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Faceted illustration of Babel’s unfinished tower and a Pentecost gathering beneath golden flames, connected across a landscape.
Between Babel’s attempt to secure a name and Pentecost’s gift of a community: not greater power for its own sake, but a shared calling to faithfulness.

Formation · Series · Five theological articles

Between Babel and Pentecost

AI, the Church, and the community we are becoming.

Artificial intelligence offers remarkable possibilities and consequential responsibilities. Babel reveals the temptation to secure our future through what we build. God’s promise to Abram directs blessing beyond ourselves. At Pentecost, the Spirit gathers a diverse community for witness and shared life.

Five standalone articles invite pastors, church leaders, and congregations to examine power, the needs of neighbors, pastoral vocation, wisdom, and truthful witness. They do not require a single position on adopting AI.

Read Article One Explore all five

Companion resource: Read the published Draft Rule of Life for the Age of AI →

The series promise

These essays approach AI neither as inevitable progress nor as an enemy that faithful Christians must reject. They offer a Reformed theological framework for discernment attentive to God, neighbor, and the church’s responsibilities.

The change we hope to practice

Move beyond defending an opinion about technology toward examining what our decisions make possible, whom they affect, and what the Spirit is forming among us.

Five articles

A theological journey in five movements

Read in sequence or enter through the question most pressing in your ministry. Each article stands alone, with Scripture, reflection questions, and a concrete practice.

  1. Article 1 of 5 · Whose name do our achievements serve?Between Babel and Pentecost: What Kind of Future Are We Building?Our ambitions, God’s promise to Abram, and the Spirit-formed community.Read: Church Commons Bible Reader (TSW)→
  2. Article 2 of 5 · Whose burdens do we overlook?The Cost of Convenience: AI, Creation, and Our NeighborsAttend to workers, neighbors, and the groaning of creation.Read: Church Commons Bible Reader (TSW)→
  3. Article 3 of 5 · What does faithful leadership require?The Work That Is Ours to Do: AI and the Pastoral VocationDistinguish completing tasks from leading and equipping the body.Read: Church Commons Bible Reader (TSW)→
  4. Article 4 of 5 · Are we becoming wiser or more persuasive?A Companion in Thinking, Not a Substitute for WisdomExamine an emerging biblical interpretation without surrendering judgment.Read: Church Commons Bible Reader (TSW)→
  5. Article 5 of 5 · How does the church preserve truth together?Bearing Witness in a World of Fabricated VoicesReformed discernment, accountable witness, and willingness to be corrected.Read: Church Commons Bible Reader (TSW)→

How to use this collection

Read, question, and discuss.

Use these as theological articles for individual reading, collegial conversation, or congregational study. People who use AI, refuse it, or remain uncertain are equally welcome. The articles do not prescribe a universal policy. The series remains open to revision as the church continues to learn from different perspectives.

Related resources

Discernment that continues beyond the articles

Optional companions and an account of Church Commons’ own AI practices.

Transparency and attribution

Our AI Practices

Learn how Church Commons approaches AI-assisted research, writing, verification, authorship, privacy, and accountability.

Read our practices →