ERLC President Evan Lenow and Jason Thacker, director of the ERLC Research Institute and a senior fellow, joined other Southern Baptist leaders in signing “The Brentwood Statement on Artificial Intelligence and Christian Ministry,” led by Lifeway.
Jason Thacker, who is also assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Southern Seminary and Boyce College, led the drafting of the statement. Thacker explained,
“This project is designed to be a resource for the local church that equips leaders as they navigate the realities of ministry in the age of AI…”
“Our hope is to assist churches to critically engage these tools, not uncritically embrace nor reject them,” Thacker said. “We need to cultivate wisdom to guide our engagement with these tools as we seek to prioritize the unique dignity of all people and personal nature of ministry.”
The ERLC’s previous work surrounding AI includes the church guide The Work of Our Hands: Christian Ministry in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and a 2019 Evangelical Statement of Principles on Artificial Intelligence which can be found at erlc.com/AI.
To read more, visit brentwoodstatement.lifeway.com/.
