Are the robots coming for your job! In today's episode we discuss the possible impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on the economy and employment in the coming decades. Jobs at every level of the economic ladder are within reach of technology. What will this mean for our livelihood and daily purpose? We’ll look at the way the church can address the biggest issues now, especially questions of meaning and identity in a word with fewer careers. ----more---- Topics Technological disruption in history Automation’s impact in key industries Bain and Company’s Macro Trends Group report https://www.bain.com/insights/labor-2030-the-collision-of-demographics-automation-and-inequality/ The impact on jobs at all economic levels A.I. and the medical field Plos One study report: Can machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data? https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174944 Clergy and A.I. High unemployment as a goal for social benefit Compassionate and benevolence ministries Fostering an attitude of contentment The loss of identity and the finding identity in Christ Vocation apart from employment Community, accountability, and discipleship in the church Church and financial stability Recognizing the core calling and ministry of the local church Looking Ahead: ANYmal, robotic sewer maintenance in Zurich https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2018/12/anymal.html Passages Referenced: 1 Cor 15:57-58 Romans 6:1-4 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )