In my last post, I covered the foundational biblical principles for thinking about AI. Today, I want to make a more practical point: Artificial intelligence can help Christians be better stewards in their vocations.
Properly directed, AI already helps doctors catch cancers earlier, teachers tailor lessons for struggling students, and farmers grow more with less water and fertilizer, while also accelerating research on diseases and clean energy.
None of this erases scarcity overnight, but it does stretch what we have—offering concrete foretastes of the abundance God ultimately intends. Our call is to shape these technologies with wisdom and neighborly love so that they serve human flourishing and hint at the greater plenty still to come.
Consider some concrete examples of how AI is already enhancing rather than replacing human work:
- Medical professionals use AI to identify patterns in medical imaging that human eyes might miss, leading to earlier cancer detection and better patient outcomes.
- Financial advisors leverage AI to analyze market trends and risk factors, allowing them to provide better counsel to their clients.
- Content creators use AI tools to generate ideas, improve their writing, and reach broader audiences with their message.
- Small business owners employ AI to handle routine customer service inquiries, freeing them to focus on strategy and relationship-building.
In each case, the human element remains irreplaceable. AI provides computational power; humans provide wisdom, creativity, and moral reasoning.
Practical Steps: Becoming an AI User, Not an AI Victim
Here are four principles I’ve found helpful for navigating this transition:
- Embrace Lifelong Learning
The half-life of skills is shrinking. What you learned in college may not be sufficient for your entire career. This has always been true to some extent—AI just accelerates the trend.
Yet learning has never been more accessible. Online courses, tutorials, and AI-powered educational tools can help you develop new skills. View this as an opportunity for growth rather than a burden.
- Focus on Uniquely Human Skills
AI excels at data processing and pattern recognition, but it struggles with emotional intelligence, creative problem-solving, ethical reasoning, and complex communication. Invest in developing these distinctly human capabilities:
- Relationship building and communication
- Creative and strategic thinking
- Ethical reasoning and moral judgment
- Leadership and team collaboration
- Learn to Work With AI, Not Against It
The most successful professionals of the next decade will be those who learn to collaborate effectively with AI systems. You can start doing this now! This means:
- Understanding what AI can and cannot do
- Learning to use AI tools to enhance your productivity
- Developing skills in prompting, training, and managing AI systems
- Maintaining human oversight of AI-generated work
Think of AI as a highly capable research assistant or analytical tool—one that can help you do your job better, not one that will replace you entirely.
Give a few of the large models a try and see how they’re different and similar. After a few weeks, go back and see how they’ve improved. If you’re looking for more information and practical tips, I recommend the book Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick and his email newsletter One Useful Thing. As he says, “Today’s AI is the worst AI you’ll ever work with.”
- Maintain a Kingdom Perspective
Your ultimate identity and security don’t come from your job title or skillset—they come from being a beloved child of God. While it’s wise to adapt professionally, don’t let career anxiety or fear of the future overshadow the more fundamental truth of who you are in Christ.
Use this season of technological change as an opportunity to reflect on your calling. How might AI enable you to serve others more effectively? How could these new tools help you accomplish work that advances human flourishing and reflects God’s glory?
The Future is Full of Opportunity
I’m optimistic about what lies ahead. Not because I think the transition will be easy—significant change never is—but because I believe in human creativity, divine sovereignty, and the power of free markets to create value and opportunity.
The same God who gave humans the capacity to develop AI also gave us the wisdom to use it well. The same economic principles that have lifted billions out of poverty over the past two centuries will continue to create prosperity as we learn to harness new tools.
Some jobs will disappear. New ones will emerge. This transition will require adaptability and learning. However, AI will not fundamentally undermine human dignity or eliminate the need for human creativity and wisdom.
The future is bright for those who approach it with wisdom, faith, and a willingness to grow. As Christians, we have every reason to be at the forefront of that future.
