In October 2025, OpenAI (the company behind ChatGPT) launched Atlas – a new kind of web browser that puts artificial intelligence at the center of your online experience. As busy church leaders constantly switching between sermon research, counseling resources, event planning, and community outreach, this technology offers exciting possibilities – but also raises important privacy […] Source by ChurchTechToday.com | Resources for today’s church pastor and church tech teams Read More
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