AI, Young People & the Church with Anna Davy, Dave Chiswell & Joshua Millard

About this episode

A discussion on the impact of AI on young people's formation and the church's response.

🎙️ S4 E5 — AI, Young People & the Church with Anna Davy, Dave Chiswell & Joshua Millard Episode Description In this special episode, Ridley student and youth leader Anna Davy facilitates a rich and wide-ranging conversation on Artificial Intelligence or AI, born out of Ridley's annual Children's and Youth Ministry Training Day. Joining her are Dave Chiswell (Lead Trainer at Youth Ministry Futures , and Youth Minister at City on a Hill Geelong ), and Joshua Millard (Youth Development Director of CMS Victoria ) — two practitioners who care deeply about the same things but come at AI from quite different angles. Together they wrestle with some of the most pressing questions facing children's and youth workers today: What is AI actually doing to young people's formation? What's the difference between helpful and harmful friction? Why are teenagers turning to AI for friendship, therapy, and romance — and what does the church have to offer in response? What does a Christian theology of work and productivity look like in an age of artificial intelligence? Honest, thoughtful, and genuinely urgent — this is a conversation every youth and children's worker needs to be part of, and…

People in this episode

Host: Anna Davy

Guests: Dave Chiswell, Joshua Millard

Topics covered

• Artificial Intelligence
• Youth Ministry
• Church Response
• Formation of Young People
• Christian Theology
• Friendship and AI
• Productivity in AI Age

Keywords

• AI
• young people
• church
• youth ministry
• friendship
• theology
• productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Youth Ministry Futures, City on a Hill Geelong, CMS Victoria, Ridley College

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