Trained on vast amounts of text — books, articles, research.
Patterns of language and knowledge at extraordinary scale.
Neural Network
Works like a brain
Millions of connections that light up in response to what
you type. Not rules — patterns learned from everything it
read.
Predicts
One word at a time
Predicts the most useful next word, then the next — building
a complete, coherent response. Fast pattern completion.
AI Unlocked · Section 02 · How AI Works
The AI Loop
What happens every time you hit send
Input → Process → Output
1
You type a message
Your prompt — a question, a task, context. Everything you
write is the input.
2
AI reads the whole conversation
Every message from the start of the chat. The more you've
exchanged, the more it processes.
3
It generates a response
Word by word, predicting what's most useful — drawing on
everything it was trained on.
4
You react, refine, continue
The loop repeats. Each exchange builds on everything
before it.
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"It doesn't think. It predicts. But it predicts
incredibly well."
AI Unlocked · Section 03
03
Section 03
The Tools
AI Unlocked · Section 03 · The Tools
THREE
The Big Three
— hover any card to see caveats
OpenAI
ChatGPT
The most widely known. Fast, versatile, great with images.
Massive user base and integrations.
Quick everyday questions
Image generation (DALL·E)
Web search built in
Huge library of custom GPTs
Watch out for
Can hallucinate (make things up) more than others — always
verify facts. Less reliable on very long, complex documents.
Anthropic
Claude
Built with safety and nuance in mind. Exceptionally strong for
long, complex tasks and handling large documents in one go.
Long, complex reasoning
Enormous context window
Writing, editing, analysis
Safer and more considered
Watch out for
No image generation. Sometimes overly cautious or adds caveats
you didn't ask for.
Google
Gemini
Deeply integrated into Google's ecosystem — Docs, Gmail, Drive.
Best if your team lives in Google Workspace.
Built into Google Workspace
Summarise emails in Gmail
Help with Docs, Sheets, Drive
Strong multimodal abilities
Watch out for
Less refined for standalone chat. Most useful if you're
already in the Google ecosystem — less compelling outside it.
AI Unlocked · Section 03 · The Tools
VS
Side-by-Side
— click a tool to highlight
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Image generation
✓ Yes
No
✓ Yes
Context window
Large
Very large (200k)
Large
Web search
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Google Workspace
Limited
Limited
Deep integration
Free tier
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Best for
Quick everyday tasks
Complex, long tasks
Google Workspace users
AI Unlocked · Section 05 · Prompting
TOOLS
What AI Does Well
First Drafts
Start faster
Give it the brief, get a solid starting point. You edit from
there — always faster than starting from blank.
Restructuring
Tidy the mess
Paste rough notes or a brain dump. Ask it to turn them into a
structured plan, summary, or document.
Tone Shifting
Change the voice
"Rewrite this in a warmer, more conversational tone." Works on
anything you've already written.
Summarising
Shrink the pile
Long document or notes? Ask for a one-paragraph summary, key
action points, or a bullet breakdown.
Tip: Iterate.
Send it, see what comes back, then refine: "Make it shorter."
"More formal." "Add a call to action."
Tip: Give examples.
Paste in writing you like and say "write it in this style."
Faster than describing.
AI Unlocked · Section 04
04
Section 04
Key Terms
AI Unlocked · Section 04 · Key Terms
MEMORY
Context Window.
— try adding messages
01
What it is
The total amount of text an AI can 'hold in mind' at once
— your full conversation, any documents you share, and its
responses all count toward this limit.
02
Why it matters
Hit the limit and the AI starts forgetting the beginning
of your conversation. Claude's limit (~200,000 tokens) is
roughly 150,000 words — a full book.
Context Window — Live Demo
Tokens used0%
AI Unlocked · Section 04 · Key Terms
TOKEN
Tokens.
— type anything to see how AI reads it
01
What is a token?
A token is roughly 3–4 characters of text — about
three-quarters of a word. It's the unit AI uses to process
language. Not letters. Not words. Chunks.
02
Rule of thumb
100 tokens ≈ 75 words. A full page of A4 text ≈ 500–700
tokens. AI usage and cost is measured in tokens — longer
prompts cost more to process.
0
tokens
0
words
0
characters
AI Unlocked · Section 04 · Key Terms
Hallucination.
Confident. Wrong.
01
What it means
When AI states something completely made up. Not a glitch
— it's doing what it's designed to do, but without
grounding in truth.
02
How to spot it
Wrong names. Fake statistics. Invented quotes.
Non-existent books or articles. It sounds certain even
when it's wrong.
03
What to do
Never use AI-generated facts without checking. Use AI for
drafting, structure, ideas — not as a source of truth.
Treat it like a brilliant intern.
AI Unlocked · Section 04 · Key Terms
More Terms to Know
01
Prompt
The message you type to the AI. The quality of your prompt
directly shapes the quality of the response you get back.
02
Model
The specific AI engine you're talking to. GPT-4o is a model.
Claude Sonnet is a model. Different models have different
strengths and costs.
03
Temperature
A setting that controls how creative or predictable the AI's
responses are. Higher temperature = more surprising. Lower =
more precise.
04
System Prompt
Hidden instructions baked in before you even say hello. They
shape the AI's role, tone, and boundaries — invisible to
you, but always there.
AI Unlocked · Section 05
05
Section 05
Prompt Engineering
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"Better prompt. Better output. Every time."
AI Unlocked · Section 05 · Prompting
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The RCTF Framework
Four elements. Every prompt.
R
Role
Tell the AI who to be. "You are an experienced
communications manager…" or "Act as a children's ministry
coordinator…"
C
Context
Give background. What's the project? Who's the audience?
What's already happened? Don't assume it knows.
T
Task
Be specific. Not "write something" — "write a 200-word
Instagram caption with a question at the end."
F
Format
Tell it how to present the output. Bullet list, email,
numbered steps, table, paragraph — specify it.
AI Unlocked · Section 05 · Prompting
PROMPT
Bad Prompt vs Good Prompt
The Prompt
"Write a social media post about Sunday's service."
Why it fails: No
role, no context, no format, no tone. You'll get something
generic that doesn't sound like you or fit your audience — and
you'll spend more time editing than if you'd written it
yourself.
The Prompt
"You are a social media manager for a vibrant church in
Wolverhampton. Write an Instagram caption for a Sunday service
focused on hope and community. Keep it warm, conversational,
under 150 words, and end with a question to encourage
comments."
Why it works:
Role established, context given, task defined, format specified.
You get something usable and on-brand the first time. Thirty
extra seconds of setup saves five minutes of revisions.
AI Unlocked · Section 06
06
Section 06
Privacy & Safety
AI Unlocked · Section 06 · Privacy & Safety
PRIVATE
What NOT to Share with AI
01
Personal Data
Member information
Never input full names + contact details + personal
circumstances of church members or staff.
02
Confidential Conversations
Pastoral & safeguarding
Pastoral conversations, safeguarding matters, internal
disputes, HR situations — off AI tools entirely. No
exceptions.
03
Financial Details
Bank & giving records
Bank details, card numbers, salary information, giving records
— never. Conversations may be stored.
04
Login Credentials
Passwords & access codes
Passwords, access codes, account details — never. AI tools do
not need these, full stop.
AI Unlocked · Section 06 · Privacy & Safety
RULES
Our Team Rules
1
Never paste real member data into a public AI tool.
Even anonymised — be thoughtful about what you share.
2
Always review AI outputs before sending, publishing, or
acting on them.
You are responsible for what goes out under your name.
3
When in doubt, ask.
Better to check than to get it wrong.
4
Use AI to assist your thinking — not replace it.
You're still responsible for the outcome.
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AI Unlocked · Section 07
Section 07
Practical Uses
USE
AI Unlocked · Section 07 · Practical Uses
AI in Practice
— select a category
Emails
Draft emails from bullet points. "Turn these notes into a
professional email to our venue contact about the event setup."
Meeting Notes
Paste rough notes from a meeting. Ask for a clean summary with
action points and owners clearly listed.
Announcements
Write bulletin text, slide announcements, newsletter sections
from a brief description of the event or message.
Proofreading
Paste any text. Ask it to check for grammar, clarity, and tone.
It catches things we miss when reading our own work.
Social Media
Generate caption options for Instagram and Facebook. Give it the
event, the vibe, the audience. Pick the best option.
Content Ideas
Ask for 10 ideas for a sermon series, a children's curriculum
theme, or a community event. Use it for ideation.
Image Prompts
Use ChatGPT or Gemini to generate visuals for campaigns, events,
or concept mood boards.
Script Outlines
For videos, shorts, or social content — ask AI to structure a
script from your talking points.
Summarise Articles
Paste a long article. "Summarise this in 5 bullet points for a
non-specialist audience." Instant digest.
Explain Concepts
"Explain what exegesis means as if you're talking to someone who
has never studied theology." AI is a patient teacher.
Prepare Questions
Going into a meeting or interview? Ask AI to generate thoughtful
questions based on the context you give it.
Explore Topics
"What are the main arguments for and against [topic]?" Use it to
get up to speed on something quickly and fairly.
Research
Ask Claude to pull together background on a Bible passage —
historical context, key commentaries, theological themes.
Illustration Ideas
"Give me 5 modern illustrations for the concept of grace that
would resonate with a mixed-age congregation."
Application Points
"Suggest 3 practical application points for a sermon on
forgiveness aimed at a working-age audience."
Small Group Questions
Paste a sermon or teaching. Ask AI to generate discussion
questions for a home group or life group.
LAYER
AI Unlocked · Section 03 · The Tools
Extending Claude
Skills
Repeat tasks.
A reusable workflow you build once. Spent time getting Claude to write in your voice and format things just right? Package that as a skill — it repeats those steps perfectly every time. No re-explaining.
"Write a Sunday announcement in our church voice and format it for the bulletin."
Connectors
Connect tools.
Bridges to the tools you already use. Link Claude to Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar. It can now read your inbox, pull your files, and take actions directly inside those tools — not just talk about them.
"Read my Gmail and flag what needs a reply today."
Plugins
Bundle both.
Skills and connectors bundled together for a specific role. There are pre-built plugins for communications, media, church ministry and more — arriving pre-configured and ready from day one. No setup.
Find a plugin that matches your role and skip the setup entirely.
DO
AI Unlocked · Section 07 · Practical Uses
Cowork — AI With a To-Do List
You hand it a task. You walk away. You come back to finished work.
Your Desktop
Organise 200 files in 30 seconds.
Point Cowork at a messy folder. It reads every file — by type, date, project — and reorganises them into cleanly named folders. No dragging, no decisions from you.
Your Inbox
Processed email before you sit down.
Connect it to Gmail. It reads your unread messages, flags what needs action, and drafts replies for the routine ones. You arrive to a cleared, sorted inbox.
Your Calendar
Meeting prep, done before you walk in.
It finds tomorrow's meetings, reads your notes, writes a brief, and drafts a follow-up email for after. All ready before your first conversation of the day.
Your Action Items
Everything in one place, every morning.
Pull tasks from Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Notion. Combine them into a single list — sorted by priority, updated automatically. No switching between apps.
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AI Unlocked · Section 08
Section 08
Getting Started
AI Unlocked · Section 08 · Getting Started
GO
Start Here
Four steps. This week.
1
Pick one tool
Start with Claude at claude.ai or ChatGPT
at chatgpt.com. Both have free tiers.
Don't try to use everything at once.
2
Pick one task
Find something you do every week that involves writing —
emails, meeting notes, announcements. That's where you'll
practice.
3
Use RCTF
Role, Context, Task, Format. Even a rough attempt at all
four will get you a much better result than a vague
question.
4
Review and edit
Never use raw AI output. Always read it, adjust it, make
it yours. The AI starts the work. You finish it.
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"Like any tool, its value comes from knowing how to use it."
TAKE\nAWAY
AI Unlocked · Key Takeaways
Key Takeaways
AI is a tool, not a replacement. Your
judgement, your relationships, your faith — irreplaceable.
Better prompt, better output. Use RCTF: Role,
Context, Task, Format.
Know your tools. ChatGPT for quick tasks.
Claude for complex, long work. Gemini for Google users.
Protect sensitive information. No member data,
no pastoral conversations, no financial details.
Always review and edit. AI starts the work. You
finish it. You're responsible for the output.
Start simple. One tool. One task. This week.
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