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ABSTRACT

This study ventures into socio-religious analysis of the effectiveness of Artificial intelligence towards evangelization in the Nigerian church mission. Both primary and secondary means of data collections were employed in this study. The relevant articulations were delineated strictly on the analysis and synthesis of the gathered data made through phenomenological and culture centered approaches. The computational learning theory was simulated in this study. Findings show that utilization of artificial intelligence for evangelization in Nigeria presents both opportunities and challenges. Thus inasmuch as the use of artificial intelligence for evangelism in Nigeria will enhance outreach by reaching a wider audience via digital platforms, customized messaging, efficient dissemination of religious teachings including easy acquisition of cultural peculiarities of each given mission station: Extreme caution should be expressed in adopting artificial intelligence powered evangelism towards respecting cultural perceptivities along with ensuring that its missionary expertise is culturally appropriate, and also eschewing from complete dependence on artificial intelligence in order to continually give missionary enterprise a genuine human engagement, connection and personal touch in the Nigerian church missionary fields. This study submits that utilization of Artificial intelligence for evangelization in Nigerian church missions wields the potential to be a valuable mechanism in reaching a broader audience as well as ministering to individuals in meaningful ways. However, pertinent ethical, social and religious implications should be conceived as that will enforce the effective leverage of integrating Artificial intelligence to boost missionary expertise in Nigeria while tolerating in addition to appreciating the cultural norms, values including beliefs of the local population.