At the Gutenberg Moment: How AI is Reshaping Faith, Technology, and Kingdom Impact

Join host Justin Forman for a pivotal conversation with Pat Gelsinger in Boulder, Colorado, exploring how faith-driven leaders can steward the most transformative technology cycle of the modern era. From his 45 uninterrupted years in tech to his transition into investing and leading Gloo, Pat shares profound insights on navigating seasons of life, building the faith technology platform, and positioning the church to ride—not watch—the AI wave.

This episode tackles critical questions about fragmentation in the faith ecosystem, the power of unified action, and why showing up "bigger" matters for Kingdom influence. Pat unpacks Gloo's mission to make AI suitable and trustworthy for the faith community, the surprising results of flourishing AI benchmarks, and his audacious vision: educating every child on the planet within the next 10-15 years.

Key Topics:

The painful yet purposeful transition from 45 years at Intel to a new season of investing and impact
Why next-generation entrepreneurs are "spiritual but not religious" and what that means for business
Gloo's mission: Building the faith technology platform at a Gutenberg moment
How AI can accelerate mission—from conquering 7,000 languages to custom education for every child
The flourishing AI benchmarks: Measuring models against human flourishing (and why DeepSeek leads)
Why the church is the "largest fragmented industry on planet Earth" and how to show up bigger
Transforming the Bay with Christ (TBC): 900 churches united in one of America's least churched regions
The critical shift from "for Christ" to "with Christ" in transformation work

Notable Quotes:

"We're at a Gutenberg moment. Will we the church be captivated, accelerated, mission empowered by AI? Or will we sit on the outside watching?" - Pat Gelsinger

"Next-generation entrepreneurs—they're not religious, but they're spiritual. There's a deeper spiritual expectation and they really care about the soul implications of business success." - Pat Gelsinger

"If we educate the 300 million children living in poverty today, I think I will have done more to eliminate poverty than any other single thing you could do—and I believe we can do that in the next decade." - Pat Gelsinger

Episode 349 - How Faith and Technology Will Shape the Future of the Church | Pat Gelsinger, Ex-Intel CEO

Faith Driven Entrepreneur

Episode 349 - How Faith and Technology Will Shape the Future of the Church | Pat Gelsinger, Ex-Intel CEO