Weekly Outlook - Exegesis exams one year on

Dear Outlook readers,  A few weeks ago, I was speaking to someone new at a small party. I could tell I was older than her, but we seemed to both fall into the general category of "young adult." Somehow, the group started to share elementary school stories, and this young woman shared a story involving a school-issued iPad. When I was in elementary school, we used floppy disks. Suddenly, our age difference was clear. This happened again when I was on Instagram recently and watched a reel of a peer telling their child that they were older than Google. Their child didn't believe them because who could be older than all-pervasive Google ... founded in 1998?  Because the internet is so deeply integrated into my life, I sometimes forget it is a grand experiment. We don't know the impact or possibility of this tool because we're living with it in real time. We've been thinking a lot about the internet at the Outlook recently — how to make sound theology more discoverable, how to create meaningful connections and ministry digitally. So, we pulled together a webinar panel to continue this conversation and answer questions. Mark your calendars for "Digital discipleship: How to create connectional ministry using social media" on April 4 at 7 p.m. I hope you can make it! In Christ, Rose Schrott Taylor Outlook digital content editor

The nones have changed campus chaplains’ jobs — and made them more interesting by Lyn Pace PC(USA) Board of Pensions restructures benefit offerings for 2025 by Gregg Brekke A year later, larger questions remain around exegesis exams by Adrian White Exploring the uses and possibilities of digital ministry by Jesy Littlejohn and Jo Nygard Owens In case you missed it... If the tool becomes the master, the greatest commandment remains "We do not have to solve the world’s problems, but we do have to love our neighbor," writes Jay Blossom of AI. Beyond artificial words: The pastoral heart in an age of AI ChatGPT may be efficient, but pastors can't give up on specificity and authenticity, writes Jeremy Wilhelmi. Reading Genesis "Anyone who desires to rediscover the beauty, complexity, humanity, and revelation within the words of Genesis would do well to allow [Marilyn] Robinson to be their guide," writes Darin Nettleton.   What is AI? Artificial intelligence is as common as cell phones, but understanding it – even while using it – is another story, writes Dartinia Hull. Latest General Assembly deadline brings more overtures and recommendations to PC-Biz and the PC(USA) To date, 34 overtures have been submitted by presbyteries, 45 reports from GA committees and commissions and 30 reports from church agencies. — Fred Tangeman The anti-Zionist Jews countering mainstream support for Israel Pro-Israel Jews have denounced anti-Zionists as antisemitic and not really Jewish. But the ranks of this group are growing, and their criticism of Israel is catching on among younger U.S. Jews. — Yonat Shimron