τέκτων (tektōn)
David Swisherτέκτων (tektōn) is about the intersection of technology, innovation, and ministry, with a special emphasis on responsible use of generative AI. It refers to an artisan, craftsman, builder..someone who works with their hands, and it was Jesus' occupation.
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Issachar in the Age of AI
The Church is not known to be a group of early adopters. After all, we are a people who have spent centuries arguing about music, pews, the color of carpets, and more, and we resist a lot of fads and trends. There is something healthy in th...
No AI in the Pulpit? Taking the Resistance Seriously
A metalsmith forges a silver chalice with an Episcopal priest preaching to a congregation from an elevated pulpit. Image developed collaboratively with Gemini 3 by David J. Swisher.
Before he wore the miter, Dunstan worked a forge.
The te...
BOOK REVIEWS: AI for Church & Ministry Leaders
I have been tracking every book that has been published about artificial intelligence (AI) for church and ministry contexts since early 2023, and I have almost all of them in my personal collection. I maintain a complete list with brief syn...
An AI Book for Ministry That Takes Formation Seriously (BOOK REVIEW)
Peruse almost any book about AI and ministry, and you’ll find essentially the same three questions: Is this thing safe? Can I use it? Where do I draw the line? Those are fair questions. I’ve been tracking every book that has been published...
A Chapel in a Cannon Factory
Ask any pastor or seminary student about John Wesley, and you will hear about the preaching. You’ll hear about the revivals, the class meetings and societies that organized a movement so effectively that we still study his methods today. Al...
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David Swisher is a ministry technologist who leads technology innovation and AI training & consulting. An ordained Wesleyan minister with 30+ years of bivocational ministry experience, he serves as Director of Online Services at Kingswood University.
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