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Kenny Jahng
Kenny Jahng is Editor-In-Chief at ChurchTechToday.com. He's also the founder of AIforChurchLeaders.com and ChurchGrowthWorkshops.com. He’s served as Church Online Pastor at one of Outreach Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Church’s in America. Kenny is also a Certified StoryBrand Guide and CEO of Big Click Syndicate, a strategic marketing advisory firm helping Christian ministries build digital marketing engines that engage the right audiences. Kenny earned his M.Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary, MBA at Columbia Business School, and BA at Duke University. You can connect with Kenny via meetwithkenny.com
What is the ministry challenge keeping you up at night?
Gloo's AI & the Church Report (2023) identified that over 2/3 of church leaders don't think that AI will significantly impact their work. The Church is going to loose ground if it ignores / misses the current disruption inflection point that we're living through right now. How might we increase awareness, educate, normalize, and democratize sensible use of AI in ministry?
What is the greatest hope for God’s work in 2023 you’re dreaming about?
Our objective with AIforChurchLeaders.com is to help train 5,000 church leaders to use AI in ministry work over the next year.
What is a non-ministry activity that brings you joy and energy?
Lately, the efficient and effective humbling and character-building activity called golf.
What are the top 1-3 essentials for the Church in America to address to reach those who are spiritually open, but not yet following Jesus?
Top 1-3 essentials for the Church in America to address in order to reach those who are spiritually open, but not yet following Jesus:
1. Address the disproportionate focus and pressure on Sunday morning worship services to do the majority of the work that the Church is called to do.
2. Innovate and develop more methods for engaging spiritually open people in each neighborhood - outside of church-centric events & programs.
3. Activate more laypeople to witness through their relationships, work, etc.