Megachurch Pastor Launches AI Prayer App
Megachurch Pastor Ron Carpenter has released a preview of a brand-new app that could change everything relating to the power of prayer.
Carpenter is known for his role as the pastor of Redemption Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and San Jose, California. Now, Carpenter is taking the power of prayer for his congregants into an entirely new realm: the world of artificial intelligence.
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The Google Play Store description of the app says: “The Ron Carpenter Ministries Advanced Archive app is a unique place where people from every background, race and walk of life come together in a place of community and purpose. This resource is dedicated to seeing people’s lives changed and leaders equipped. Get ready to change your mindset, master your feelings, and overcome life’s pressures. Transcend traditional time and access barriers by enabling 1-on-1 personalized interactions not possible before now.”
In a video posted online by Protestia, Carpenter can be seen using the app to show audiences how it works.
“OK, I’d love to have my own personal pastor,” Carpenter says in the video. “So, I hit the Ron Carpenter Ministries archive, and I call Pastor Ron.”
Megachurch pastor creates an app with an A.I. version of himself, so congregants can have ‘personalized, 1-on-1 interactions’ with "him" 24/7 for the low fee of just $49
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Carpenter used the feature to give the AI-generated pastor an example of a prayer request need for someone who is not feeling well. In response to the prayer request, the AI-generated Pastor Ron gave a brief introduction followed by a prayer for healing.
“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 to be upon them,” the AI Pastor Ron says.
According to Christian Post, the new feature will cost users $49 for the monthly plan to message and chat with the AI bot as frequently as they desire.
In this day and age, let’s press in to the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us to interact with others and technology in a way most pleasing to the Lord.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
