TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools shares modern church connection card designs. Ann Mei Chang of Candid shares thoughts on harnessing generative AI for good. Austin Armstrong shares an Instagram reel on AI tools for generating deep fake videos for social media. Barsee tweets an AI voice cloning demo. Finally, Smart Church Management shares 4 ways churches can use generative AI.

Modern Church Connection Cards

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools shares “Modern Church Connection Cards [EXAMPLES]” (11-minute watch) which walks through customizing a free connect card template that can be used for in-person and online visitors.

Harnessing generative AI for good

Candid’s CEO, Ann Mei Chang, shares “Harnessing generative AI for good” (5-minute read) outlining 3 guiding principles for assessing the risks and benefits of new tech, like generative AI and ChatGPT.

Deep Fake Yourself to Create Social Media Videos

Austin Armstrong shares Instagram reel How to Deep Fake Yourself Using AI to Create Unlimited Social Media Videos“ (1 minute watch) which demonstrates use of 3 AI tools to generate short form videos and post them to multiple social media accounts. These AI tools can make video production easier but also increase the risk of unauthorized deep fakes.

Voice Cloning AI

Barsee tweets “AI Voices will never be the same“ (1 minute watch) which demonstrates PlayHT2.0, an advanced voice cloning AI that levels up conversational AI speech generation to include emotions and filler words. Yet another double-edged sword for speech generation.

4 Ways Your Church Can Use AI Chatbots

Smart Church Management shares “4 Ways Your Church Can Use AI Chatbots” (11-minute read) describing generative AI use cases ranging from sermon prep to special event planning.

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