistants and advisors, tutors for children, aides for the elderly, and even AI companions and romantic partners. People will draw the line at different points, yet more and more of us are on speaking terms with machines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What does it mean for ministry and for the future of humanity? Christian theology offers crucial insights for charting a pilgrim path through this new territory. Join us for learning and conversation on what happens when artificial intelligence meets ancient biblical wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more and register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/#events\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/#events\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/#events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/MinistersAssociationAC2026-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/MinistersAssociationAC2026-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/MinistersAssociationAC2026-600px-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/MinistersAssociationAC2026-600px-560x720.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/learnings-from-l-e-a-d-conference\/\">\u2018What got us here won\u2019t get us there\u2019: Learnings from the L.E.A.D. 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