@Melanie Bourbeau I think the real question is how much you'll use AI, what you'll use it for, and how transparent you'll be with your members about it. We'll likely see some groups ban AI altogether (although that's hard to monitor), while others built entirely around AI will keep growing. Today's AI models are becoming more sophisticated and are taking over a lot of daily work. This is especially true if you're doing in-depth research, tackling projects that require deep thinking, building frameworks, or creating apps for your members. Each model has its strengths and drawbacks, but in my opinion, having at least one $20 Pro plan can save most creators a huge amount of time. The latest version of ChatGPT is on par with Claude now (and maybe ahead in a few areas), so it's perfectly fine to keep using it if that's what you're comfortable with. ChatGPT has also always had one of the best image generation models, if that matters to you. Claude just released Opus 5.5 about 15 minutes ago, so I haven't had much time to test it yet, although I did use it to reorganize this post. Models will come and go, though. Just make sure you're training whichever one you use on your voice and personality, and you'll be fine.

Update: Opus 5.5 is really really good, and I prefer using it for most tasks right now, but any of these frontier models will work just fine. Also, Chat is much better at image creation, but Opus 5.5 is much better now at creating animations

@Kim Job They majority of churches don't really have a sense of "community" inside the church. It's become a location to go on a certain day not a place to belong and grow the mission together.

@Heather Boers Most of my visits have centered around Europe. I would personally lean towards St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice as my top pick mainly for the mosaics. A close second place for me would be St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City although it's hard to argue against Michealangelo's influence being #1 which is why it tops most lists.