This Friday, we are going to talk about a question many leaders are asking: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲? But I want to challenge the question. The better leadership question is not: 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? The better question is: 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲? ChatGPT and Claude are not just competing tools. I want you to think of them as different team members with different strengths. Here is the simple rule we will unpack: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. That means the task should pick the tool. In Friday’s session, we will look at when to use ChatGPT for ideas, options, fast exploration, data help, tables, content starting points, and broad first drafts. We will also look at when Claude may be better for deeper writing, judgment, strategic refinement, long-document review, workflow structure, and careful decision support. But we are not stopping at tool choice. We are also going to add the leadership layer. AI should not just make us faster. AI should help us become clearer, wiser, and more responsible. That is why we will also talk about a simple governance lens: 1. What is the purpose? 2. Is the output accurate? 3. Am I protecting private information? 4. Is there human oversight? 5. Does this align with responsible use? The best AI users are not just productive.They are responsible. My goal is for you to leave Friday’s session with a simple way to decide: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆? The takeaway: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. Before Friday, drop a comment below: Which tool are you using most right now, ChatGPT or Claude? And what are you using it for? Are you using ChatGPT, Claude, or both?

Welcome to Crown AI Network. Watch this first (2 min): everything you need to get started. This community exists for one reason: to give church leaders, nonprofit executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners honest, practical AI guidance without the hype. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗚𝗘𝗧: - Weekly AI Clarity Call (live, every Friday) where we learn together and answer real questions. - The CALM Framework: Clarity, Acceleration, Leadership, Mission Alignment. - Practical posts breaking down tools, decisions, and use cases. - A peer community of leaders navigating the same questions. - Direct access to Marisol Blank, AI strategist with +25 years across defense, aerospace, finance, legal, entertainment, and ministry. 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗣 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 1. Your name and your organization 2. Your role 3. One AI question you want answered this month That last one matters most. It shapes what I create here. Our next AI Clarity Call is this Friday, May 23 at 3 PM EST. RSVP on the Calendar tab. Community Guidelines are posted below in Start Here. See you inside. — Marisol

If you lead with faith, you already have a framework for AI. You just might not have connected the dots yet. Stewardship is not just about money. It is about every resource entrusted to you: your team's time, your organization's data, your community's trust. Four questions before you touch any AI tool: 𝟭. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹? If your people spend 40% of their week on tasks a machine could handle, that is not efficiency. That is waste. 𝟮. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? AI can process data powerfully. Without governance, it can also expose it recklessly. 𝟯. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿? Fear says "we will fall behind." Wisdom says "we will move at the right pace with the right plan." 𝟰. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹? Three years from now, will you be proud of how you led your organization through this moment? Which of these four hits closest to where you are right now? Drop your number below.

Quick update on our weekly AI Clarity Call. Starting this week, we are moving to 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗦𝗧 (noon). Same format. Same value. 30 minutes. One topic. Live Q&A. Just a better time to fit your schedule. Last Friday we did a walkthrough of the community and got to know each other. This Friday we dig into the real content. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: Where should your organization start with AI? RSVP on the Calendar tab. See you at noon. ~Marisol

Here is what we covered on today's AI Clarity Call. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟯 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 Most organizations should start with one of three areas: 1. Communication — if your team spends hours creating content that could be accelerated with AI. One sermon becomes 5 pieces of content. One voice memo becomes a week of marketing. 2. Follow-up — if people are falling through the cracks. Visitors, leads, donors, clients who never hear from you fast enough. Speed to response is the highest-leverage AI win. 3. Repetitive admin — if your team does the same task every week and it requires zero creativity. Reminders, scheduling, report formatting, data entry. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 Pick one. The one that causes the most pain right now. Write it down in one sentence. Run it through the CALM Framework (Clarity, Acceleration, Leadership, Mission Alignment). Watch the full replay below. 👉 How to Start AI in Your Organization Missed it live? Drop your one-sentence starting point in the comments and I will give you feedback. Next 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗦𝗧: The 3 AI Tools Worth Your Time Right Now.