Elder software builder. I build faith-shaped tools and help church leaders use tech to serve people better. Founder of @ShepherdLinkApp
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I built this account talking about video games and sports. 🎮
But this past year, God completely changed my assignment.
I’m moving more toward Faith-Based Tech & Church Leadership.
If you’re an elder, minister, or church leader, this thread is for you. Follow the journey🧵👇
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Church leaders already carry spiritual, relational, and practical weight.
They should not also have to fight their tools to care for people well.
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If you already have ChatGPT, you may already have access to one of the most powerful streamer assistants nobody is talking about: Codex.
I made a quick tutorial showing how I used it to build a custom stream overlay and widgets in 15mins.
Streamers are sleeping on this.
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One lesson from building ShepherdLink:
the closer software gets to real ministry pain, the less generic it can be.
Specific problems deserve specific tools.
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There is a big difference between using AI for novelty and using it for stewardship.
I care much more about stewardship.
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Healthy church operations are not worldly.
They are one way we honor the people we are called to serve.
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People worry AI will make work less personal.
My experience is the opposite when it is used well.
It gives disciplined teams more room to be personal on purpose.
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If your team cannot quickly answer who needs attention this week, that is not just a data issue.
It is a care visibility issue.
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The best AI implementations usually start small:
one queue
one report
one follow-up loop
one decision process
Then they compound.
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Churches do not need enterprise complexity.
They need software that understands attendance, care, follow-up, notes, and people who serve with limited time.
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We are actually watching Wemby’s arc as a villain appear before our eyes. #NBAFinals
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The more I use Codex, the more I think workflow design is one of the most underrated leverage points in modern work.
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I’ve never been so productive …. ever!
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A care task sitting overdue is more than a missed checkbox.
It might represent a hospital visit, a grieving family, or a member quietly disconnecting.
That is why systems matter.
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I am not trying to make church work feel robotic.
I am trying to make sure repetitive admin does not consume the energy that should be spent on people.
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I wish more church teams treated follow-up like discipleship infrastructure instead of admin overhead.
What gets followed up on gets remembered.
What gets remembered gets cared for.
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A good workflow does not just automate action.
It creates clarity:
what happened,
what changed,
what is blocked,
and what the next step is.
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Shout out to the guy who turned in my wallet after my stupid self left it the golf cart last night.
Just thinking of replacing all of them cards had me fuming all night. 😡 😤
Still good people in this world.
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When churches outgrow informal communication, they face a choice:
either build healthier systems
or normalize dropped balls.
That is a leadership decision.
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I am interested in AI that helps real operators.
The kind that can sort a queue, summarize a thread, draft a plan, or keep execution from stalling.
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