Learning to use AI well in Christian ministry.
A guided path through high quality free courses, articles and tools, with a Christian perspective.
What this is
This site curates high quality free AI learning resources and organizes them into a clear, staged path. It is not just a course on tools but shares frameworks on how we think about AI as Christians.
It was built for LeaderSource staff. It is also open to the wider Christian community.
Don’t start with “how to write a prompt”
AI fluency does not begin with prompting tips. It begins with how to think about AI. What it is, what it can and cannot do, when to use it and when not to, how to collaborate with it well.
Prompting will come later, after the foundation is laid.
Common mistakes
A few patterns to watch for as you begin.
Outsourcing what should not be outsourced.
AI can help you prepare but it should not become the work itself. Helping you research or draft a teaching outline is fine; letting AI write your teaching is not. Talking through what to say to a grieving family is fine; sending them an AI-written email is not.
Believing what it says without checking.
AI makes things up. It produces confident-sounding wrong answers about Bible truths. Treat it as a very smart collaborator who sometimes makes things up – not as an authority! Verify Scripture references and interpretations, historical claims and anything else that needs to be right. This is the Word of God we’re handling!
Treating it like a search engine.
AI is so much more than that! AI is most useful when you collaborate with it – ask follow-ups, push back on its first draft, give it more context, work toward the answer together. Copy-pasting the first response and moving on is a waste of an incredible tool.
Concluding “AI is useless” when the prompt was the problem.
Most disappointing AI output comes from underspecified prompts. If the answer feels generic, give the AI more context: who you are, who you’re working with, what you actually want, what tone, what length, what style. Very few people are good at this on day one. The courses here will help you.
Using a weak free model for serious work.
The free tier of any AI tool is dramatically weaker than the paid version. If AI is part of how you work, use a strong model. The Tools page lists nonprofit pricing options that will make this possible.
The four tracks
LeaderSourceLearn is organized in four tracks, launched over time.
Foundations
What AI is, how to interact with it well. Built largely from free Anthropic courses.
Ministry use cases
Translation, training content, research, writing – specific applications and guardrails.
Who this is for
Primarily, LeaderSource staff. For our staff, Track 1 required courses are exactly that: required. You are accountable to your Country Team Leader and Regional Leader for working through them.
For Christians outside LeaderSource: the same courses are strongly recommended. Adapt the rest to your own context.