Circle AI

Circle AI is the intelligence layer built into the Circle platform. Its purpose is simple: to help your team focus on people instead of paperwork. While still in development, early results are encouraging. The goal is to create a system that learns from ministry data, surfaces meaningful insights, and helps churches take informed, intentional action.

Whenever data changes in the system, Circle AI recognizes the update. It processes the information, maps relationships, and looks for patterns that may require attention. This might include identifying someone who needs follow-up, noticing a change in engagement, or suggesting a relevant next step. Suggestions appear naturally throughout the platform, such as on the dashboard, inside a person's profile, or within a user's feed.

Circle AI does not act on its own. It exists to assist, inform, and guide decisions made by people. Behind the scenes, Circle AI works alongside the Circle Automation Engine. The AI highlights what matters most, while the automation system carries out approved actions. This partnership keeps ministry workflows efficient while ensuring every step remains under human control.

In addition to providing insights, Circle AI can also help create content. It can assist with drafting emails, messages, and other written materials across the platform. By understanding the context of the communication, it helps staff and volunteers communicate clearly, consistently, and in a tone that fits the church's voice.

An administrative area is in active development that will allow leaders to adjust how Circle AI operates. Administrators will be able to refine review settings, define department responsibilities, and manage how often the system processes data. Because Circle AI is still evolving, all functionality should be viewed as provisional. We are continuing to refine, test, and learn from real churches to ensure that Circle AI becomes a trustworthy and valuable tool for ministry.