AI Compass
AI Governance for Churches

Your team is already using AI. Is there a plan?

We’ll help you build one. AI Compass shows you where AI is used across your church, recommends the right tools and safeguards, and gives your team a clear AI policy.

Meet
Survey
Map
Report
Policy
Review
Built for churches

We know a church isn’t run like a business.

DTS works with churches every day. AI Compass helps protect your church from unsafe AI use, and it helps your leadership set the tone for how AI should and shouldn’t be used in ministry. It starts with a clear picture of AI across your church.

Where
Which AI tools are in use, from chat assistants to browser extensions and features built into apps you already pay for.
By whom
Which staff and teams use AI, how often, and whether they use church accounts or personal ones.
What data
What information is flowing into those tools, including member records, giving, pastoral care notes and children’s data.
The process

How AI Compass works.

Six steps, from the first conversation to ongoing support.

1
Meet
Meet with leadership and IT
We start with your leadership and IT team to understand your church: how you’re structured, the systems you run, your goals for AI, how much risk you’re comfortable with and how technical your team is.
2
Survey
Survey your team
Everyone who works in your internal systems gets a short survey about the AI tools they use, what they use them for and what information they share with them.
3
Map
Map your AI usage
We document where AI is being used, by whom and what data is flowing to it, so you can see your real exposure in one place.
4
Report
Report and recommended actions
You get a report with our findings and clear action steps, from which tools to standardize on to the settings and safeguards that protect your church.
5
Policy
Draft and roll out your AI policy
We draft the AI policy we recommend for your church, refine it with you and help you introduce it to your team.
6
Review
Ongoing review and training
As often as you’d like, we review your AI usage exports for potential issues and help train and remind your staff on the policy and why it matters.
What you walk away with

A clear plan, and a policy your team will follow.

Every engagement ends with two things in your hands: a report with specific next steps, and an AI policy written for your church.

The report
Specific actions, ranked by priority
Every finding comes with a recommended next step, so your team knows what to do first. A sample:
High
Move staff to a Claude Team subscription on church accounts and turn off feedback sharing.
High
Keep giving records, pastoral care notes and children’s information out of AI tools.
High
Require two-factor sign-in on every AI account.
Medium
Review the conversation export quarterly for risky or malicious prompts.
Medium
Remove AI browser extensions that can read pages in Rock RMS.
Low
Publish an approved-tools list and a simple process to request new ones.
The policy
Built for a church, not just a business
We work alongside your leadership to write a policy that helps protect your church from unsafe AI use and gives your team practical guidance for ministry.
Safe AI use
Approved tools and accounts
Data that never goes into AI
Reviewing AI output before it’s used
How to request a new tool
Ministry culture
Where AI can serve your team well
Where ministry should stay human
Being honest about when AI was used
Language leaders can use to explain the why
Pricing

One fixed price, based on the size of your team.

Your price is based on how many people have access to your internal church systems, like Rock RMS, your files and email. That includes staff and any volunteers with that access, since anyone who can see church data could share it with AI. Members and guests who only use your public website or app aren’t counted. Everyone counted takes our survey in step two, so your size is confirmed as part of the process.

Small team
Up to 50 people
$4,000
One-time, fixed price
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Mid-size team
51 to 100 people
$5,500
One-time, fixed price
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Large team
101+ people
$7,000
One-time, fixed price
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Every tier includes the full AI Compass process
Leadership and IT meeting
Staff and volunteer surveys
AI usage and data map
Report with recommended actions
AI policy drafted for your church
Policy rollout with your team
Ongoing support
Compass Care
AI tools change fast. After your assessment, we can keep your policy current and your team on track, as often as you’d like.
Reviewing your AI usage logs for compliance
Staff training and policy refreshers
New-hire onboarding on your AI policy
Policy updates as tools and risks change
Answers when your team has AI questions
Monthly, quarterly or on demand.

Start with a conversation.

Meet with our team to talk through where your church is with AI and where you want to go.
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