Frequently Asked Questions

Everything is flexible and shared. So if you can’t be on any Zoom calls, you will still receive the recording to watch in your own time. All videos and course materials are shared for you to do in your own time at your own pace.

Our main goal is to help ministry leaders and practitioners of any age or culture to learn more how AI might help them in ministry and serving Jesus. The specific goal is learning together to move everyone beyond where they are now to see and learn new possibilities.

We seek to explain different types of AI tools and then how they might be used, simply as another tool, to help with different tasks. “Ministry” itself, making disciples, following Jesus, is 100% a human-to-human and human-to-God relationship.

AI is simply a tool that helps with certain tasks. AI might enable you to do some things that free up time for humans to do more ministry. Or create resources and tools that might be used in a ministry setting. We see AI in this light and will explain more in the Academy.

The invention of the printing press 575 years ago was an incredible technological innovation of its time. It opened up the ability to share the Bible in many languages and spread education. It also opened the ability to spread evil and dangerous content.

AI has the potential to do great things and will also be used for great evil. The Academy is aiming to help us understand it better so that we wise, more alert and more understanding about how to use it well.

Due to the very large numbers registering, we have changed the levels so that everyone is able to access everything. Everyone will receive all information and you can choose how much you want to engage with it.

Yes all Zoom calls are recorded and will be shared.

Yes we are seeing ways that AI is greatly assisting in translation. 

Yes, we will be able to help people who have never even looked at AI to get started. You will only need a basic knowledge of how to open a website and the ability to login to an AI app (which is free).

If you get an email from us, then you are registered! Some people made mistakes in their email address in the Google Form, so if you know someone who didn’t get an email, please get them to redo the Google Form or contact us.

This is not an academically recognized course. It is however a very practical ministry training course led by ministry practitioners. We will be able to give you a Certificate of Participation at the end if you fill in a questionnaire.