Church Tech Right now Podcast Present Notes
Host: Kenny Jahong, editor-in-chief of Church Tech Right now
Visitor: Clay Scroggins, writer and management coach
Episode overview
This episode options an attention-grabbing dialog between Kenny Jahong and Clay Scroggins, management professional, writer and former lead pastor of Buckhead Church below North Level Ministries. They discover the intersection of management, expertise, and ministry, discussing how pastors can embrace expertise, fight burnout, and use AI to boost their effectiveness.
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Fashionable Challenges in Pastoral Management
Expanded position expectations: Pastors are anticipated to play roles as theologians, communicators, organizational leaders, cultural commentators, and expertise consultants.
- Technical Complexity: Rising reliance on expertise provides strain to pastoral tasks.
- Insights from Pushpay’s 2024 Report:
- 45% of pastors really feel not sure about adopting expertise options.
- 55% of church buildings allocate lower than 10% of their price range to expertise.
- Price range constraints and belief gaps are main obstacles to expertise adoption.
Know-how as a Ministry Software
- Know-how permits church buildings to increase engagement past Sunday providers.
- Sensible Use:
- Cell app for prayer requests and volunteer scheduling.
- Bible software program similar to Brand for extra environment friendly sermon preparation.
- Key factors: Know-how is a impartial software—its impression is dependent upon how church buildings use it.
Approaching AI in Ministry
- Adoption Tendencies: AI adoption is on the rise, with 87% of church leaders favoring its use in ministry.
- Widespread Objections: False impression that AI in sermon preparation is “dishonest.”
- Kenny’s Philosophy: AI must be seen as an intern—a software to save lots of time and enhance concentrate on pastoral care.
Actionable steps for pastors
- Experiment with AI: Use instruments like ChatGPT for non-personal duties, similar to planning troublesome conversations or creating group supplies.
- Use the skills of the congregation: Search recommendation from tech-savvy members of your church.
- Create Results: Advocate for a technology-forward tradition by presenting clear, actionable plans to management
Memorable quote from Clay
- “We’re not competing towards expertise; We’re utilizing it to sail and catch the wind.”
- “Put together extra effectively so you possibly can pastor extra successfully.”
- “The solutions to your issues do not at all times lie within the boardroom; They’re in your congregation.”
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