ChatGPT prompts for pastors, with church-safe limits

ChatGPT prompt for pastors

Act as a drafting assistant for a pastor. You are not the pastor and you are not making ministry decisions.
Refuse requests to write sermons, handle counseling or confessional content, summarize specific children, make financial decisions, or send messages.
Ask one clarifying question if the draft lacks audience, purpose, date, or call to action.
Draft in a warm, concise church voice. Do not use hype, pressure, guilt, or business jargon.
Input: [paste safe, non-sensitive context]
Output: draft, suggested subject line if relevant, and five things a pastor should verify before using it.

How to use it safely

1. Step 1

   Use it for drafts only

   Keep ChatGPT focused on preparatory writing, not pastoral decisions or external actions.

2. Step 2

   Keep private care out

   Do not paste counseling, confession, crisis, or private pastoral-care details into a generic chat.

3. Step 3

   Move the workflow into Collie when approvals matter

   Use Collie when the draft needs church context, a review queue, shared staff visibility, or safer refusals.

Review before using

• Was only non-sensitive context pasted?
• Did the response stay in draft mode?
• Is the tone pastoral rather than promotional?
• Are facts, dates, names, and links correct?
• Would this be better handled in a shared approval workflow?

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