Yesterday, March 20, 2023, Google released BARD (Bayesian Actor Reparameterization Distribution). Like other assistive like Bing Chat and OpenAI (ChatGPT) BARD wants to be your personal assistant. You can plan your 10-year-old’s birthday party, provide themes and a supply list or write a personalized cover letter for a job you are applying to or generate a dinner recipe with the items you have in your refrigerator.  

Generative AI has the potential to transform the way students with learning disabilities access education. By leveraging the power of machine learning, natural language processing, and other AI-based technologies, we can create new tools and platforms that make learning more accessible and effective for all students. In this blog post,

Explore the
Power of AI: A Directory of Websites and Applications Organized by Category

Are you ready for a mind-bending experience? The graphic in this blog was created by MidJourney, a tool that generates images based on your text prompts through the power of AI. I entered the prompt: “A beautiful light-filled inspiring library of the future.”

Fascination,
fear, awe, skepticism, curiosity… generative AI can evoke a wide range of
emotions and reactions in people. 

As an
educator, I have seen firsthand the impact that technology has had on the
classroom, from online learning platforms to interactive whiteboards and now, a
technology that is becoming increasingly important in education is Artificial
Intelligence (AI).

In 2017, I started the first digital-only church in the Assemblies of God Fellowship – Pursuit Church Live. I never could have imagined then, the incredible gift of technology to reach the world for Jesus. Facebook became the front door to faith and community for over 17,000 people in the time I pastored Pursuit Church Live on Facebook.

I love to share resources to help you with your church’s online ministry. Here are a few you don’t want to miss.

Altar Live (New Tech)

Altar Live is an online church platform designed for faith communities to stream and host interactive and engaging events and services.

What will you do with the next 165 days?

Will you commit or will you recommit?

Take a moment…

Reflect on the first 200 days of 2021.

Are you living, or are you simply existing?

Now, imagine the days you have left this year.

Last week I wrote: “Which is right – Church in person or church online?” In today’s blog, I want to share the perspective of one of our readers who has done extensive humanitarian work with people who could not meet in person.

Angela,

Though I prefer assembling together in person,

Hebrews 10:25 (KJV) says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

The other day, someone asked me if a digital church was biblical.

“How do I get people to engage online?” This is probably the most common question I get about church online.

Today, I want to talk about two different types of digital engagement and why they are necessary to building your followership and discipling people online – Promotional and Personal Engagement.