2027 CFW Conference

What story is AI telling us?

FUTUREOFFAITH

A Christian conference on AI,formation, and human flourishingthrough the gospel
TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20
January 29-30, 2027
Tickets go on sale September 20
W83 Ministry Center
// Faith
// Technology
// Human Flourishing

Not fear. Not hype. Christian wisdom. Gospel hope.

01 About the conference

The future of AI raises deeper questions about the future of human life.

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What does it mean to be human when machines can generate language, images, music, and code?

Q02

What is work for when more of it can be automated?

Q03

How is AI shaping our attention, relationships, expectations, and desires?

Q05

Where should we place our hope in a time of rapid technological change?

This conference is not about learning the latest AI tools or becoming more productive. It is a space to slow down, think carefully, and consider how Christians can engage AI faithfully within the larger Christian story. The rise of AI is raising deeper questions about what it means to be human, how we are being formed, and what faithful Christian life looks like in a future increasingly shaped by technology.

Together, we will ask not only what AI can do, but what it forms, what it costs, who it affects, and how Christians can live with wisdom, love, and hope in an AI-shaped world.

Hosted by the Center for Faith & Work

02 Speakers

Mainstage Speakers

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Andy Crouch

Partner for Theology & Culture, Praxis Author, The Life We’re Looking For

About Andy

Andy Crouch

Partner for Theology & Culture, Praxis Author, The Life We’re Looking For

Andy Crouch is Partner for Theology and Culture at Praxis and a Teaching Fellow with Practicing the Way. His work explores the intersection of faith, technology, culture, power, leadership, and the image of God. He is the author of several widely read books, including The Life We’re Looking For, The Tech-Wise Family, Strong and Weak, Playing God, and Culture Making. Before joining Praxis, he spent more than a decade at Christianity Today, including serving as executive editor. Andy brings a deeply thoughtful and practical voice to questions of how technology shapes human life, relationships, and Christian formation.

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Meghan Sullivan

Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Director, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good

About Meghan

Meghan Sullivan

Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Director, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good

Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of its Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. She also directs Notre Dame’s university-wide Ethics Initiative and works at the intersection of virtue ethics, love, faith, and emerging technology. Meghan leads DELTA, a major initiative developing a faith-based framework for human formation and ethics in the age of AI. She is co-author of The Good Life Method and author of Time Biases, and her work has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. Her work asks how ancient wisdom and Christian moral reflection can help us navigate the deepest ethical questions raised by AI and modern life.

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Christopher Watkin

Associate Professor, Monash University Author, Biblical Critical Theory

About Christopher

Christopher Watkin

Associate Professor, Monash University Author, Biblical Critical Theory

Christopher Watkin is Associate Professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where his work explores philosophy, theology, culture, and the ideas that shape contemporary life. He is the author of the award-winning Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture. His writing helps Christians identify the hidden assumptions beneath modern cultural narratives and bring them into conversation with the biblical story. Chris is also a Fellow of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics and has written extensively on thinkers such as Derrida, Foucault, and contemporary secular culture. His work is especially focused on helping Christians engage culture with both theological depth and practical wisdom.

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More speakers and session details will be announced soon.

03 Who this is for

You do not need to be an AI expert to attend.

A01

Already using AI at work

Professionals wrestling with productivity pressure, skill atrophy, and identity in their work.

A02

Anxious or skeptical

Anyone unsettled by what AI means for their job, their children, or their attention.

A03

Seekers and friends

You do not need to be a Christian to come. Bring someone who is asking the deeper questions.

A04

Pastors and leaders

Shepherds discerning how to care for congregations in an AI-shaped world.

04 What you'll leave with

Four things you carry home.

01

Theological clarity

A biblical framework for understanding AI inside the larger story of creation, fall, redemption, and new creation.

02

A space for seekers & skeptics

Room to explore the questions AI is raising, and to encounter a compelling Christian vision of dignity and hope.

03

Moral & vocational discernment

Greater understanding of what AI forms, costs, who it affects and what love of neighbor requires in this new age.

04

Embodied practices

Worship, prayer, Sabbath, attention, community, and limits — practices for living as a redemptive presence.

05 Program

Schedule at a Glance

Subject to final program adjustments. Speaker assignments added once confirmed.

Friday Evening
  • 6:00 PMDoors Open
  • 7:00 PMWelcome, Scripture, Prayer & Worship
  • 7:20 PMMain Session #1
  • 8:20 PMModerated Q&A
  • 9:00 PMReception
Saturday Morning
  • 8:30 AMDoors Open & Check-In
  • 9:00 AMWorship & Gathering
  • 9:20 AMConference Frame & Prayer
  • 9:25 AMMain Session #2
  • 10:25 AMMain Session #3
  • 11:00 AMPanel Discussion
Saturday Afternoon
  • 12:00 PMVocational Lunches or Lunch on your own
  • 1:30 PMBreakout Session 1
  • 2:30 PMBreak
  • 2:45 PMBreakout Session 2
  • 4:00 PMMain Session #4
  • 5:20 PMWorship & Commissioning
06 Breakout sessions

Go deeper on what AI touches in your life

Saturday afternoon tracks

  • Track A - Discovering Your AI-Proof Calling
  • Track B - Can a Machine Keep Us Company?
  • Track C - What Happens to Creativity When Machines Generate?
  • Track D - Embodied Practices: Spiritual Formation for the AI Age
  • Track E - AI from the Inside: What Christian Practitioners Are Seeing
07 Vocational lunches

Discuss AI with others working in your field

Optional add-on · Advance registration required

On Saturday, a limited number of attendees can opt into a guided lunch with others working in related fields. Together, participants will discuss how AI is reshaping their work and what faithful Christian presence might look like in their sphere.

The vocational lunch is an additional-cost add-on, not included in the base ticket. Each sphere has a capacity cap, and seats are assigned during registration on a first-come basis, subject to availability.

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08 Pre-conference

Church Leaders Workshop: Pastoring in an AI Age

A half-day workshop for pastors and church staff, held the day before the main conference. Space is limited.

Led by Paul Taylor, co-founder of the Bay Area Center for Faith, Work & Tech and Director of Unify at Transforming the Bay with Christ, the workshop will combine short talks, case discussions, and practical working sessions to move from broad questions about AI to concrete decisions churches are already facing. Participants will leave with practical principles and the beginnings of an AI policy their church can adapt.

"Should our church use AI?" is too broad a question to be very helpful. The better questions are: Where might AI genuinely serve ministry? Where should we be cautious? And what should remain distinctly human?
When
Thursday, January 28 · 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Cost
$40 · Lunch included
Who
For pastors and church staff

Sign up on the same registration form. Seats are limited.

TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20
09 Questions & Answers

Before you register

10 Tickets

Registration

One registration includes Friday evening and all Saturday conference programming.

Early Bird$140

Available until the early bird deadline.

Registration opens soon

TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20
Standard$180

Regular registration.

Registration opens soon

TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20

Registration includes:

  • +Friday evening gathering
  • +Saturday mainstage sessions and panels
  • +Breakout sessions
  • +Worship and guided reflection
  • +Conference materials

Optional Add-On: Guided Saturday vocational lunch. Additional cost, limited capacity, advance reservation required. Childcare is not provided.

Venue

W83 Ministry Center

150 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024

Getting There

Upper West Side

1 to 86th Street · B/C to 81st Street

Expected Attendance

Join 500+

Christians, practitioners, pastors, parents, educators, artists, and leaders from across New York City and beyond.

Tickets go on sale September 20.

Early Bird $140 · Standard $180. One registration, Friday evening and all Saturday.

TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20