The inklings of CoCreators were developed when our founder, the Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek – a Presbyterian Minister, gained international attention for his theological assertions regarding artificial intelligence.

Rev. Benek posited the following:

• Humanity is not God.
• Therefore, humanity is God’s A.I. (Alternative Intelligence)
• Therefore, all matter that humanity experiences in the cosmos is effectively divine technology.
• Humanity’s divine vocation, articulated in the Scriptures, is to be caretakers & CoCreators over all the cosmos – i.e. all technology.

These insights were confirmed when people of faith, from many different traditions, and people who affirmed the possibility of God, but held no specific religious affiliation, began calling Rev. Benek in droves. In almost all cases what people wanted to know was how their scientific and technological vocations were tied to a sense of ultimate meaning. Rev. Benek began ministering to and mentoring many of these individuals, helping to steward their sense of vocational and creative purpose.

After more than a year of traveling the world to speak to people of many cultural backgrounds and countless hours mentoring people, Rev. Benek came to realize that the deep theological needs of global innovators paralleled humanity’s need to live into their creative selves. Soon after, Rev. Benek brought together trusted pastors, subject matter experts and entrepreneurs. After much prayer, discernment and collaborative effort, CoCreators was formed.