Show Notes
RNS reporter Bob Smietana on Gloo, the faith-tech company chasing a one-stop IT/AI solution for churches.
Nearly half a billion dollars, gone, over thirteen years.
That's how much a company called Gloo has lost trying to build an all-in-one digital & administrative powerhouse for what it's calling the "Faith & Flourishing Ecosystem" of American churches.
A tech company that can handle email & texting, data analytics, web hosting, podcast hosting, IT infrastructure, sermon-to-social video clips, all the way to AI-generated devotionals and study guides. That's just a taste.
Our guest is RNS reporter Bob Smietana, and we're asking:
What happens if it works? What happens when one for-profit company, one whose SEC filings admit it might not survive the year, becomes the back office for a huge slice of American Christianity?
Who holds that data? Who shapes that message? What happens if all of that data falls into the wrong hands?
Check out more here:
Faith-based AI company Gloo faces moment of truth after $438M in losses — Bob Smietana, July 9, 2026
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger hopes Gloo can make AI a force for good — and for God — Bob Smietana, March 24, 2025
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