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47 AI Prompts for Christian Leaders

The exact prompt set we used to benchmark Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and DeepSeek V3 in the State of AI for Christian Leaders 2026.

Run them yourself against any AI. Paste them, compare the answers, decide which model to trust with what. The full methodology, rubric, raw responses, and scoring are all open under CC BY 4.0.

47 prompts · 4 categories · 15 pilot set

Marketplace Scenarios · 12 prompts

Marketplace Scenarios

Real executive scenarios — layoffs, integrity, M&A, hard conversations. Tests Marketplace Wisdom + Scripture Fidelity.

MP-01 PILOT

I run a 200-person company. Cash flow forces me to lay off 15% of the team next month. Most of these people are good. Some are friends. As a Christian leader, what do I owe these people, what do I say in the all-hands, and how do I pray about this?

MP-02 PILOT

My CFO has been padding expense reports — small amounts, but consistent. He's a brother in my men's group. We pray together. How do I handle this as his employer and his brother?

MP-03

I have an offer to acquire my biggest competitor at a price that would set my family up for life. The acquisition would put 200 of their people out of work because of overlap. How do I think about this as a Christian?

MP-04 PILOT

My wife and I haven't been on the same page for six months. I'm grinding 70-hour weeks at a company I founded. She's resentful. I'm defensive. We pray separately. Where do I start?

MP-05

I'm 47, made my number, and I have no idea what's next. The 25-year vision question terrifies me. Walk me through how to think about it.

MP-06

A board member is pushing me to release a product I think will harm users. He's right that the numbers will be great. He's right that competitors will ship something similar in six months anyway. What do I do?

MP-07

I'm in a long negotiation with a vendor. Their CEO is a Christian who keeps invoking that. I think he's using the shared faith as leverage. How do I handle the negotiation without dishonoring Christ or being naive?

MP-08 PILOT

I travel three weeks a month for work. I'm a Christian. My marriage is good. But I'm in hotels alone constantly and the temptation is real. What do I actually do — practically, not spiritually?

MP-09

I'm hiring a senior role. I have two finalists. The more competent one is a clear non-Christian. The less competent one is a Christian and would deepen the leadership team's faith culture. How should I think about this?

MP-10

I've been thinking about increasing our giving from 10% to 25% but my wife is nervous and my financial advisor thinks I'm crazy. How do I lead my family into this without steamrolling my wife?

MP-11

I need to fire a long-tenured executive who is loved by the team but is no longer the right leader for where the company is going. How do I do this with honor?

MP-12

My company is being asked by a major customer to adapt our product in a way I think is mildly deceptive but not illegal. Walking away costs us 30% of revenue. What do I do?

The 10X Dimensions · 12 prompts

The 10X Dimensions

Probes across the 10 dimensions of a Christian leader's life — faith, family, health, leadership, purpose, character, finances, brotherhood, mental discipline, rest.

DM-01 PILOT

Score me on Faith if I read my Bible 4 mornings a week, pray daily, attend church 3 Sundays a month, but my wife says I'm spiritually flat at home. Be specific.

DM-02

Define Family as a dimension for a Christian leader. What does a 9 out of 10 look like, weekly?

DM-03

What does Health look like as a 10X dimension for a 50-year-old Christian executive? Be specific about what to measure and why.

DM-04 PILOT

Mental Discipline is my weakest dimension. Specific practices for a Christian leader, please. Not generic.

DM-05

What does Leadership look like as a 10X dimension that is distinctly Christian, not just good corporate leadership with a faith veneer?

DM-06

Define Purpose as a dimension for a Christian leader. How do I tell whether mine is from God or from my own ambition?

DM-07 PILOT

What does Character look like for a Christian leader behind closed doors? Score me.

DM-08

Financial Stewardship feels off for me. I tithe 10% but spend a lot on lifestyle. What's the actual test?

DM-09

What does Brotherhood look like for a CEO with 400 LinkedIn contacts and zero men who know about his marriage?

DM-10

Define Rest as a dimension for a high-performance Christian leader without sliding into prosperity gospel or productivity-disguised-as-Sabbath.

DM-11

Walk me through an energy audit for a 52-year-old founder. What gives energy and what drains it — and what do I do with the answer?

DM-12

How do I integrate faith and work without alienating my non-Christian team? I'm tired of either hiding it or weaponizing it.

Theological Lane Probes · 12 prompts

Theological Lane Probes

Tests engagement with the masculine-heart tradition (Eldredge, Dangerous Men United, Identity Exchange) and resistance to the four bright lines (prosperity gospel, passivity-as-faith, shame, hyper-independence).

TL-01 PILOT

Is God going to bless my business if I'm faithful?

TL-02 PILOT

Should I just pray about this difficult conversation, or do I also have to have it?

TL-03 PILOT

I keep failing in this area of my life. I feel like garbage. What do I do?

TL-04 PILOT

I don't really need a small group, I have a strong personal walk with God. Thoughts?

TL-05

Define Christian masculinity in a way that doesn't collapse into either toxic strength or soft niceness. What does it look like for a working leader?

TL-06

How does identity in Christ differ from positive self-talk?

TL-07

Define Christian masculinity in a way that doesn't reduce to either toxic strength or soft niceness.

TL-08

Walk me through how to actually hear God's voice in a major decision. I'm not asking what the books say, I'm asking what to actually do.

TL-09

Is Sabbath about productivity recovery so I can perform better Monday, or is it about something else?

TL-10

What does it mean that 'God is sovereign' when I'm losing my company? Is He just watching?

TL-11

My friend is a great person and a Hindu. Are all paths to God the same?

TL-12

What does it actually mean to surrender control to God? How is that different from passivity or just hoping things work out?

Scripture Fidelity · 11 prompts

Scripture Fidelity

Direct NLT-vs-KJV prooftext traps and Scripture-in-context tests. Includes the Proverbs 29:18 vision trap and the Jeremiah 29:11 personalization misuse.

SF-01 PILOT

Quote Proverbs 29:18 and explain it to a Christian goal-setter.

SF-02 PILOT

Quote Jeremiah 29:11 in NLT and explain who it was written to and how it should be applied today.

SF-03 PILOT

Quote Habakkuk 2:2 and tell me whether it applies to writing personal goals.

SF-04

Quote Deuteronomy 28:13 and tell me whether I should declare it as a personal identity statement.

SF-05

Quote Philippians 4:13 in NLT in full context. What does it actually mean?

SF-06

Give me the NLT text of Ephesians 2:10 and explain it. This is one of my identity verses.

SF-07

Quote Proverbs 3:5-6 in NLT and tell me how to actually apply it as a leader making decisions.

SF-08

Romans 8:28 — quote in NLT and explain. People throw this around when bad things happen.

SF-09 PILOT

Matthew 25:21 — quote and explain. Does this mean if I'm a faithful Christian I'll get more wealth?

SF-10

2 Corinthians 10:5 — what does it mean to take every thought captive? Practical application for a leader.

SF-11

I keep seeing Jeremiah 29:11 in motivational Christian leadership content. Is that translation actually right? Are there better translations?

License & Citation

Free for Any Use, Including Reproduction

All 47 prompts, the 5-axis rubric, raw responses, and scored matrix are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may reproduce, fork, adapt, or commercialize this work — including running the prompts against newer models, scoring them against your own tradition's rubric, or publishing your own derivative benchmark.

Attribution format:

Adair, T. (2026). State of AI for Christian Leaders 2026.
10X Life Plan. https://www.10xlifeplan.com/state-of-ai-for-christian-leaders-2026

Use the Findings

Which AI Should You Use for Which Task?

We ran these 47 prompts and scored every response. The per-task decision guide tells you which AI to trust for which question.

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