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Understanding AI in Church and Ministry Contexts

Introductory

AI is already shaping how people search, write, plan, learn, communicate and decide. This session helps participants understand what AI can and cannot do, applied to ministry planning, teaching preparation, pastoral communication, volunteer coordination, outreach and community service. Practical examples and live demonstrations throughout, with honest attention to accuracy, privacy, theological discernment, over-reliance, and what responsible use looks like in practice.

Suited to: pastors, ministry staff, church boards, volunteer leaders.

Using AI Well in Daily Work and Life

Hands-on

A practical session on applying AI to everyday tasks with confidence and discernment. Participants practise techniques for research, writing, planning, learning, communication, personal organisation and workplace productivity. We also look at how people are turning to AI for wellbeing support, for big questions, and for significant life decisions — and how to ask better questions, refine and check what comes back, and keep AI as an assistant rather than something you lean on too heavily.

Suited to: staff teams, educators, counsellors, lay leaders, small groups.

Google Workspace for Ministry Teams

Hands-on

A practical session on using Google Workspace tools — especially Google Drive and Google Forms — to reduce friction in everyday ministry administration. Participants learn to build sign-up forms, feedback surveys and event registrations in Google Forms; organise, share and collaborate on files in Google Drive with appropriate permissions; and collate responses into usable name lists and contact sheets. We also cover templates, shared drives for teams, and simple automations that save repeated effort.

Suited to: administrators, ministry coordinators, team leaders, volunteer managers.

Meeting Notes, Follow-ups and Keeping Track

Hands-on

For anyone who leaves a meeting with a page of actions and then loses half of them by Thursday. This session covers practical approaches — aided by AI — for taking minutes efficiently, tracking annual recurring tasks and deadlines, following up with leaders, and keeping strategic priorities visible rather than buried in old emails. We work with real examples and set up lightweight systems participants can maintain without extra software.

Suited to: pastors, executive staff, ministry heads, committee secretaries.

AI for Sermon Visuals, Videos and Creative Media

Hands-on

A session on using AI tools to create and improve visual content for ministry — sermon presentation slides, short-form video, simple graphics for social media or bulletins, and illustrations for teaching. Participants practise generating images, editing video clips, building slide decks faster, and developing a reusable media library. We discuss what looks good, what respects copyright, and where AI output still needs a human eye.

Suited to: preachers, worship teams, comms staff, youth leaders, anyone producing visual content for services or events.

Writing Prompts That Actually Work

Intermediate

For those who have tried AI but found it slow to explain what they need — especially for complex tasks with multiple constraints. This session teaches a structured approach to prompt-writing: how to break a complex task into parts, how to give AI useful context without writing an essay, and how to iterate on results quickly. We cover different AI models, when each is useful, and how to evaluate output with confidence.

Suited to: staff managing complex workflows, planners, anyone already using AI who wants better results.

Communication at Scale — Emails, Messages and Outreach

Hands-on

A practical session for teams who regularly draft emails, messages and announcements across multiple groups or ministries. Participants learn to use AI to draft, adapt and personalise communications faster — without losing the personal tone. We also cover building simple contact lists, segmenting audiences, and writing messages that get read rather than archived.

Suited to: ministry coordinators, comms teams, cell-group leaders, anyone communicating across ABT clusters.

Contemporary Music — Guitar, Keys and Drums

Beginner & Intermediate

A practical music workshop for guitarists, keyboard players and drummers — whether you're playing in a band, preparing for one, or simply developing your instrument on your own. We teach in contemporary pop, rock and worship contexts, and the fundamentals apply across all of them: listening, feel, dynamics and musicality.

We begin with the posture that makes everything else work — humility: being teachable, adaptable, observant, and responding to what the moment needs rather than playing for yourself.

From there we cover:

• Tempo discipline — establishing and maintaining a consistent pulse without speeding up or slowing down, and how each instrument shares that responsibility.
• Instrument fundamentals — for guitarists: transitioning smoothly between chords with no buzzing, producing strums that fill a room, and executing rhythms that carry the song. For keyboard players: voicings, inversions, and knowing when to pad versus when to drive. For drummers: groove selection, ghost notes, and serving the song rather than filling every gap. Across all three: landing key hits on key beats, building and releasing tension at the right moments.
• Singing and playing, or cueing — either projecting vocals confidently while playing your instrument, or providing a reliable intro that cues the band or vocalist cleanly.
• Band dynamics and improvisation — listening, knowing when to play and when to leave space, reading chord charts, building arrangements on the fly, communicating mid-song, and shaping volume and intensity together so transitions feel natural and intentional.

Beginners learn core patterns and vocabulary for their instrument; intermediate players work on feel, transitions and creating a cohesive sound without over-playing. You don't need to be in a band to benefit — individual learners are welcome.

Suited to: individual learners picking up guitar, keys or drums; band members (pop, rock, worship or covers); singer-songwriters; music directors; anyone developing their playing at any stage.

Leadership and Technology — Navigating Change With Confidence

Intermediate

A workshop for leaders who know technology is reshaping their organisation but aren't sure where to start — or how to bring their team along. We cover how to evaluate new tools without hype, how to lead adoption without becoming IT support, and how to make technology decisions that align with your mission rather than distract from it. A key thread is inter- and intra-team communication: how to keep people aligned, informed and moving together when things are changing around them. Tailored to your context: church, school, counselling practice or ministry network.

Our distinctive: we believe leadership begins with discovering what you've been uniquely designed to contribute — and then giving that fully to the people around you. Not managing from above, but fitting what you offer to what your community most needs from you. That conviction shapes everything we teach.

Suited to: senior pastors, principals, executive directors, team leads, anyone responsible for setting direction.

Team Coaching Through a Change or Rollout

Applied

More than a one-off session — this is hands-on coaching and mentoring for teams in the middle of adopting a new system, process or way of working. We walk alongside your people through the uncomfortable early weeks, helping them build new habits, troubleshoot real problems, and support each other. Delivered over multiple touchpoints rather than a single workshop, and shaped around the actual change you're making.

Suited to: staff teams mid-rollout, volunteer coordinators onboarding a new tool, ministry teams restructuring workflows.

Governance, Privacy and Responsible Use — A Session for Boards and Elders

Introductory

A focused session for those who oversee rather than operate — board members, elders, trustees and governance bodies who need to understand technology and AI decisions without drowning in detail. We cover what questions to ask, what policies to consider, how to think about data privacy and consent in a ministry context, and what responsible use looks like when the organisation is accountable to a community of trust. We also walk through developing an acceptable use policy for your context — drawing on examples like The Gospel Coalition's framework for treating AI as a missional opportunity rather than just a risk to manage.

Suited to: church boards, elder councils, school governors, trustees, finance and audit committees.