A six-episode video curriculum for pastoral leadership
Equipping pastors for the AI age
Clarity — not hype, not fear. Project 1232 equips pastors to understand what AI actually does, think through what it means for ministry, and lead from conviction — not just react to whatever's loudest.
Pilot cohort · Summer 2026
“…those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”
1 Chronicles 12:32 — the verse behind the name
AI is already in the church. Guidance hasn’t caught up.
61%
of pastors now use AI weekly — up from 25% just one year ago
64%
of preaching pastors use AI in sermon preparation
73%
of churches still have no formal AI policy
The Project
Formation, not just information
Project 1232 is a film-based curriculum built with working pastors, not just for them. Six episodes pair teaching, interviews from inside the AI field, and honest pastor roundtables with practical modules your staff can put to work — built on the DELTA framework: Dignity, Embodiment, Love, Transcendence, and Agency.
Consider
What is true — theologically and pastorally — about this technology and the people in your care?
Leverage
How might AI be used constructively — so the load gets lighter without ministry getting thinner?
Protect
What must be guarded or limited — presence, voice, judgment — no matter how capable the tools become?
The Curriculum
Six episodes. One sustained argument.
Each episode asks one big question — and pairs it with a practical module mapped to the decisions your church actually faces.
Episode 1 · Clarity
What does AI actually do — and what should every pastor understand before it starts shaping their ministry?
Episode 2 · Dignity
How do you use AI without losing sight of the actual person in front of you?
Episode 3 · Embodiment
What does your presence make possible that nothing else — including AI — can?
Episode 4 · Love
How do you put AI to work without letting efficiency quietly replace love?
Episode 5 · Transcendence
When the tools are genuinely good, how do you make sure God is still first?
Episode 6 · Agency
When AI acts on your behalf, how do you remain the one who answers for it?
The People
Theologians, technologists, and working pastors
Paul Taylor
Teacher
President and Co-founder, Bay Area Center for Faith, Work & Tech
Jimmy Lin
Teacher
Founder of Center for Ethical Intelligence
Meghan Sullivan
Teacher
Director, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame.
Adam Kronk
Teacher
Research Strategy and External Engagement, Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good.
Travis Jamieson
Project Director
Director of Church Engagement, Faith Work & Tech.
Parker Barnes
Guest
AI policy and safety, Google DeepMind.
The Pastors
Built with working pastors
The roundtable conversations are anchored by pastors serving real congregations across the Bay Area — diverse traditions, church sizes, and ministry contexts.
Phil EuBank
Menlo Church
Kaloma Smith
UAMEZ Church · Palo Alto
Jay Kim
WestGate Church
Filipe Santos
Echo.Church
Sara Bentley
Vintage Faith Church
Justin Lester
Friendship Vallejo
Susan Van Riesen
Palo Alto Vineyard Church
Neal Presa
Presbytery of San José
Partners
Project 1232 is developed by Faith Work and Tech, Transforming the Bay with Christ, the Center for Ethical Intelligence, and Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good — practitioners, theologians, and educators working at the intersection of faith and technology.
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