Why AI Is Both a Friend and a Foe for Missionary Teams

In this episode of the Send 938 Missions Podcast, Steve Anderson sits down with Jonathan Laase to discuss AI in ministry—how missionaries, pastors, and church leaders can use artificial intelligence to save time, improve productivity, and strengthen ministry efforts without compromising wisdom, ethics, or spiritual integrity.Jonathan shares practical examples of how he uses AI every day for research, sermon prep, Bible study handouts, song selection, content formatting, and video production. The conversation also explores the risks of over-reliance on AI, the importance of discernment, and how tools like Claude, CapCut, Opus Clips, Riverside, and AI captioning are changing the way ministry teams create content and communicate.Whether you’re a pastor, missionary, church staff member, or simply curious about the future of AI in Christian ministry, this conversation offers practical insight and biblical perspective.Send questions and episode ideas to [email protected].