Build-Idea Briefs
Twelve AI build ideas for church operations — each researched, sourced, and scoped — plus a tailored handover packet for every church at The Church Executive AI Workshop.
June 4, 2026 · NewCity offices · Orlando, FL · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1. Church Operations Intelligence
One leadership dashboard for the six numbers an XP checks every week, with an AI-written Monday narrative.
2. Guest-to-Member Funnel
Cohort tracking from first visit through group membership — the number that predicts long-term health.
3. Newcomer Path Builder
A personalized 3-step next-step path for every guest from a 1-minute intake — drafted by AI, sent by staff.
4. Pastoral Care Load Map
A private map of who's carrying what care load — so pastors don't quietly collapse. Metadata only, no note bodies.
5. Prayer Request System · Airgapped
Private prayer requests visible only to elders. Never touches a third-party AI — by design.
6. Volunteer Capacity Simulator
See the burnout cliff three months out — before it shows up as no-shows on a Sunday.
7. Calendar & Room Conflict Sync
One source of truth for rooms and people across three calendars. Catch collisions Friday, not Sunday.
8. Giving Pattern Analyzer
Pastoral signal from giving data — never surveillance. Aggregates public; a two-person check-in list private.
9. Board Packet & Decision Memory
Agendas, decision logs, and review reminders in one light system — so the board stops re-deciding.
10. Sermon Prep RAG Assistant
A retrieval assistant grounded only on your church's own doctrine and trusted commentary. Cite-or-refuse.
11. Rechurching Diagnostic Suite
The 20-point Rechurching audit as a live green/yellow/red operating system, scored from your own data.
12. Facility Utilization Heatmap
Room-by-room, hour-by-hour utilization with a cost-per-hour overlay. Reframe 'we need more space.'
A Packet for Each Church
Each church gets a packet recommending the two-to-four ideas that fit its situation, with a 90-day path and the one governing data rule.
Orlando Grace Church
Orlando, FL · Jim Davis, Robert Jackson, New Worship Pastor
Most technically ready in the room. Robert already builds with Claude Code and Codex (prayer automation, 3-way room sync); Jim co-authored the research the Rechurching framework is built on.
The King's Church
Lakeland, FL · Brandon Curriston, Davontae Harrington
A classic XP starting point: wants the weekly operating picture and the assimilation funnel before anything exotic. Build the foundation first.
Encuentro Ministries
South Florida · Carlos Vargas
A Spanish-speaking church-planting and discipleship ministry. Front-door focus, leaner infrastructure — favor low-cost, bilingual, high-leverage tools.
Oviedo City Church
Oviedo, FL · Dr. Pete Geiger, April Mae
Finance-strong: a dedicated Business Operations Director is in the room. The giving and facility-economics ideas have an immediate owner.
Mosaic Church
Winter Garden, FL · Joel Coffman, Danny Volz
Development-focused leadership with a dedicated admin. Generosity analytics, the weekly operating picture, and facility economics map directly to a development XP's mandate.