Resources for Care
Practice Cases
Composite pastoral situations written for practice and discussion — none describe real, identifiable people. Each case names its pace and harm domains, walks through a response, and ends with reflection questions for individual study or clergy groups.
When Work Disappears
Automation, identity, and a crisis of worth
Marcus has driven long-haul routes for thirty years. His company moved to autonomous freight, and his route is gone. “I did everything I was supposed to do. What exactly am I still for?”
My Best Friend Is an App
Adolescent attachment, safeguarding, and family concern
Fifteen-year-old Eli calls his AI companion his best friend — and lately, his girlfriend. His youth leader is the only adult he has told about the “really blue nights.”
Hearing Her Voice Again
AI-mediated grief and continuing bonds
A grieving spouse has built a chatbot from a lost loved one’s texts and voicemails, trying to hear her voice again. Where does comfort end and captivity begin?
The Photos Aren’t Real
Deepfake extortion and acute crisis response
A parishioner arrives in the office in acute distress: someone is threatening to send fabricated, explicit images to everyone they know. Evidence, safety, and shame — in that order.
It’s All Over the Group Chat
Disinformation inside a congregation
An AI-generated story about the congregation is spreading through members’ group chats, and people are taking sides. Repairing trust when the damage is communal.
The extended library
Twenty-two additional reviewed case studies, downloadable as a single collection for clergy gatherings and formation programs.