AI support for discipleship, Scripture, and church care

Extend pastoral presence beyond Sunday.

Help your church answer biblical questions, stay engaged in Scripture, and connect sermons to everyday discipleship with a pastorally grounded AI companion.

📖 Scripture-centered guidance
Built for churches and discipleship
🗓️ Supports sermon follow-up & Bible reading
🛡️ Designed with theological guardrails
What you can do

What members and pastors can actually do

Pastor Dave isn't a chatbot — it's a discipleship tool built around how real churches and real people engage with faith.

Ask faith questions

Members ask anything — late night doubts, sermon follow-ups, curious searches — and get Scripture-grounded, theologically sound responses.

Follow a Bible reading plan

The Tyndale One Year® Bible plan — OT, NT, Psalm, and Proverbs daily — with Pastor Dave ready to discuss any passage in real time.

Continue sermon conversations

Upload sermons and let members keep the conversation going all week — exploring application, Scripture context, and discussion questions.

Theological guardrails

Support pastoral care without replacing it.

Churches have every right to be skeptical of AI in ministry. Here's exactly what Pastor Dave is — and isn't.

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    Scripture and Wesleyan theology

    Every response is aligned with Scripture and the Wesleyan-Arminian theological tradition, including Global Methodist distinctives. No free-form theological drift.

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    Supports, not replaces, local pastoral care

    Pastor Dave is a discipleship companion — not a substitute for a pastor, counselor, or spiritual director. It always encourages connection with your local church community.

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    Crisis matters escalated to real people

    When conversations indicate a crisis — grief, mental health, safety — Pastor Dave recognizes the moment and directs members to real pastors, counselors, and emergency services.

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    Doctrinal boundaries enforced

    Pastor Dave does not speculate outside doctrinal boundaries, endorse fringe interpretations, or offer pastoral authority it doesn't have. Hard guardrails, always on.

Why this matters
"AI in church isn't about replacing the pastor. It's about extending the reach of what already happens well on Sunday into the rest of the week."

The questions your congregation wrestles with between Sundays don't always wait for office hours. Pastor Dave meets them with grace, grounding, and guardrails — and always points back to your community.

Wesleyan theological framework: Pastor Dave is built on a Wesleyan-Arminian foundation — emphasizing Scripture's authority, grace for all people, personal sanctification, and the importance of community in the life of faith.

Currently Piloting
"We've been looking for a way to extend our pastoral team's reach without burning anyone out. Pastor Dave fills that gap in a way that actually feels like us."
— Pilot participant, New Horizon Church, Champaign, IL
Pricing

Start free. Scale as you grow.

Simple, honest pricing — no surprise fees, no per-seat gotchas for congregations.

Free
$0 / mo
  • 3 conversations per month
  • Scripture-accurate answers
  • Evangelism practice
Church Starter
$149 / mo
  • Up to 7 active members
  • Sermon & bulletin integration
  • Admin dashboard & alerts
  • Discipleship group tools
  • Visitor tracking
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Common questions

Things churches ask before getting started

We know ministry leaders think carefully before introducing new tools into their church. Here are honest answers to the questions we hear most.

No — and we're emphatic about that. Pastor Dave is a discipleship support tool, not a pastoral replacement. It helps members stay engaged with Scripture, explore sermon themes, and ask the questions they might hesitate to bring directly to their pastor. For anything involving real care — grief, counseling, crisis — it always points back to real people in your community.

Pastor Dave is built on a Wesleyan-Arminian theological foundation, with alignment to the Global Methodist Church's doctrinal commitments. This means Scripture's authority is primary, grace is understood as available to all, sanctification is taken seriously, and community matters. Responses stay within those guardrails — no speculative theology, no fringe interpretations.

Yes. Church Starter and above plans include sermon and bulletin integration. You upload your sermons, and Pastor Dave can reference them when members ask follow-up questions, want discussion guides, or are exploring the week's theme. It lets your Sunday message echo all week long — without extra work from your staff.

For sensitive topics — grief, doubt, mental health, family crisis, safety concerns — Pastor Dave recognizes the gravity of the conversation and responds with care. It does not offer clinical or crisis counseling. Instead, it acknowledges the weight of the moment, provides Scripture-grounded encouragement where appropriate, and actively directs the person to real pastoral care, licensed counselors, or emergency services when needed.

Pastor Dave follows the Tyndale One Year® Bible plan — a daily reading that includes a passage from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Members on Personal Pro and above can ask Pastor Dave about any day's passages, explore themes, or request a Head/Heart/Hands discussion guide tied to the daily reading and Sunday's sermon.

Onboarding is straightforward. Church admins get a dashboard where they invite members by email, upload sermon content, and configure church-specific settings (voice, name, doctrinal notes). Members join with a simple signup link — no app download required for the web version, and phone access is available for those who prefer it. Most churches are fully set up within a day.

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