Notes from the work — Ryan Shook on responsibly adopting AI in churches and nonprofits, donor development, analytics, and digital ministry.
A common question from ops teams in the church and nonprofit space lately: “We bought a couple of AI tools last year. The vendor demo was great. Six months in we still cannot point at what AI actually did. Are we doing this wrong, or is the technology overhyped?”
I wasn’t about to spend $1,500 on a new Mac mini just to try out Openclaw (formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot), but I knew I wanted an always-on AI agent. Something that wouldn’t forget context when I closed my laptop, that I could access from my phone via Telegram, and that could actually do things—check email, manage files, run scripts.
I recently created this blog that costs me nothing to run and allows me to edit and publish without editing code. It’s fast, customizable, and has a clean editing interface — all without monthly hosting fees. Here’s the exact setup and process I used.
Welcome to my blog! I’m excited to have a space to share my thoughts and experiences.