Are robot pastors really the future of the church?

Editor’s Note: Last week, BBC World News released an interesting documentary on the rise of AI and robotic technology in faith gatherings around the world. This topic has been top of mind for a few weeks since I learned of the coming film. Back in February 2020, I wrote this article that sums up a few of my thoughts about how these dreams of robot pastors reveal a deficiency in the church as well as a faulty understanding of the role of technology in our lives.

As the conversation about the r...