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How Technology Has Transformed Detroit's Black Churches: Adapting Post-Pandemic

Stephen Henderson. , --

Description

This 20-minute video can give congregational leaders perspectives on how congregations are using and responding to digital ministry and artificial intelligence. A production of American Black Journal from Detroit PBS, the video features host Stephen Henderson interviewing two Detroit-based pastors: Carnel Richardson of New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church and Aramis Hinds of Breakers Covenant Church International.

In the interview, the pastors discuss how their congregations have continued their digital ministry since the pandemic. The pastors discuss how the call-and-response tradition of Black congregations changes in digital contexts and how continuing their digital ministry extends their reach. They also discuss how their faith and technical backgrounds impact their responses to the surging popularity of artificial intelligence.

Features

  • Interview summary
  • YouTube link with automatically generated transcript

Recommended Audience

Black congregational leaders interested in how technology was and is being used.

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

  • Watch the video to get perspective and inspiration for continuing your digital ministry.
  • Share the pastors’ perspectives on artificial intelligence in a relevant sermon or discussion about the intersection of faith and technology.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Matt Burke

Senior Director of Resource Consulting and Grants

Matt Burke is the senior director of resource consulting and grants for the Center for Congregations. Prior to this role, he also served as the director of the northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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