By All Possible Means
Dear Friends:
We learned by reading I Corinthians 9:22b the lengths that the Apostle Paul would go in an effort to reach someone for Jesus. He wrote, “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” Following Paul as he followed Christ (I Cor. 11:1), our attitude is “… so that by all possible means I might save some.” Due to the tremendous impact of the Internet worldwide, and with the estimate that by 2030 over 90% of the world’s population will have Internet access, we must use all of technology as a tool of the Gospel. In fact, if we truly desire that everyone has Gospel access, we must engage the Internet and now AI to reach them, share the Good News, journey with them, and direct them to local churches; “Searches to Churches!”
A recent study from the UK stated that of people 30 years old and younger, “one in four would rather talk with AI than speak to a real person.” So called “experts” predict a proliferation of AI chatbots in the near future. “So by all means” necessitated that Network211 delve into this new area of the virtual world.
On February 9, 2026, Network211 did a soft-launch of AI Luke, a digital assistant with whom you can have conversations about “life and faith.” The results have been staggering. People can go to JourneyOnline.org and discover AI Luke. In fact, since the soft-launch, there were 45,402 conversations started from 127 nations. Of this number, there were 5,977 (12.3%) that had “Engaged Conversations” which were longer than ten seconds and had more than two interactions. The average length of Engaged Conversations was over six minutes. The topics discussed were “Asked for Prayer,” “Asked about the Bible,” “Asked about Jesus,” “Asked about Salvation,” “Asked about Forgiveness,” and “Completed Salvation Prayer.” When my father and I dreamed twenty years ago about the potential of the Internet, we both foresaw the day when a computer would lead someone to Jesus. Today is that day! AI Luke completed his recited Salvation Prayer to nineteen individuals!
AI Luke draws its responses from content in a Network211 Data Lake and uses filters to provide responses that are biblically based and theologically appropriate. Lord willing, by the end of summer, AI Luke will converse in Spanish and French as well. The goal is to have AI Luke converse in the top ten most used languages of the Internet and the top ten most spoken languages of the world. My prayer is that every AG church website in the world will offer an access point to AI Luke so that it will be a global resource for evangelism, discipleship, and training on all levels.
Your faithful prayer and financial support enable us to continue to reach people at their point of need and share Jesus as The Answer. Together, we are connecting people with the Gospel in every nation and territory that has Internet access. For example, there were two individuals in Israel who found Masahachayim.com and wrote,
- “I want to be saved. I want to know that God is with me and that He loves me and that He will never leave me. May He have mercy on me” (wrote from Peta Tikva, Israel)
- “How do you convert to Christianity? What do you have to do to become a Christian?” (wrote from Tiberias, Israel).
These very people are the harvest! And the harvest of connecting people to Jesus is our reward.
“By all possible means” requires that we learn the new ways of this world. I know the Message and am learning the mediums. I thank the Lord that He brought people into the life of Network211 who understand technology and join our team to reach as many people as possible to Jesus. Again, I thank you for your faithfulness and for believing in us!
Blessings,
Mark
Dr. Mark Flattery
Network211 President
