Christian AI Ethics Charter

The Christian AI Ethics Charter exists to help churches and Christian organisations approach artificial intelligence with biblical wisdom, practical responsibility and spiritual discernment.

AI should not train people for captivity. It should serve truth, dignity, freedom and human flourishing under God.

1. Human dignity

Every person is made in the image of God. AI must never reduce people to data points, targets, profiles or productivity units. Churches should use AI in ways that honour human dignity, protect the vulnerable and preserve the value of embodied relationships.

2. Truth and transparency

AI-generated content should be used honestly. Churches should not present AI-generated material as human discernment, pastoral wisdom or divine revelation. Where AI has significantly assisted public communication, teaching preparation or decision support, appropriate transparency should be considered.

3. Stewardship and accountability

AI tools must be governed, not merely adopted. Leaders remain responsible for what their organisation uses, publishes, automates and stores. Convenience is not a substitute for accountability.

4. Safeguarding and protection

AI must not be used to process live safeguarding cases, abuse disclosures or sensitive information about children, young people or vulnerable adults. Safeguarding concerns must be handled through proper human leadership, church policy and relevant authorities.

5. Privacy and data restraint

Churches handle deeply personal information. Personal, pastoral, donor, HR, counselling or safeguarding data should not be entered into public AI tools. The safest data is often the data never shared.

6. Human oversight

AI may assist drafting, administration, analysis and planning, but it must not replace responsible human judgement. Important decisions affecting people, care, leadership, safeguarding, employment or governance require accountable human review.

7. Formation and wisdom

Technology shapes habits, attention and imagination. Churches should ask not only what AI can do, but what repeated AI use is doing to the people who use it. AI should support wisdom, not replace prayer, study, discernment or deep thought.

8. Communion over replacement

The Church is a body, not a platform. AI should serve communion, pastoral presence and faithful community life. It should not become a substitute for embodied care, fellowship, discipleship or accountable leadership.

9. Restoration when harm occurs

When AI causes harm, confusion, misuse or reputational damage, the response should include honesty, accountability, repair and learning. Responsible governance includes preparing for what happens when tools fail.

Final statement

Kingdom Intelligence Institute encourages churches to engage AI neither with fear nor with hype, but with faithful responsibility. AI is a tool. It must remain a servant, never a master.