10 Practical Ways to Use AI for a More Impactful Easter
Leverage AI to enhance your Easter outreach and engagement
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Guest-Friendliness Website Audit
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Go to your website, press Command+A (Mac) or Control+A (PC) to select all content.
2. Press Command+C (Mac) or Control+C (PC) to copy the content.
3. Paste into ChatGPT with the prompt below.
4. Copy the results and send them to your web developer or comms person for quick edits.
Prompt:
Is this homepage guest-friendly for someone new to church? What is confusing, missing, or could be improved? Please give me 3–5 specific suggestions on how to improve it for first-time guests.
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Easter Service Flow Review
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Copy your service flow or order of worship.
2. Paste into ChatGPT with the prompt below.
3. Use the results to tweak transitions, language, or moments in the service.
Prompt:
This is our planned Easter service order. Can you evaluate this through the eyes of someone who's never been to church? What might be confusing, intimidating, or unclear? How can we better serve and engage guests?
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Custom Emails by Attendance Cadence
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Paste the prompt below into ChatGPT.
2. Review and personalize the generated emails.
3. Tweak and send using your church email platform.
Prompt:
Help me write three different re-invite emails for Easter: one for someone who came last year, one who came 6 months ago, and one who came 3 months ago. Make them warm, encouraging, and slightly customized to their distance.
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Follow-up Email Crafting
After Easter
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Instructions:
1. Gather personal info from guest cards (e.g., names, family info, interests).
2. Paste into ChatGPT with the prompt below.
3. Edit for tone and accuracy, then send!
Prompt:
Write a warm follow-up email to [guest name] who visited our church on Easter. Mention they have two kids and love baseball. Make it sincere and personal, and invite them back for our next service.
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Social Media Post Generators
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Replace [sermon title] and [main scripture reference] with your actual Easter sermon details.
2. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
3. Use the generated posts for daily social media updates leading up to Easter.
Prompt:
Our Easter sermon title is '[sermon title]' and the scripture is [main scripture reference]. Write 3 teaser posts for Instagram and Facebook that encourage people to come, each with a different tone (inspiring, curious, playful).
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Volunteer Re-Share Email
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
2. Review and personalize the generated email.
3. Paste the result into your email platform and track clicks!
Prompt:
Write an email to our volunteer team asking them to help spread the word by re-sharing a Facebook and Instagram post about Easter. Keep it short, grateful, and include instructions for them to share our church's Easter invitation post.
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Invite Reminder Text Prompts
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
2. Select your favorite generated text reminders.
3. Send via your texting platform to encourage last-minute invitations.
Prompt:
Give me 3 short and friendly text reminders to send out to church members 3–4 days before Easter. The goal is to remind them to invite someone.
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AI Brainstorm Partner (Giveaway Ideas)
Before Easter
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Instructions:
1. Replace [your town] with your actual location.
2. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
3. Look for easy-to-execute ideas (like a 'come back for a gift' card).
4. Select the best ideas to implement for Easter.
Prompt:
Give me 20 low-cost giveaway ideas we could use at Easter to encourage first-time guests to return. We're a church in [your town], and our crowd is mostly families.
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3-Visit Retention Plan
After Easter
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Instructions:
1. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
2. Review and adapt the suggestions to fit your church context.
3. Use the best parts as a post-Easter follow-up strategy.
4. Implement the plan immediately after Easter.
Prompt:
Help me build a simple plan to encourage Easter guests to return for a 2nd and 3rd visit. Include messaging, timing, and small gesture ideas (like a thank-you gift or handwritten card).
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Vision for Weekly Attendance
During Easter
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Instructions:
1. Use the prompt below in ChatGPT.
2. Edit the generated paragraph to match your church's voice.
3. Use it near the end of your Easter message or during announcements.
Prompt:
Write a short paragraph that I can use during Easter as a call to action — explaining why weekly church attendance matters for spiritual growth and community.
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