The flagship programme

15 modules. Three credential levels.

Every module follows the same rhythm: Scripture anchor, teaching, a practice task with a prompt worth keeping, a short quiz and an assignment applied to real ministry.

Beginner-friendlySelf-paced · about 22 hours1.5 CEUs1500 XP total150 prompt vault
Credentials

Three levels of certification.

Earn as you go: complete a band and the matching credential is awarded, issued by The Berean Bible Academy.

Level 1 · Foundations

AI-Aware Ministry Leader

5 learning hours · 0.5 CEUs · the 3 Foundations modules

has completed the Foundations of the AI Ministry Accelerator — demonstrating responsible, informed use of AI and sound discernment, with Scripture, prayer and pastoral care at the centre.

Level 2 · Practitioner

Certified AI Ministry Practitioner

18 learning hours · 1.8 CEUs · the 12 core modules

has completed the core of the AI Ministry Accelerator — demonstrating practical, responsible AI workflows across preaching, discipleship, youth and family ministry, pastoral care, communication, creative media, administration and outreach.

Level 3 · Strategist

Certified AI Ministry Strategist

22 learning hours · 2.2 CEUs · all 15 modules

has completed the full AI Ministry Accelerator — demonstrating advanced, responsible AI leadership across global ministry, UK data protection and governance, and a complete AI-enabled ministry operating system.

Band 1

Foundations

3 modules

M1

The Church in the Age of AI

Foundations · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

1 Chronicles 12:32 — the men of Issachar understood the times and knew what Israel should do.

You will be able to

  • Explain what AI is, and is not, in plain ministry language.
  • Distinguish assistance from anointing — and hold the line between them.
  • Identify where ministry work is slowed by avoidable, repetitive friction.
  • Write a personal AI use boundary statement you can stand behind.

Practice

Map one normal ministry week and mark every task that could be accelerated, delegated, templated, or turned into a repeatable AI workflow. Circle the three that steal the most time.

Assignment

Write a 250-word AI ministry philosophy: what you will use AI for, what you will never use it for, and how you will stay accountable.

M2

Biblical Theology, Discernment & AI

Foundations · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

1 Thessalonians 5:21 — test everything; hold fast what is good.

You will be able to

  • Detect hallucinations, false references and theological blending.
  • Apply the five tests of AI ministry.
  • Build durable verification habits.
  • Use AI with integrity and genuine accountability.

Practice

Audit three AI outputs — one sermon paragraph, one statistic, and one pastoral-care answer. Mark the risks and write the corrections.

Assignment

Create a final AI Ministry Review Checklist for your church or ministry.

M3

Prompting for Pastors — the SHEPHERD Method

Foundations · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Habakkuk 2:2 — write the vision and make it plain.

You will be able to

  • Write prompts that are clear, constrained and pastoral.
  • Apply the SHEPHERD method to any ministry task.
  • Chain prompts across research, drafting, review and refinement.
  • Instruct AI in ways that prevent invented facts and unsupported claims.

Practice

Convert 'write a sermon about faith' into a full SHEPHERD prompt using Hebrews 11:1–6. Compare the AI output before and after.

Assignment

Submit three SHEPHERD prompts: one for a sermon research brief, one for a Bible study, and one for a church communication.

Band 2

Core Practice

9 modules

M4

AI-Assisted Bible Study Without Doctrinal Drift

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

2 Timothy 2:15 — rightly handling the word of truth.

You will be able to

  • Use AI to organise research without outsourcing conviction.
  • Build reusable sermon research files.
  • Identify context, theme, tension, doctrine and application in a text.
  • Guard against eisegesis and AI-manufactured 'insight'.

Practice

Create a sermon research portfolio for one passage: observations, context, cross-references, key proposition, objections, pastoral applications and verification notes.

Assignment

Prepare a sermon outline with a transparency note listing what was AI-assisted and what you personally verified.

M5

Sermon Development & Preaching Support

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Nehemiah 8:8 — They read from the Book of the Law, making it clear and giving the meaning so the people understood.

You will be able to

  • Use AI to structure and pressure-test a sermon without outsourcing the message
  • Generate illustrations, questions and applications you then verify
  • Catch the polished-but-empty sermon and strengthen it

Practice

Bring a passage you're preaching soon. You'll build a research-and-structure pack with AI — then verify every claim yourself.

Assignment

Produce a reviewed sermon-development pack for a real passage: your chosen structure, interpretive questions answered from the text, two verified illustrations, five application points, and discussion questions.

M6

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Matthew 28:19–20 — teaching them to obey everything Christ commanded.

You will be able to

  • Turn one teaching into a whole discipleship ecosystem.
  • Create age-appropriate versions of the same truth.
  • Build devotionals, small-group studies, membership classes and teen lessons.
  • Improve clarity without diluting Scripture.

Practice

Transform one sermon outline into four assets: a small-group sheet, a teen lesson, a devotional, and a prayer guide.

Assignment

Build a four-week discipleship mini-course with learning outcomes and weekly practice tasks.

M7

Youth, Families & Digital Culture

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 — These commandments are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children.

You will be able to

  • Disciple young people in an AI-shaped world without fear or naivety
  • Equip parents to set wise, loving boundaries
  • Design youth resources that are safeguarding-first

Practice

You'll draft a youth-group session outline with safeguarding built in — no real names, no personal data.

Assignment

Create a short AI-Smart Family resource: a parent discussion guide, three household boundaries, and a one-page youth teaching outline — all safeguarding-conscious.

M8

Pastoral Care, Mental Health & Human Connection

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Proverbs 11:13 — a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

You will be able to

  • Know exactly what confidential information must never be uploaded.
  • Use AI for general preparation, never for private counselling disclosure.
  • Create privacy-aware pastoral prompts.
  • Draft a simple, workable church AI use policy.

Practice

Convert three unsafe pastoral-care prompts into safe, anonymised, general-preparation prompts.

Assignment

Submit a ministry AI privacy checklist and a first draft of a church AI use policy.

M9

Church Communications & Content

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Colossians 4:6 — let your speech be gracious, seasoned with salt.

You will be able to

  • Write warmer, clearer church communication.
  • Create visitor and member follow-up systems.
  • Prepare announcements, newsletters, FAQs and pastoral letters.
  • Reduce confusion and drive clear action.

Practice

Rewrite one confusing church announcement into three clear versions: a pulpit version, a WhatsApp version and an email version.

Assignment

Build a complete communication pack for one upcoming church programme.

M10

Visual, Video, Audio & Creative

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Psalm 96:3 — declare His glory among the nations.

You will be able to

  • Create a repeatable content pipeline instead of random posting.
  • Repurpose sermons into platform-specific assets.
  • Write hooks that serve and invite rather than manipulate.
  • Plan a 30-day content calendar you can actually sustain.

Practice

Convert one sermon into 20 assets: posts, quote lines, short-video scripts, an email, a devotional and discussion questions.

Assignment

Submit a 30-day ministry content calendar with platform, title, hook, scripture and call to action for each day.

M11

Church Administration & Operations

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Exodus 18:17–23 — Jethro's counsel: wise systems protect both leaders and people.

You will be able to

  • Use AI for meeting preparation, agendas and minutes.
  • Create ministry role descriptions and onboarding tools.
  • Develop a simple ministry planning dashboard.
  • Make better decisions through structured thinking.

Practice

Use AI to build a full ministry event plan: goals, roles, timeline, communication plan and risk register.

Assignment

Create a one-page strategy brief for one ministry area.

M12

Evangelism, Outreach & Community

Core Practice · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

1 Corinthians 9:22 — I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

You will be able to

  • Use AI to understand and reach your community without manipulation
  • Design honest outreach that leads to real relationships
  • Build follow-up that moves people from curiosity to community

Practice

You'll plan a short, honest outreach around a real need in your area — no manipulation, human-led follow-up.

Assignment

Design a 12-week outreach plan for a defined local community: the need, one event, honest invitations, seeker Q&A, and a human follow-up journey.

Band 3

Advanced

3 modules

M13

Global Ministry, Translation & Culture

Advanced · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Revelation 7:9 — a great multitude from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne.

You will be able to

  • Use AI translation with human review and cultural intelligence
  • Adapt one message across cultures without changing its meaning
  • Create low-bandwidth, mobile-first resources for global ministry

Practice

You'll adapt one short message for three settings while keeping its biblical meaning intact.

Assignment

Take one teaching message and produce three culturally-adapted, mobile-friendly versions, each with notes for a local reviewer, without changing its biblical meaning.

M14

Data Protection, Governance & Copyright (UK)

Advanced · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Luke 16:10 — Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.

You will be able to

  • Handle personal and children's data lawfully under UK GDPR
  • Govern which AI tools your church approves and how they're used
  • Respect copyright, consent and transparency

Practice

You'll draft the backbone of a church AI use policy — the approved tools, the red lines, and consent.

Assignment

Draft a one-page church AI use policy and an approved-tools register, and name the three data types that must never enter an AI tool.

M15

Building a Complete AI-Enabled Ministry

Advanced · 2 quiz questions · 100 XP

Nehemiah 2:18 — let us rise up and build.

You will be able to

  • Build a reusable AI workspace for your ministry.
  • Create project instructions that reflect your voice and boundaries.
  • Organise your files, prompts and workflows.
  • Prepare a 30-day implementation roadmap.

Practice

Assemble your workspace: ministry profile, approved prompts, workflow templates, policy notes and a weekly operating rhythm.

Assignment

Submit your complete 30-Day AI Ministry Operating System — the course capstone.

The Prompt Vault

150 ready-to-use ministry prompts.

Organised across 10 categories so you can find the right starting point for the task in front of you.

Sermon PreparationBible StudyPrayer & DevotionChurch CommunicationContent MinistryLeadership & StrategyYouth & ChildrenOutreach & EvangelismResearch & VerificationAI Policy & Safety

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