Missional AI Podcast

What happens when people start talking to an app the way they might talk to God? In this episode, we sit down with the team behind Hello Bible — the AI-powered Bible companion born in France, one of the most secular countries in the world. Founder and pastor Eric shares how a vision he first introduced in Orlando became a reality now measured in 120,000 downloads and more than 5 million conversati...

Is AI really coming for your job — or just the parts of it you never wanted in the first place? We turn the tables on one of our own: innovation strategist and futurist James Poulter (JP) joins host Josiah to talk about his first book, AI at Work (out August 20, 2026). They dig into the "full stack organization," why the future belongs to creative generalists rather than specialists, age...

Tens of millions of Iranians consume gospel media — but only thousands ever make the phone call. Fear of punishment, fear of shame, no safe person to ask. How do you bridge the gap between curiosity and connection at scale? Stu Cranney sits down with Lana Silk of Transform Iran to talk about KAIROS, a free AI-powered evangelism and discipleship platform built for Farsi and other right-to-left lang...

What does it look like to shape AI for the glory of God? In this episode of the Missional AI Podcast, guest host Josiah sits down live from Silicon Valley with Steele Billings (President of Gloo AI) and Nick Skiltin (former NASA technology and innovation leader, 25 years) of Gloo — the Boulder, Colorado technology company serving the faith and flourishing ecosystem. They unpack the unconventional...

What does it look like to build technology redemptively in the middle of war, an industry-wide identity crisis, and the fastest technological shift of our lifetime? Recorded on-site at the Missional AI SV'26 Global Summit in Silicon Valley, James Poulter sits down with James Kelly — founder of FaithTech and a global leader of the faith-and-technology movement. Now active in 50 cities worldwide...

Recorded live from Silicon Valley at the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit, Josiah sits down with Natchi Lazarus to discuss his brand-new book Spirit Led Intelligence — released just days before this conversation. Natchi has been at the intersection of faith and technology for nearly two decades. Based in Chennai, India, he and his wife began helping their local church with digital ministry in the m...

A billion Bible app installs. Sixteen AI agents. One uncomfortable insight about fluency vs. intelligence. Bobby Gruenewald joins JP on the Missional AI Podcast. What does it look like to lead a ministry through its biggest technological shift in a generation — right after crossing a billion installs? Bobby Gruenewald, Founder of YouVersion, sits down with JP to talk about what the billion-install...

"The question isn't how should I use AI — it's how I shouldn't." That insight from Yvonne Carlson sets the tone for our Silicon Valley summit debrief. Recorded at the Missional AI SV'26 Global Summit in Santa Clara, James Poulter sits down with Joshua Seale (Missional AI / Biblica) and Yvonne Carlson to unpack why Silicon Valley felt like the right place to gather this ye...

Dr. John Lennox on AI, the image of God, and the return of Christ. Recorded in Oxford as foundational content for the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit. What does the AI revolution mean for what it means to be human? This conversation was foundational content for the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit. We deeply wanted Dr. John Lennox's voice shaping the room in Santa Clara, but travel wasn't p...

What if responsible AI isn't a brake on innovation — but the engine that drives it? In this episode, Joshua Seale sits down with Maria Luciana Axente, founder of Responsible Intelligence and one of Europe's foremost voices on AI governance. With a decade of experience advising organizations like UNICEF and NATO, Maria brings rare clarity to a conversation the faith community desperately needs to h...

The Missional AI 2026 Global Summit is almost here. In this episode, host James Poulter is joined by Joshua Seale (Senior Director of Digital Products, Biblica) and Yvonne Carlson (CTO, Global Media Outreach) to give you the full inside track on what's coming in Silicon Valley this April. They unpack why the community is making the move to the epicenter of global AI innovation, walk through the br...

What if you could go from idea to working prototype on a single flight — no developer, no team, no budget? For Dr. Don Barger, that's just a normal Tuesday. Don is the Director of Innovation and AI at the International Mission Board, one of the largest evangelical mission organizations in the world. With 27 years of mission experience across Peru, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and beyond, he join...

Dr. Richard Susskind has spent four decades studying the social, legal, and ethical implications of emerging technology — and he's sounding the alarm. In this episode, we sit down with Richard to explore why leading AI researchers now believe AGI is just five to ten years away, what that means for society and the church, and why the window to act is now. From the problem of AI control to the need...

What if the greatest barrier to sharing the gospel — language — was suddenly no longer an issue? In this episode, we sit down with Yvonne Carlson, Chief Technology Officer at Global Media Outreach and board member of Faith Tech, about how AI is reshaping digital evangelism and discipleship. Yvonne shares how GMO is deploying chatbot technology and AI-powered messaging assistants to connect seekers...

Alfred Biehler spent 13 years at Google London, finishing as Head of Innovation — a title he created for himself and simply used until it stuck. But his most powerful innovation habit had nothing to do with tech: before advising any organization, he'd ask God what He wanted to say to them. In this episode, Alfred and the Missional AI team explore why the church is scared of AI when it should be en...

What if the most powerful innovation isn't about bleeding-edge technology, but about using what you already have in new and strategic ways? In this episode recorded live at CV Global Digital Day in London, Joshua Seale shares Biblica's remarkable journey of digital Bible distribution—230 apps, 7 million users, half a billion Scripture engagements, and zero lines of code written by their team. But...

In this thought-provoking episode recorded live at CV Global Digital Day in London, James Poulter challenges us to move beyond asking "What is AI?" to wrestling with the more critical questions: How should we use it, and why? As we stand at the threshold of agentic AI—where artificial intelligence doesn't just respond but actually does the work for us—James explores the profound ethical implicatio...

What if the greatest threat to your nonprofit isn't lack of funding or passion—but a quiet crisis happening in your donor database right now? Most nonprofit CEOs claim they have "good retention," but when you peel back the onion, the reality is sobering: organizations are losing 40% or more of their donors every single year. It's nearly impossible to build a sustainable mission when you're hemorrh...

Join us for a special episode recorded in Paris, where Joshua sits down with James Poulter and Éric Célérier for an intimate planning session about the future of Missional AI. Fresh from exploring the spiritual renewal happening across Europe, the team shares their vision for the 2026 summit in Silicon Valley and the evolution from an annual conference to a year-round movement. In this episode, yo...

What if the key to building transformative AI isn't just technical prowess, but divine intelligence? In this compelling conversation, Joshua sits down with Éric Célérier a French technologist and ministry pioneer who's spent decades at the intersection of faith and technology. Eric founded jesus.net, a global cooperation of 130 ministries operating in 40 languages, and is now building Hello Bible,...

Here's a reformatted version with better structure and flow: What if the secret to keeping pace with AI isn't working harder, but working together? In this builder panel episode, host James Poulter sits down with three pioneers of open innovation in the faith tech space: James Kelly (Founder, Faith Tech), Ali Llewellyn (Gloo Open), and Nick Skitland (Gloo Open). As new AI models drop on Saturday a...

What if the biggest barrier to Bible translation isn't time or money—but capturing the right data? In this episode of the Global Missional AI Podcast, we explore how two organizations are revolutionizing Bible translation for the world's lowest-resourced languages. Jacob Bullock from SIL Global and Daniel Wilson from XRi Global share their groundbreaking approach to collecting and optimizing langu...

In this episode of the Global Missional AI Podcast, host James Poulter sits down with Pat Gelsinger, retired CEO of Intel and now Executive Chair of Gloo and Head of Technology. Pat shares his perspective on why AI represents the biggest technological shift yet—one where computers finally adapt to humans rather than the other way around. Drawing parallels to the Gutenberg printing press and Martin...

How do you reduce a 50-year Bible translation project to just 5 years? In this episode of the Global Missional AI Podcast, host Joshua Seale sits down with Geof Morin, CEO of Biblica—a 216-year-old Bible ministry serving 6 billion people through over 100 translations. Geof shares how Biblica pioneered AI-assisted Bible translation four years ago and became a rallying point for ministry leaders thr...

Every week, hosts Joshua Seale, James Poulter, Josiah Palusky and Stuart Cranney speak with world leading experts in the space of Christian Mission and AI. This conversation is an extension of what takes place at the Global Missional AI Summits. Join us for these insightful and fascinating conversations. Find out what is actually happening and going on in the redemptive use of AI.