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title: 773 - Give It a Desk
description: What if your AI assistant already knew your school handbook, your church's mission statement, your newsletter archives — and you never had to explain any of it again?
---

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# [773 - Give It a Desk](https://welstech.wels.org/2026/04/02/773-give-it-a-desk)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Apr 2, 2026 4:00:00 PM

What if your AI assistant already knew your school handbook, your church's mission statement, your newsletter archives — and you never had to explain any of it again? That's the promise of AI workspaces, and in this episode Martin and Sallie break down how to put them to work in a ministry setting.

### The discussion

AI workspaces - Gone are the days when you have to start every AI prompt with a lengthy list of background information to ensure proper context in your results. Martin and Sallie compare four AI companions and consider uses in ministry settings.

- [Anthropic Claude Projects](https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects) ([Help](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9517075-what-are-projects))
- [OpenAI ChatGPT Projects](https://chatgpt.com/overview) ([Help](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-using-projects-in-chatgp))
- [Google Gemini Gems](https://gemini.google/overview/gems/) ([Get started](https://gemini.google.com/gems/create))
- Microsoft 365 Copilot [Notebooks](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/get-started-with-microsoft-365-copilot-notebooks-0775e693-11c6-4d80-8aba-fcc81a737a06) and [Agents](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/agents-overview)
- [Tool Comparison](https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AI-Workspaces-Compared.pdf)

### Ministry Resource

 WELSTech AI resources - [welstech.wels.net/ai](https://welstech.wels.net/ai)

- AI Ethical Framework ([PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iFJpEWC7mUokBiNmH4K7Q5mRZmP7FjMd/view?usp=drive_link) | [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMfIR7INbp3H-AfCdEIPicny5UCqrBXQnxMQtMke1g8/edit?usp=drive_link))
- AI Risk Matrix ([PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/165M3yrh8bXJagPOGgTueDou4bTgsGatX/view?usp=drive_link) | [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EdPHBisanat2C3jY04KQFh7qZ3KQTSklvcVQQ03hvGM/edit?usp=drive_link)) 
    - [Share your feedback](https://forms.gle/2XfA6crtoZSyYkJd6)

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### Community feedback

- [2026 Apologetics and Worldview Conference](https://apologeticscenter.org/events/2026-conference/) 
    - Topic: Artificial Intelligence
    - Bethany Lutheran College
    - June 24-25
    - Free Admission

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