Kentucky Pathfinder Uses Artificial Intelligence to Turn Isaiah Into 118 Study Songs

A Pathfinder from the Lexington Church found a creative way to study for the Pathfinder Bible Experience. Hannah Boling, from the Lexington Thoroughbreds Pathfinder Club, used artificial intelligence to turn the book of Isaiah into 118 original songs to help her team prepare for the competition.

The Pathfinder Bible Experience, or PBE, is the official North American Division Bible study program that challenges teams of six to memorize and answer detailed questions from a designated book of the Bible. Competition advances through regional, conference, union and division levels.

Using AI, Boling created songs based on Isaiah, this year’s assigned text for PBE. She said her goal was to make studying easier and more engaging for herself and her teammates.

“I was trying to figure out a way I could memorize [my chapters],” Boling said. “And I thought, ‘Hey, what if I make songs out of it?’”

Boling used Suno, an AI music generator, to produce short songs, typically one to two minutes long, covering Isaiah verse by verse. In total, she produced 118 songs and memorized more than two-thirds of them. She later uploaded the songs to YouTube under a dedicated channel so teammates and other Pathfinder clubs could access them.

Boling says the songs quickly gained popularity as her teammates began listening repeatedly.

“A lot of the songs are pretty catchy,” Boling said. “It’ll get stuck in your head, and that’s actually good because you want it to be stuck in your head. Then you hear the words playing over and over, and it gets solid in your mind.”

Boling believes the songs played a significant role in her team’s performance this year. On February 28, Boling’s teams competed in the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference PBE level competition. Both of her church’s teams — Lexington Thoroughbreds: Dedicated and Lexington Thoroughbreds: KFC (Kids for Christ) — earned first place. The win marked the first time her team has advanced to the Union level competition during her four years participating in PBE.

Boling said memorizing Scripture is important beyond competition.

“If you have it in your head, then if you’re going through hard times or if someone else needs help, you can remember the Bible verse about it,” Boling said. “You might not always have your Bible with you. But if you have it memorized, it’s always there.”

Boling plans to continue creating Scripture songs for future PBE competitions and hopes other Pathfinders will use them. Pathfinders interested in listening to the songs can find them on YouTube at @PBEScriptureSongs.