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Pastors who use AI for Bible study

Percent of pastors, 2026 (in percent)

Key finding

Source: Barna Group, via Gloo, AI is Becoming a Spiritual Authority in Americans' Lives | State of the Church · Article published 2026-02-01.

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Pastors who use AI for Bible study: 41%. Share of pastors who report using AI for Bible study.

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Barna Group, via Gloo, 2026. Source: Barna Group, via Gloo, AI is Becoming a Spiritual Authority in Americans' Lives | State of the Church (https://gloo.com/our-brands/state-of-the-church/ai-is-becoming-a-spiritual-authority-in-americans-lives).

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Leader Insights collects statistics about U.S. churches from published research by organizations such as Lifeway Research, Barna Group, Springtide, the American Bible Society and PRRI. Every number is checked against the wording of the original source before it is published, and each statistic links back to the study it came from. Figures are reproduced from the publishers named above; see the source for full methodology.