The Ineffectiveness of AI Preaching

Posted on October 5, 2026 
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From Dave McDonald at The Gospel Coalition Australia –

“Cut sermon prep time dramatically. Never stare at a blank page again —instant sermon series ideas by season. Ready to get your Saturday nights back? Did you know 12 hours per week is the average pastors spend on sermon prep and ministry content? With the right AI prompts, that same work can be done in a fraction of the time—without losing your own voice or theological depth.

So promised a social media advertisement I saw recently.

Here was hope for busy pastors. This was so appealing: ministry is hectic, time disappears, pressure builds, and interruptions sabotage the best of our plans. …”

– You’d hope it would be obvious, but we need to be reminded that there’s far more to pastoring than being ‘efficient’. Read it all here.