Defining the role of the church
in the age of AI

Shape the future

Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence. It's changing culture faster than anyone can keep up. On the one hand, many people are scared of what AI could do to humanity. On the other hand, some people describe the incredible innovations AI will deliver.

Join the frontlines as we equip ministry leaders to proactively harness AI to amplify the gospel, and frame the AI narrative with faith and integrity, becoming the conscience of their churches in this digital era.

Echo.Church – Sunnyvale
1145 E. Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

March 12, 2026

Telos Conference
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
for church leaders

Faith, AI & Following
Jesus in a Digital Age
6:30 pm
open to everyone

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Schedule

Registration

Main Session 1

Lunch

Breakouts

Main Session 2

Main Conference Dismiss

Registration for Evening Forum

Evening Forum (open to everyone)

9:30 am

10:00 am

12:15 pm

1:00 pm

2:00 pm

4:00 pm

6:30pm

7:00 pm

- How should Christians respond to AI?
- What is AI and what is happening?
- What should we be excited about and concerned about?
Breakout #1 | Jason Reynolds, Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church
AI & Preaching. Focusing on the Black Church tradition and his doctoral dissertation work on using AI in homiletics.
Breakout #2 | Jess Chin, Co-Founder, Liminal Group
Global Opportunity. Discussing AI as a cultural inroad and a tool for world missions and global voice.
Breakout #3 | Jevon Washington, Executive Pastor of Ministries, Menlo.Church
Church Operations. Practical applications of AI in HR, administration, and day-to-day church management.
Breakout #4 | Jim Stump, Vice President, BioLogos
Faith & Science. Integrating faith with scientific advancement and "thinking well" about the implications of AI.
Breakout #5 | Steele Billings, President of Gloo AI, Gloo
Faith-Aligned AI Tools. Showcasing the Gloo AI product and how to build technology that aligns with Christian values.
- How can pastors use AI?
- Panel: How Can the church serve workers in AI?
- How can we protect our kids from the dangers of AI?
- Where to go from here?
A Live Q&A Event : Pastor Phil Eubank from Menlo.Church and Pastor Jay Kim from WestGate Church tackle the topic of faith and AI from contrasting perspectives.

Breakout Sessions

Jason Reynolds, Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church
This interactive breakout invites preachers and pastors to explore AI tools in sermon preparation while engaging in honest theological conversation. Participants will discover practical benefits and wrestle with real pitfalls: Does AI risk displacing Spirit-led study? Can it undermine pastoral authenticity and congregational trust? What are the ecological impacts of AI use? This breakout equips preachers to engage these tools wisely and critically.
Jess Chin, Co‑Founder, Liminal Group
AI is becoming a new global “infrastructure layer,” changing how ideas travel, how cultures form, and how trust is built across borders and generations. This breakout will offer a clear map of the moment: the opportunity, the cultural dynamics, and the practical implications for the Church. Expect practical stories and use cases that help leaders build cross-cultural connection with Gen Z and missional credibility in a rapidly accelerating world.AI is becoming a new global “infrastructure layer,” changing how ideas travel, how cultures form, and how trust is built across borders and generations. This breakout will offer a clear map of the moment: the opportunity, the cultural dynamics, and the practical implications for the Church. Expect practical stories and use cases that help leaders build cross-cultural connection with Gen Z and missional credibility in a rapidly accelerating world.
Jevon Washington, Executive Pastor of Ministries, Menlo Church
Discover how AI can simplify church systems and empower leaders. Jevon offers practical tools to streamline HR, admin, and daily operations — freeing your team to focus on people over processes.
Jim Stump, Vice President, BioLogos
Is technology really neutral? AI is not just a tool that changes products; it changes practices, and practices form people. In this interactive session, we’ll consider AI scenarios that pastors encounter and we’ll ask: What did we make? What did we practice while making it? Who are we becoming as we rely on it? And who is affected or left out?
Steele Billings, President of Gloo AI, Gloo
See how technology can serve ministry, not the other way around. Steele discusses the latest AI research from Barna & Gloo and showcases new faith-aligned AI tools designed to help churches connect, care, and grow with integrity.

Faith, AI & Following Jesus in a Digital Age

Open to everyone

Join us for a live podcast-style conversation with Bay Area pastors.

Phil EuBank, lead pastor of Menlo Church, will host a discussion with Jay Kim, author of Analog Christian, and Justin Lester, known as ThatTechPastor. We'll go in depth on the topic of AI and explore wide-ranging perspectives together.