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Episode 13 | Should Bible Teachers Use AI? Here’s Where We Draw the Line

Season 1 | Episode 13
35m | Nov 1, 2026

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Kelly and Lindsay use AI every week, for everything from school supply shopping to homeschool schedules. So why won’t they let it write their Bible lessons? In this episode, they share three principles for where AI fits in Bible teaching, and the specific ways they do use it in their own study.

Key topics & timestamps

  • 0:29 How AI helps the hosts at home: school supply shopping, homeschool planning, and decorating choices
  • 3:22 Why Teach Equip had to set AI guardrails for its students
  • 3:47 Principle #1: Your personhood is essential
  • 5:34 Jesus gave the Great Commission to people, not to an information delivery system
  • 6:35 AI can’t replace transformation, and the gap between your study and your life will catch up with you
  • 8:14 Paul wasn’t an impressive speaker, but he gave people his very self
  • 10:05 Principle #2: Human limitations are good and God-ordained
  • 12:51 Principle #3: Tension is good
  • 15:34 Why new teachers are especially tempted to let AI resolve the tension
  • 17:18 God works in you before he works through you, and 75% of your study never reaches the stage
  • 18:21 “Failure is a good thing.” If AI does everything, you never really learn.
  • 20:44 How churches can license Teach Equip and train teachers locally
  • 23:31 So is AI banned from Bible teaching?
  • 24:24 Good uses: organizing information, timeline charts, and dividing a study into weeks
  • 31:51 The line: Don’t use AI to escape tension, limitation, or prayer
  • 32:18 Don’t make AI your only conversation partner about the Bible
  • 33:00 Scripture is meant to be read in community


Should Bible teachers use AI? Yes, with limits. Kelly and Lindsay use AI for research and organizing information, but not to replace the study, prayer, and wrestling that change the teacher.

Why shouldn’t AI write my Bible lesson? Even an accurate AI lesson is missing something. The hosts say your transformed presence is the most important thing you bring to teaching, and that transformation happens while you prepare.

What are good ways to use AI for Bible study prep?

Use it for tasks a commentary, Bible dictionary, or research assistant would handle: historical charts, cross-references, splitting a study into weeks, rewording a phrase, finding articles, and making maps or visuals.

How do I know if I’m relying on AI too much?

Ask whether you’re using it to avoid the hard parts, like not understanding a passage, not knowing how to say something, or feeling your limits. If it’s replacing prayer or struggle, you’ve crossed the line.

Can I trust what AI says about the Bible? Not on its own. Ask for sources, check them, and stay in charge of the content. You’re the teacher, not the AI.

Is it okay to discuss Scripture mostly with AI? It shouldn’t replace friends. Reading the Bible with other women shows you how a passage applies to real lives, which helps you teach it.

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Scripture referenced: Matthew 28:19–20, 2 Corinthians 10:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 4:7, and James 3:1

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