Everyone's asking the same question.

"Where do I even start with AI?"

They buy the courses. Watch the YouTube videos. Read the newsletters.

And still feel behind.

Here's why.

AI isn't like learning coding language. There's no instruction manual. No certification that means anything yet. No five-year-old curriculum that actually reflects what the tools can do today.

Everyone is learning at the same time.

Which means the old model — find an expert, sit at their feet, absorb — doesn't fully work here. Because even the "experts" are figuring it out as they go.

So the question isn't "who can teach me?"

It's "who can learn with me?"

You are the average of the five people around you.

We say this about faith.
About business.
About character formation.

It's just as true about AI literacy.

If the 5 people closest to you think AI is a fad, you'll treat it like a fad.
If the 5 people around you are actively experimenting, swapping prompts, showing each other what's working — you will too.

Growth-minded leaders have always known this:
You don't just consume better content.
You find the right momentum environment to pull you forward.
You surround yourself with people who are one, two, or three steps ahead of you.

The same dynamic applies here.

Find your tribe. Or build one.

I know what you're thinking.

"I don't know anyone doing serious AI work in my space."

That's probably not true. But even if it is — that's not a dead end. That's a leadership opportunity for you!

Put out a call. On social media. In your community. Across your spheres of influence.

"Anyone experimenting with AI for ministry / nonprofit work / communications? Want to swap notes monthly?"

I guarantee you'll find two or three people within days.

That's your tribe. That's your cohort. That's the mastermind that doesn't need a facilitator or a fee to get started.

Show-and-tells. Shared fails. "Here's what worked, here's what didn't."

That's how the best AI learning actually happens.

Not in isolation. In community.

This is how every frontier gets navigated.

The printing press didn't come with a training manual either.

Neither did radio. Neither did the internet.

In each case, the leaders who moved first weren't necessarily the smartest.
They were the most connected — to other curious people willing to experiment together.

The distance between early adopters and late adopters is widening fast.
Not because the tools are too complex.
But because learning AI is a communal discipline,
and most leaders are still trying to do it alone.

Don't be that isolated leader.

Find your people.
Travel together.
Share what you learn.

This AI journey is too important — and honestly, too interesting — to take by yourself.

Who are the two or three people in your world you could invite into an AI learning cohort this week?