<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ryan M. Panzer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan M. Panzer]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:12:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ryanpanzer.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Surprising Connection between Time Travel and The Ascension ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I prepared to preach on the Ascension, I recently found myself contemplating time travel. As one does.


There’s a fascinating connection between time travel and theology. Somewhere beneath all of our stories about time travel is a deeply human longing to believe that love might somehow transcend time itself.]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/the-surprising-connection-between-time-travel-and-the-ascension</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0b5644e4e1fe1692b2b53b</guid><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_73e8679e6459464aaec48287ba80d39d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Soft Tyranny of the AI Summary (And Why Redundancy Still Matters)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you summarize yourself to smarts? That seems to be the quiet bet underlying so much of our current relationship with AI. Last month, a friend told me, with a mix of pride and excitement, that he had stopped reading books and listening to podcasts. Instead, he takes the books he would have read and the conversations he would have listened to and runs them through ChatGPT, generating summaries, extracting core ideas and cutting out the rest. What he gains, in his view, is efficiency and...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/the-soft-tyranny-of-the-ai-summary-and-why-redundancy-still-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8e70e7b1c42fb24fb41ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:46:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_01d94a93b1d941e8893829a96fcbfb2e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to AI-Proof Your Career? Study Theology. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The anxiety beneath the AI boom is palpable. High performers (and high earners) in fields like software development, data analytics, and cyber-security are reading about rapid gains in AI capability, asking whether their job will be next. Some have responded with existential dread. Others have sought to control the situation by adding more technical skills, trying to chart a learning curve ahead of the LLMs. But what if the real risk in the AI boom isn’t falling behind? What if the real risk...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/want-to-ai-proof-your-career-study-theology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e96977b17cf497ceb2482c</guid><category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Learning & Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:41:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_50a165d886324c708bfc46f7d232705b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Click: Generosity in a Tech-Shaped World]]></title><description><![CDATA[An acute crisis often produces “Clicktivists”—people whose sense of impact is tied to visible online actions: changing a profile picture, retweeting a hashtag, or participating in a viral challenge. This is not to say clicktivism is inherently wrong. The ALS Foundation’s Ice Bucket Challenge, for example, raised awareness, mobilized donations, and demonstrated the power of social media for good. With Millennials increasingly generous, online campaigns can even generate substantial financial...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/beyond-the-click-generosity-in-a-tech-shaped-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d670555f4a19f844e533c6</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:15:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_6f18ab0222854450bfc9d80ccaa413db~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maundy Thursday as Masterclass: Leadership Lessons from the 1st of the 3 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maundy Thursday offers a surprisingly clear picture of leadership.

There is no stage and no spotlight. There is a leader kneeling with a towel, washing the feet of his friends.

“The master is not greater than the servant.”

In a moment when leadership is often loud and centered on self, this tells a different story. Leadership looks like humility, service, and love.

Not love as a feeling, but love that builds others up, creates space, and puts people before ego.

Foot washing will never trend]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/maundy-thursday-as-masterclass-leadership-lessons-from-the-1st-of-the-3-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cebcebd6854e26a0aae0a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_d58a8e8915a442329bf24c3e32752f6f~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton for Lent: Why Lin-Manuel Miranda's Soundtrack Resonates on Ash Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday has a way of clearing the room. The sanctuary is dimmer. The music is quieter. The words are heavier: “Remember that you are dust.”  We come forward not for inspiration, but for honesty. Not for triumph, but for truth. That’s one reason I find myself returning to Hamilton  at the beginning of Lent. If you’ve never listened to the musical, here’s the short version: it’s the story of a brilliant, ambitious man who refuses to “throw away his shot.” He is driven, talented,...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/hamilton-for-lent-why-lin-manuel-miranda-s-soundtrack-resonates-on-ash-wednesday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6995cf2b4c11d313e894b40a</guid><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_2567dd2c97bc474ab2b815a339d5afb1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_559,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Worship: What Is Your Church Doing to Reach the Digital Church Hopper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has the "Netflix" era of worship arrived? In other words, have we entered a new era of church, where Christians choose from multiple...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/online-worship-what-is-your-church-doing-to-reach-the-digital-church-hopper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682e10f0e687d9d15c47889e</guid><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 17:56:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_e654916727034e2eb85221abcd039e85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Aw(AI)kening: Could the Drive Towards Digital Efficiency Generate a Rekindling of Religiosity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[America’s thoroughly documented decline in religiosity appears to have hit a plateau. What does this mean for churches?  After nearly two...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/the-great-aw-ai-kening-could-the-drive-towards-digital-efficiency-generate-a-rekindling-of-religios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6813de6080e2422fe510e57b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 20:49:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_f636993168af4c10a1587ce1ac65eda1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_870,h_913,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Accomplishment: Will ChatGPT Take My Job (Satisfaction)? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why bother with writing? It's not a particularly lucrative activity, nor does it magnify my "influence." If I wanted steady income or...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/ai-and-accomplishment-will-chatgpt-take-my-job-satisfaction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ae4373a5c9a3f9a88d6422</guid><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:11:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_ee4eff3297654dbc954f2b5a23b96a14~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Church in 2025: A Community of Gracious Uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[In thinking about the year ahead, I was drawn to this quote from Oswald Chambers, a 20th-century Scottish minister: Certainty is the mark...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/the-church-in-2025-a-community-of-gracious-uncertainty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6761f2183c1fd8753472f75d</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:56:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_8fa45eed7eb54aba9d91d17af2d6a1a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding The Stillness of Advent in a Culture of Yuletide Intensity ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lowe's knows  what this season is all about. It’s the season " of going all out ," or so its recent commercial  would suggest. While I...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/finding-the-stillness-of-advent-in-a-culture-of-yuletide-intensity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674f4e7c15c769c5f56ca49e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:09:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_5650dd01437a4eddaec4d2d4fd0e56f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_329,h_202,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Spaces and Third Places: What the Starbucks Rebuild Tells Us About Digital Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard Schultz, the former CEO (and ostensible founder) of Starbucks, famously described the coffee chain as a "third place." In his...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/online-spaces-and-third-places-what-the-starbucks-rebuild-tells-us-about-digital-ministry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672a46471aa5529e68664877</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:17:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_c2627d27c9b3488bae4dd56af67b95ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chatbots as the New Career Counselor: How AI Will Reshape Vocation, and How the Church Should Respond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you ever take a career aptitude test? Although I can't recall ever taking one myself, aptitude tests are frequently shown in popular...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/chatbots-as-the-new-career-counselor-how-ai-will-reshape-vocation-and-how-the-church-should-respon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67193646815dad9822adecab</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:27:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_3514e01f2f934ba18d0b0c287c66c260~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theological Education &#38; Artificial Intelligence: How Seminaries Should Teach with ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new academic year has started. Students are scrolling syllabi and buying e-Books, while faculty and instructors dust-off PowerPoints...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/theological-education-artificial-intelligence-how-seminaries-should-teach-with-chatgpt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66cde884245daff308575ffc</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:07:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_180a448d1c7a4cbbbfb29dfef4db7f63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_977,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write a Church Newsletter with AI and ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[If pressed to identify which weekly message is the most important and formative, some church leaders would identify their sermons. I...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/how-to-write-a-church-newsletter-with-ai-and-chatgpt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c35a108974ce735c2d5ef9</guid><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:21:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_d0843e8cc2734c8c86daa6516af87a66~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write a Faithful Sermon with AI and ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence will soon revolutionize sermon preparation. With the development of tools like ChatGPT, the process of crafting a...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/how-to-write-a-faithful-sermon-with-ai-and-chatgpt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a3b1a9589757b27341721e</guid><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church and Artificial Intelligence]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:07:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_804f3c9265bd43d7b039a8fadc88886b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_741,h_663,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning How to Listen in a Digital Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently read Timothy Egan's "A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith." The travelogue depicts a...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/learning-how-to-listen-in-a-digital-age</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663294a29d0a60169f5e1f14</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 18:51:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_040fddf9ff0c4fc882c337795f16ac1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_476,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership in a Tech-Shaped Culture: Three Book Recommendations to Ignite Your Year  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the conviction that focused, intentional reading advances the development of leadership, here are three book recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/leadership-in-a-tech-shaped-culture-three-book-recommendations-to-ignite-your-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6596fe5b6a08752086980d4f</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Learning & Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 20:35:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_3c052facd2794e1f87edba4bb6e34459~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 in a Tech-Shaped Culture: 5 New Year's Resolution for The Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! As we turn the page to another year, here are five resolutions that I hope the church can keep in the months ahead. Each...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/2024-in-a-tech-shaped-culture-5-new-year-s-resolution-for-the-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6573752a5a7d1cf04dbe9e05</guid><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hybrid Ministry]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:23:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_4c889e04a0de4cc5abc2c3f82d09dec2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Servant Leadership Lessons from Open AI's Firing and Re-Hiring of Sam Altman]]></title><description><![CDATA[When OpenAI's board of directors fired CEO Sam Altman, they unwittingly torpedoed the company's founding principle: the independent...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/servant-leadership-lessons-from-open-ai-s-firing-and-re-hiring-of-sam-altman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655d114b6b1025abaac7bbbe</guid><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:57:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_0b5ff7fe07e64140a24892e19e0d20f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>