He Preached 'You Never Know When You'll Die, Then It Happened, France Burning, AI & Gen Z

Brand New Church Podcast · Oct 20, 2026 · 1h 28m

Pastor Shannon pre-ordered the new iPhone Duo and wants to know if he can preach off it. That kicks off an episode about technology, simplicity, and the way Gen Z talks about everything.

He shows off his AI bot that built an app in under a minute, wrote a song, reviewed his sermon like a seminary professor, and offered to do his taxes. Then the guys walk through a simple setting that can cut your screen time by up to 50 minutes a day.

The back half gets into Gen Z language: what a "deep flake" is, why someone announcing a digital detox drives Pastor Shannon nuts, and what's behind the rise of…