A working MVP — and the skill to keep going
The coach coaches. The practitioner directs the agents. Over two and a half focused days, ministry leaders bring a real problem they own and walk out with a working tool that addresses it.
This isn't a demo you watch — it's a build you lead. You leave with both an MVP and the muscle memory to keep building after you go home.
Local ministry leaders who carry a real problem — and are ready to build the tool for it.
Pastors and staff across the Portland/Vancouver metro with an operational need worth solving.
Leaders ready to rethink how their ministry operates and uses AI well.
Christian nonprofits across Oregon & SW Washington needing leverage without a tech team.
Open to Christian churches, ministries, and faith-based nonprofits. Everyone brings a real problem they own; no AI or coding experience required.
Small-group cohorts, your pace
Two skill-paced cohorts so you build at the level you're ready for. Both converge for opening sessions on a Christ-centered perspective on AI and project pitches — and again for the closing demos.
You've used AI as a chatbot — for research, questions, or basic documents. This is the next level: coding and building, with AI as your collaborator. We start at the beginning and stay with you the whole way.
Three days, build to demo
A high-level look — registrants get the detailed run-of-show by email.
Starts 9 AM. Morning sessions through lunch lay the foundation of a Christ-centered philosophy of AI, with coaches demoing how to build with it. Each participant pitches their project — plus a shared community project a small team will carry further. In the afternoon we split into cohorts and plan the build so the agents can work overnight.
Review what the agents built overnight, then test and iterate all day. Midday, present your progress to the group and get feedback.
Review the overnight build, do basic testing, then present what you built to the whole group. We close with prizes for the best projects — wrapping by lunch.
Discernment meets a build sprint
We use a Christ-centered model for using AI — and this event is for the AI-excited and the AI-skeptical alike. Through teaching sessions, we help everyone think through what place AI should have in their ministry: where it fits, and where it doesn't. You'll practice that discernment as you build, walking each phase with your coach.
Name the real problem and weigh whether it's worth solving — for God's glory, your calling, and your neighbor's good.
Decide where AI genuinely fits — and where the work should stay human and prayerful.
Build it with your coach — see it modeled, build alongside them, then take the lead yourself.
Ship the MVP and weigh the fruit — does it ring true, serve your neighbor, and point somewhere good?
4D Redemptive Design Cycle: FaithTech.
Tools you keep after you leave
You direct the AI; it does the building. We teach the working approach we use every day — and we'll send the exact tools and setup instructions to install ahead of time.
Meet your coder-coaches
Practitioners who build for a living and voices who'll frame the bigger picture — sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with you the whole way. They also lead the opening sessions on understanding AI and practicing discernment about its use. You direct; they coach.
We're lining up the rest of the team. Check back as we announce them.
Trinity Church of Portland
909 NE 30th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Our home base for the three days — easy to reach in Northeast Portland.
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Price goes up to $400 on August 12, 2026. The same price applies to both cohorts — your tier is set by when you register, not which cohort you pick.