Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concern for businesses and churches. It is a present reality that most organizations are navigating without much guidance. I write and speak on AI from two distinct angles – the business and MSP side, and the ministry and small church side – and the questions are more similar than most people expect.
AI for Business Leaders and MSPs
The AI conversation in most businesses is happening without the IT department. Employees are using ChatGPT, Copilot, and dozens of other tools on their own – sometimes with client data, sometimes with confidential information, almost always without a policy. For MSPs, this creates both a risk and an opportunity.
At RewiredMSP.com, I have been writing about what AI actually means for managed service providers:
- AI Acceptable Use Policy: A Framework and Template for Business Owners – Your employees are already using AI. Here is how to build a policy that actually works.
- How MSP Leaders Should Enable Their Teams to Use AI Without Creating Fear, Chaos, or Client Risk – The right way to lead AI adoption inside your MSP.
- AI for MSPs: The Complete Hub – Everything on shadow AI, governance frameworks, the AI revenue gap, and legal liability.
- The AI Buildout Will Create More IT Demand Than Most MSPs Realize – The real MSP opportunity in the AI boom.
I speak on AI enablement, ROI, acceptable use, safety, and governance for MSP conferences and business leadership events. See the full topic list at AI Speaking for Business and MSPs.
AI for Pastors and Small Churches
Small churches are facing AI questions they were not prepared for. Pastors are using AI tools to save time on sermon prep and communications. Volunteers are using AI to create children’s ministry materials. And most churches have no policy, no theological framework, and no one to ask.
At MinistryPlace.net, I have been building practical AI resources for small and rural churches:
- A Theology of AI for Small Church Pastors: What the Bible Says About Technology, Work, and Human Dignity – A biblical framework for thinking about AI.
- AI and Data Privacy in the Small Church – What happens to your members’ information when you use AI tools.
- AI for Small Church Children’s Ministry – How to use AI to save time on lesson planning and communications.
- AI and Copyright: What Every Church Needs to Know – Who owns AI-generated content and when you need permission.
I speak on AI theology, enablement, safety, data privacy, and governance for ministry conferences and church leadership events. See the full topic list at AI Speaking for Ministry and Small Churches.
What These Two Conversations Have in Common
Whether I am talking to an MSP owner or a rural pastor, the core AI questions are the same: What does this actually do? What does it actually risk? Who is responsible when something goes wrong? And how do we make decisions about it that we can stand behind?
The answers are different in each context – the legal exposure is different, the theological stakes are different, the practical constraints are different. But the need for honest, grounded guidance is the same.
That is what I bring to both conversations. 30 years of working with technology and people, and a clear-eyed view of what AI actually is and what it actually requires.
Speaking on AI
I am available to speak on AI at MSP conferences, technology events, ministry conferences, denominational gatherings, and church leadership retreats. Topics include AI enablement, ROI, acceptable use policy, safety, data privacy, governance, and the theology of AI.
- AI Speaking for Business and MSPs – Full topic list for technology and business events
- AI Speaking for Ministry and Small Churches – Full topic list for ministry and church events
- Speaking and Podcasting – All speaking topics and booking information
- Work With Me – Consulting and other ways to work together