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Most pastors and practicing Christians are worried about artificial intelligence replacing God, yet they continue to use the technology anyway, according to new data released by Barna Group.
The data released last month by the Christian research firm was based on two surveys conducted in partnership with Gloo, as part of the State of the Church initiative. One survey conducted in November 2025 collected responses from 1,514 U.S. adults. Another study conducted in December 2025 collected responses from 442 Protestant pastors in the U.S.
Researchers found that Christians expressed strong openness to using AI across multiple domains of life, with 48% saying they trust the technology to help them grow spiritually.
Almost three in five respondents (61%) said they would also completely or somewhat trust AI to help them achieve financial stability, while 56% said they trust AI to help with their mental and physical well-being.
More than half also said they would trust the technology to help them feel happy and content with life, understand and express their true selves, find a sense of meaning or purpose, and build meaningful relationships with others. Practicing Christians also expressed higher trust in AI than their pastors and non-practicing Christians, the research found.
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The data released last month by the Christian research firm was based on two surveys conducted in partnership with Gloo, as part of the State of the Church initiative. One survey conducted in November 2025 collected responses from 1,514 U.S. adults. Another study conducted in December 2025 collected responses from 442 Protestant pastors in the U.S.
Researchers found that Christians expressed strong openness to using AI across multiple domains of life, with 48% saying they trust the technology to help them grow spiritually.
Almost three in five respondents (61%) said they would also completely or somewhat trust AI to help them achieve financial stability, while 56% said they trust AI to help with their mental and physical well-being.
More than half also said they would trust the technology to help them feel happy and content with life, understand and express their true selves, find a sense of meaning or purpose, and build meaningful relationships with others. Practicing Christians also expressed higher trust in AI than their pastors and non-practicing Christians, the research found.
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Most pastors, practicing Christians worry about AI replacing God but use it anyway: Barna
A majority of pastors and practicing Christians are worried about artificial intelligence replacing God, yet they continue to use the technology anyway, according to new data released by Barna Group
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