Faith, Wisdom & Algo

​Faith, Wisdom, & Algorithms: Workshop Program (3 Hours)

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​Module 1: Theological Foundation — Imago Dei & Wisdom (25 mins)

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• ​Welcome & Framing: The spiritual landscape and cultural impact of AI in ministry.

• ​Biblical Grounding (Genesis 1:26–27): Exploring human dignity, consciousness, and creativity as bearers of the image of God (Imago Dei).

• ​Wisdom vs. Processing Power: Distinguishing between computational data aggregation and spiritual discernment.

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​Module 2: Real-Time OpenClaw Agent Demonstration & Application Lab (80 mins)

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​*** Introduction to OpenClaw Architecture (15 mins):

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• ​Beyond Chat: Demonstrating how autonomous OpenClaw agents differ from standard LLMs through persistent memory, local execution, and messaging channel integration.

• ​Understanding "Loop Engineering": Explaining how to design background processes and continuous agent loops (cron jobs) that allow the AI to act proactively over time without waiting for a human prompt.

• ​Proactive Spiritual Formation: Showcasing practical examples of loop engineering for ministry—such as configuring the agent to automatically push a daily "Our Daily Bread" (ODB) reading to a chat, or sending proactive, scheduled reminders for morning quiet time and prayer.

• ​Safety & Oversight: Configuring human-in-the-loop controls and execution policies to maintain pastoral oversight over these automated loops.

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​*** Live Interactive Instruction & Execution (50 mins):

• ​Participants issue natural language instructions to active OpenClaw agents in real time via messaging channels.

• ​Research & Exegesis Execution: Directing agents to cross-reference Hebrew/Greek term nuances, parse historical contexts, and compile commentary summaries.

• ​Sermon & Teaching Support: Prompting agents for structural outlines, passage cross-references, and illustration ideation without outsourcing spiritual discernment.

• ​Ministry Administration: Initiating automated workflows for drafting community updates, event scheduling, and administrative digests.

• ​Observability & Process Inspection (5 mins):

• ​Observing live step-by-step agent reasoning, tool usage, and background retrieval processes.

• ​Analyzing execution speed, model trade-offs, and agent logs.

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​*** Testing & Discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21) (10 mins):

• ​Critiquing real-time outputs against biblical truth and orthopraxy.

• ​Identifying hallucinations, subtle theological drift, or bias, followed by prompt refinement to enforce biblical alignment.

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​☕ MID-SESSION BREAK (15 mins)

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​Module 3: Creative Integration — Art Session (35 mins)

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• ​Reflective Visual Art Activity: A tactile, non-digital creative session designed to anchor human expression, reflection, and emotion.

• ​Theological Reflection: Processing the distinction between algorithmic content generation and authentic human art, worship, and spiritual soul-work.

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​Module 4: Ethical Guardrails & Policy Drafting (15 mins)

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• ​Boundary Setting: Establishing hard operational limits to ensure AI assists rather than replaces relational, face-to-face pastoral care.

• ​Drafting a Church AI Policy (1 Corinthians 10:31):

• ​Data privacy and protecting congregational confidentiality.

• ​Transparency in teaching, sermon prep, and public communications.

• ​Preserving human dignity across all technology usage.

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​Module 5: Commissioning & Q&A (10 mins)

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• ​Interactive Panel / Open Q&A: Addressing specific ministerial scenarios, privacy concerns, and congregational edge cases.

• ​**Poliicy Finalization:** Reviewing practical policy templates for immediate adoption by church leadership.

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• ​Closing Prayer & Benediction: Committing ministry tools and leadership efforts to God's glory.