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Grafted Together Ep 59: AI and the Tower of Babel, with Samantha Farinacci
June 4, 2026
Guest host Samantha Farinacci of Oaks Christian Online School shares insights on chaplaining at a Christian school during an era of artificial intelligence.
This is the first of several episodes this summer that will be hosted by core members of ACSI's Spiritual Formation Network. Learn more about the SFN at www.acsi.org/spiritual-formation
Samantha (Sam) Farinacci received her bachelor's degree in English at California Lutheran University and her master's degree in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She loves her job at Oaks Christian Online School where she develops online spiritual formation and Christian education for 6-12th grade students and provides online chaplaincy care for the faculty and staff. She has been at OC Online since the program's genesis in 2011.
Digital Resources: https://www.oakschristianonline.org
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