Show Notes
Is AI a blessing or a crutch? And what happens when a generation starts ChatGPT-ing the sermons they were meant to receive on their knees?In Episode 7 of The Shepherd's Bench, Kofi Dartey and Randolph Adjei pick up the cliffhanger from last week: ChatGPT, AI, and the microwave generation of ministry. AI should be the garnish, not the main course. But in business circles, creative circles, and ministerial circles, the tool is quietly becoming the teacher.From there the conversation goes deep into what can't be automated: the process, the battles, the death to self, and the company that shapes your sound.In this episode: AI is a blessing - but it's a garnish, not the main course Microwave sermons: assembling a message without receiving the download Why "deep" preaching is producing confused churches with no transformation You can't become what you don't understand When personal experience becomes doctrine - the six-hour prayer rule Lingo culture: copying style instead of carrying substance Underdeveloped leaders: if you can't sustain the platform, the platform will break you A piece of cake: the layers nobody wants to work through "I've anointed you, but you have to die" — oil without process The power of association (and a taste of next week's conversation) Don't ChatGPT an experience you're meant to get tarrying. ____________________ The Shepherd's Bench is hosted by Kofi Dartey & Randolph Adjei and brought to you by KAC Studios. Subscribe for new episodes every 2 weeks. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @shepherdsbench
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