AI is rapidly transforming how people work and live across the globe. To help churches share the gospel more effectively, creatively, and personally, GOOD TV partnered with a team of AI coaches this September to launch the “Church AI Bootcamp.” The event drew participation from over a thousand people representing more than 100 interdenominational churches across Taiwan.

The bootcamp was designed to equip churches to use AI to enhance ministry efficiency, improve content quality, strengthen pastoral care, and facilitate teamwork in the midst of the AI revolution.

To ensure smooth operations, GOOD TV mobilized over 100 staff members and more than 50 AI assistants to handle audiovisual equipment, hospitality, and administrative coordination.

AI Supports Administration, Frees Time for Pastoral Care

Beginning on September 2, the bootcamp has been held in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, and will continue through January 2026. Participants are learning to use 15 AI tools suitable for church ministry—such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and NotebookLM—for sermon preparation, Sunday school curriculum design, small group Bible study, church social media posts, and administrative tasks. For churches with limited manpower and resources, these tools have become valuable ministry aids.

The first session in Taipei drew more than 800 participants from 184 churches, all actively learning to apply AI tools. Lead trainer Hsin-wei Lu (呂信偉), an AI coach, demonstrated how to create lesson plans in multiple languages for different groups and design discussion topics for small groups.

He emphasized three key principles of AI use: “Users must provide direction, review and correct the output, and ultimately make the final decision themselves.”

Pastor Guang-hua Wang (王光華) of Ark Christian Church in Yilan（宜蘭方舟聖教會） shared his experience:

“Churches have long faced manpower shortages. This training showed me that AI can help handle repetitive administrative tasks and spark new creativity.”

He added that after the first session, he realized ChatGPT’s capabilities far exceeded his expectations, but also reminded himself to remain in control rather than be led by technology.

Pastor Zhe-ming Su(蘇哲明) of Truth Church in Taipei(台北真理堂) said the course came at just the right time:

“AI can greatly reduce the time spent on administration, freeing up more hours for pastoral care and relationships.”

He appreciated the emphasis that final decisions rest with the user, which gave him greater confidence to encourage his team to learn and apply AI tools.

Technology Cannot Replace Pastoral Care

In addition to technical training, the bootcamp stressed that amid the AI wave, churches must stay focused and not allow technology to replace their mission. Instead, technology should serve as a new vessel for gospel ministry and pastoral care. The sessions explored how pastors can maintain warmth, spiritual depth, and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit while integrating AI into ministry.

The coaches not only taught technical skills but also guided pastors in reflection:

“As AI enters the church, can our core values still remain centered on faith?”

Coach Lu reminded participants:

“In an era of high efficiency, we must have spiritual wisdom to know when to slow down.”

Organizers noted that the Church AI Bootcamp is more than a technology workshop—it’s a movement to help churches use technology in fulfilling God’s mission of spreading the gospel.

The bootcamp kicked off on September 2 at Shekinah Bread of Life Christian Church in Taipei, and will continue at Tunghai Bread of Life Church in Taichung in November, followed by Wuchang Church in Kaohsiung in January 2026.