TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Church Tech Today: Are AI agents the new ministry intern?

• Craig Groeschel/YouVersion: The secret to innovation.

• REACHRIGHT Studios: The best AI tools for churches.

AI Agents: The New Ministry Intern?

Church Tech Today shares “The Future of Church Automation: Why AI Agents Are The New Ministry Intern” (5-minute read), exploring how AI agents can act as digital interns to automate repetitive tasks like generating sermon recaps, drafting newsletters, and scheduling social media posts. Unlike prompt-based tools, agents work autonomously once trained on your church's style and workflows, potentially reducing a 3-hour Monday routine to 30 minutes of oversight. The article concludes with details on an upcoming workshop, “Let AI Agents Handle Your Ministry Tasks”, on November 14, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET. The cost is $27.

YouVersion: The Secret to Innovation

Craig Groeschel and YouVersion share “Turning Constraints Into Creativity | Bible App Founder Bobby Gruenewald” (56-minute watch), unpacking the origin story of YouVersion, the world’s most downloaded Bible app. The interview reveals how a lack of budget forced innovation, how a failed website launch provided the key lessons for the future, and how publicly declaring the vision before it was possible was the step of faith that led to YouVersion.

The Best AI Tools for Churches

REACHRIGHT Studios shares “The Best AI Tools for Churches in 2026” (10-minute read/25-minute watch), rounding up five specific tools to help ministries with sermon prep, administration, and social media. The list details platforms like Wisprflow for sermon writing, Sermon Shots for clips, and Canva Magic AI for graphics, advising leaders to "start small" and use AI to free up staff for people-focused ministry, not to replace them.

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