<?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>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:05:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ryanpanzer.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><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><item><title><![CDATA[Video: 3 Things You May Not Know about Servant Leadership]]></title><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/video-3-things-you-may-not-know-about-servant-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6557b1418a94f43c1868aa28</guid><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:30:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kingdom of God is Like the New Beatles Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 years ago, John Lennon recorded Now and Then in his New York City apartment. Using nothing more than a boombox and his own...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/the-kingdom-of-god-is-like-the-new-beatles-song</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6553a001c241c8100fe4d194</guid><category><![CDATA[Religion and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:53:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_2b8c54ab796142339328b9ff6b093080~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[Why LinkedIn Doesn't Want You to be a Servant Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'm going to make the case that the greatest impediment to servant leadership in a digital age isn't TikTok, Instagram, Truth...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/why-linkedin-doesn-t-want-you-to-be-a-servant-leader</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654957935c7ffcd6a5b74c0a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:30:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_90ce9f2e52a2453ebdffeb003bda0558~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_700,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 Become a Servant Leader in a Digital Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps no other thinker has done more to define the practice of servant leadership than Larry Spears. Spears, who runs a center for...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/howtobecomeaservantleaderinadigitalage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526fd4ccb4e41574c96b3a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_76cba232dd854041a66f74cccd7e73fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_652,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Servant Leadership in a Digital Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Servant Leadership is a trending topic in all forms of organizational life, from churches to universities to non-profits, small...]]></description><link>https://www.ryanpanzer.com/post/servant-leadership-in-a-digital-age</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651dceffb5278a848ec7d9f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Learning & Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba4943_0d99dbc9e81d484e840e053fc67fe273~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_766,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Panzer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>