Using AI and Tech Tools to Connect and Serve in Church with Randalin Ward Ep3.9

Tech In Church Podcast

Have you ever wondered how tech can help your church connect better?
How can AI not just aid but multiply your ministry efforts?
Are there proven tech tools that can help you save time and focus more on your flock?
In this episode, we're joined by Randalin Ward, the Member Support Manager at Text In Church, who has some pretty cool insights on these questions.
We’re going to pick her brains on all things AI and tech in the church, from favorite tools to strategic usage.
She gives us a tour through how tools like Loom and AI bots like Fathom, ChatGPT, and Jasper are being used in her team to save time and improve efficiency, all while aiding in enhancing genuine connections among church members.
Randalin emphasizes that these tools are meant to supplement human work, not replace it, thus creating more space for personal interactions and group trainings.
Join us as we delve even deeper into all these tools and learn how technology can play a role in enhancing personal connections in your ministry.

Specifically, this episode highlights the following themes:

• Utilizing AI and tech tools to enhance, not replace, human work in the church
• The importance and ease of learning new tech tools
• Stories of successful tech implementation in churches

Links from this episode:

• Know more about Randalin Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randalin-ward
• Download Pomofocus to boost your productivity: https://pomofocus.io

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The Tech In Church Podcast is a Text In Church team production. For more information about this podcast, go to https://podcast.textinchurch.com. For more information on Text in Church, visit https://textinchurch.com.

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Randalin Ward (00:00:58)

3. Discussing tech tools and using AI for connections (00:01:29)

4. Evernote: idea parking lot for random thoughts (00:04:34)

5. Loom: tool for internal and member communication (00:06:41)

6. AI tools enhance human writing process (00:12:18)

7. AI complements, doesn't replace human work (00:14:40)

8. Try new things, be open to growth (00:22:53)

9. Believe in yourself, take small steps (00:24:23)