人工智能会议
上周二（12 月 15 日），我参加了阿肯色浸信会州联会在康威第二浸信会（Conway Second Baptist Church）举办的人工智能会议(AI)会议。会议旨在探讨人工智能等新兴科技如何与事工、教育及日常生活产生交集。大会的祈祷是：希望这段共同学习的时间既能激发人心，也能装备众人，使我们能以荣耀基督、推进教会使命的方式使用这些工具。
大会有两位讲员：
Dr. Katie Fruge：德州浸信会州联会文化参与中心与基督徒生活委员会主任，主要帮助教会从圣经角度回应当下文化议题。
Naftali Alverio Jr.：Lifeway 科技与数字创新副总裁，与 IT 团队合作制定科技战略蓝图，推动效率提升及以福音为中心的创新。
第一堂课：智能发展的轨迹
Alverio 指出，本次培训的目的是为牧者和事工领袖提供理解人工智能进展的基础，使他们能够装备参与文化、牧养会众。
AI 定义：
“利用计算机系统，通过观察数据、识别模式、作出预测，并生成有帮助的应用，模拟获取与运用知识和技能的能力。”
他提醒大家要正视 AI 对人类生活的深刻影响。正如 NVIDIA 总裁 Jensen Huang 所说：
“十年之后回头看，你会意识到 AI 已融入生活每个层面。事实上，我们到处都需要 AI——每个地区、产业、国家、公司都需要。”Alphabet 总裁 Sundar Pichai 也说： “AI 是人类最重要的工作之一，其意义比电或火更深远。”
Alverio 指出：简单任务可委派给能够独立执行的 AI；设备端 AI 的进步，将推动实用、可负担、广泛采用的机器人技术。但他同时强调：神仍掌权，教会不应惧怕未来（箴 16:4；提后 1:7）。他引用2019年美南浸信会伦理与宗教自由委员会（ERLC）的声明：
“基督徒不必惧怕未来或任何科技发展，因为我们知道神至高无上地掌管历史，没有任何事物能取代人类按神形象被造的事实。”
第二堂课：数码时代的圣经智慧
Fruge 强调：AI 已影响教会会友及其家庭。我们必须带着“需要救赎与纠正”的眼光管理 AI，就像对待堕落世界的任何其他产品一样。
她举例说明 AI 对青少年心理的困扰，并引用两篇文章：
- “OpenAI launches parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen’s suicide”
- OpenAI 在 ChatGPT 中推出家长监护功能”
- “The Emerging Problem of ‘AI Psychosis’”
“ ‘AI 精神病’这一新兴问题”
核心观点：“神是真理的神。生成式 AI 是一个‘概率引擎’，它关注的是‘看起来合理’，而不是真实。”
最佳实践（Best Practices）：
- AI 作为辅助, 而非人造替代。人造替代（Synthetic）与道成肉身（Incarnational）相反。
- AI 应支持事工，而不能取代事工。
- 提供资源，但不能取代研究。美德（Virtue）来自思想的劳作。尊重工作的终极目标（Telos），培养深度思考与属灵成熟。
- 设防与益处（Boundaries and Benefits）。在事工中建立清晰使用界限与期望。
- 识别 AI 带来的国度性机会，作为辅助工具而非中心。
她以雅各书 1:5 总结：“你们中间若有缺少智慧的，应当求那厚赐与众人也不斥责人的神，主就必赐给他。”
第三堂课：在人工智能时代忠心并结出果子
Alverio 提问：既然科技影响巨大，创造人类的神与科技的关系是什么？
要点：科技有源头：万有（包括科技）出于神的护理与赐予（罗 11:36；西 1:16）。
科技可能被扭曲，也可能被罪恶利用，如创世记 11:1–8 巴别塔。但神仍掌权。即便有时人们会以最邪恶的方式利用这些科技，但神依然掌权；任何科技发展最终不能挫败神的计划或祂的百姓（赛 54:17）。科技使用要反映我们的信念，即我们不是要逃避工作；我们追求丰盛工（fruitful work），而不仅仅是完成任务（创 2:18）。
AI 不是万能答案：我们对其在一定程度上信任，但要核实（Trust but verify），最终真理在神话语中。R.C. Sproul说：“真理不是由大众意见或 AI 回答决定，而是由神的话语决定。
AI 实践应用：
- 预备：头脑风暴、协助研究、学习
- 内容制作：制作学习指南、讲义归类、视觉材料
- 媒体：影音编辑
- 沟通：语言支持与翻译
他建议牧者同工们要在祷告中参与，按圣经分辨，并带着信心牧养。
第四堂课：数字世界中的信仰之家
Fruge 指出：跨越世代差异，科技在连接、联合，也可能在很大程度上分裂人群。在 AI 时代，真实群体的必要性更加凸显。
“你不可能被一个算法管教、被爱或成圣。” 真实群体，只发生在真实之中。在这个时代中，她特别强调上帝赐予的真正教会、真实团契、真实灵性交通的重要。
数字时代的门徒训练：
- 不要恐慌，神并不因 ChatGPT 惊讶或担忧。
- 有意识地使用科技，促进面对面聚集，而非取代。
- 与人建立真实团契（communion），不仅仅是对话（conversation），追求真实智能（authentic intelligence）。
会议期间，联会记者采访我几个问题。我的回答如下：
- 你会用 AI 准备整篇讲章吗？
答：不会，绝对不会。（讲章必须依靠圣灵、许多祷告和深入研究圣经等）。
- 你会用 AI 做什么？
答：查找经文、做翻译等，但一定要亲自校对核实。
- 将来 AI 会信主吗？
答：不会，永远不会。AI 只是先进工具，没有位格，也没有灵魂。
- 你想对同工说什么？
答：有人说，钱财是好奴才，坏主人。AI 也是如此：它是好秘书，却是坏老板。神设立按祂形象被造的人作‘老板’，AI 只是工具。善用它，它服侍你；误用它，它也会使你误入歧途。
总之，AI 可以为不同观点提供数据，但最终真理只在上帝的话语里！”
“耶和华啊，你的话安定在天，直到永远。”（诗 119:89）
AI Conference
Last Tuesday (December 15), I attended an AI Conference at Conway Second Baptist Church hosted by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. The purpose of the conference was to explore how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence intersect with ministry, education, and daily life. The prayer of the gathering was that this time together would both inspire and equip people to use these tools in ways that honor Christ and advance the mission of the Church.
The conference featured two main speakers:
· Dr. Katie Fruge – Director of the Center for Cultural Engagement and the Christian Life Commission for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. She helps churches navigate contemporary cultural issues from a biblical perspective.
· Naftali Alverio Jr. – Vice President of Technology and Digital Innovation at Lifeway. He collaborates with Lifeway’s IT leadership to develop a technology strategic blueprint, promoting productivity and gospel-centered innovation.
Session 1: An Intelligent Trajectory
Alverio explained that the purpose of the training was to provide pastors and ministry leaders with a foundation to understand advances in artificial intelligence, enabling them to engage culture and shepherd their congregations effectively.
He defined AI as:
“The use of computer systems to simulate the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills by observing data, identifying patterns, making predictions, and generating helpful applications.”
He emphasized the profound impact AI is having on human life. Quoting NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang:
“I promise in ten years, you will look back and you realize that AI has now integrated into everything. And in fact, we need AI everywhere. And every region, every industry, every country, every company, all needs AI.”
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai also said:
“AI is one of the most important things humanity is working on. It is more profound than electricity or fire.”
Alverio noted that simple tasks can be delegated to AI agents capable of independent and reliable execution, and advances in on-device AI will enable practical, affordable, and widely adopted robotics. Yet he emphasized that God remains sovereign, and the Church should never fear the future (Prov. 16:4; 2 Tim. 1:7). He quoted the 2019 ERLC Evangelical Statement of Principles on AI:
“Christians must not fear the future or any technological development because we know that God is, above all, sovereign over history, and that nothing will ever supplant the image of God in which human beings are created.”
Session 2: Biblical Wisdom in the Digital Age
Fruge stressed that AI is already affecting church members and their families. Therefore, AI must be stewarded with the expectation that it requires redemption and correction, just like any other product of fallen humanity.
She cited concerns about adolescent mental health and referenced two articles:
· “OpenAI launches parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen’s suicide”
· “The Emerging Problem of ‘AI Psychosis’”
Her main point:
“God is the God of truth. Generative AI is a probabilistic engine—it cares about what is plausible, not what is true.”
Best Practices:
· Support, not synthetic – Synthetic (human replacement) is contrary to the incarnational principle. AI should support ministry, not replace it.
· Resource, not research – Virtue comes from the labor of thought. Respect the telos of work to cultivate deep thinking and spiritual maturity.
· Boundaries and benefits – Establish clear expectations and limits for AI usage in ministry.
· Identify kingdom-building opportunities, using AI as a supportive tool rather than a center of focus.
She summarized with James 1:5: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Session 3: Faithful and Fruitful in the Age of AI
Alverio asked: given the influence of technology, what is the relationship between the Creator of humanity and technology?
Key points:
· Technology has a source – All things, including technology, are providentially given by God (Rom. 11:36; Col. 1:16).
· Technology can be perverted – It can be misused by sin, as in the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–8).
· God’s sovereignty remains – Even the most evil uses of technology remain under God’s control; no technology can ultimately thwart God’s plan or His people (Isa. 54:17).
Technology use must reflect our convictions. According to Gen. 2:18, our goal is not to avoid work, but to pursue fruitful work, not merely task completion.
AI is not the ultimate answer. Our stance should be “trust but verify.” Scripture remains our final authority. R.C. Sproul said:
“Truth is not determined by popular opinion < or popular AI answers>; it is determined by the Word of God.”
AI Practical Applications:
1. Preparation – brainstorming, research, study
2. Content creation – study guides, handouts, visuals
3. Media – video and audio editing
4. Communication – language support and translation
He advised ministry leaders to engage prayerfully, discern biblically, and shepherd confidently.