Megachurch Pastor Creates A.I. Version of Himself So Congregants Can Have ‘Personalized, 1-on-1 Interactions’
Ron Carpenter is a senior pastor of Redemption World Outreach Center in Greenville, South Carolina. According to his church bio, he is “recognized as a leader of leaders” and has “advised, consulted, and mentored CEOs, pastors, and political leaders around the world for over two decades.”
Readers of Protestia will recognize him for the messy saga where he sued his former church for a $6.25M retirement package, for having a parsonage appraised at $7.2M, and for teaching weird gnosticism and law of attraction nonsense.
Carpenter is nothing if not busy, however, and he has teased “The Ron Carpenter Ministries Advanced Archive” app which is “a unique place where people from every background, race, and walk of life come together in a place of community and purpose.”
The app will let users “transcend traditional time and access barriers by enabling 1-on-1 personalized interactions not possible before now,” and where “Over 30 years of experience makes the voice of Pastor Ron Carpenter an invaluable asset to any leader.”
Notably, we are told that “the software grows along with you, referencing past conversations, and personalizing responses.”
In short, people can have their “own personal pastor.”
Using the example of someone asking him to pray for them, an AI-generated version of Carpenter will proceed to pray saying “Hey there, I’m sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. Let’s take a moment to pray together. Heavenly Father, I thank you that you know us and hear us. Right now, I lift up my friend to you. I ask for your healing touch to be upon.”
Thankfully, Carpenter’s AI pastor is behind a $49 paywall, so hopefully, that will dissuade most people from being tempted to use this thing.
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“I ask for your healing touch to be upon.”
Sounds like they were worried AI Ron would go pronoun wonky if they let it use pronouns, and now its dropping accusative pronouns and making ungrammatical sentences. The healing touch that’s upon, without being upon anyone.
This could’ve really helped out Steve Lawson with his disdain for shepherding.
kinda reminds me of the song Personal Jesus…
No man, government, religion, philosophy, etc. will stop what is occurring around the world. And that goes for our churches which have based their organizations (denominations) after mans organizations, not Gods Pattern for His Church and Families.
Man’s churches are failing as we enter the end of days of which we have been forewarned. Man’s Churches have assumed to themselves priesthoods and authority (as they supposed) thereby dividing believers one against another. They also assumed responsibilities which God ordained and appointed for Men and Women (The Family) not men’s churches. That is why Christian Families are failing like secular families.
What is God’s Church? It’s Jesus Christ and Born Again Believers having the indwelling of the Holy Spirit our True Guide, our True Teacher, our True Comforter along with God’s Word and the Testimony of His Creation. They are the living
breathing Church Of God, adopted Sons and Daughters of God destined to be with Him throughout eternity.
Money has no value here, no trips to Alaska, no books to purchase, no – none of that.
I invite you visit https://www.knowingforyourself.com/
If nothing else read from the home page and then, at the top of the home page read from: God’s Family – God’s Church – Message of the Temple Veil, and the Women at the well – Rebuild Restore.
Think for yourself and share this site with others. “For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come out in the open.” Luke 8:17
Best to all in Jesus Christ our Savior and Redeemer. Daniel
P.S. Want to know who is the Prince of this world, and his followers? First read the ten Commandments (Thou shalt not) as given in your Bible. Then read them again starting first with the 10th command saying ”Thou Shalt” and you shall know who the god of this world is and those who follow him. Think about it.