Predictive insights to help shepherds retain the next generation
Catholic institutions in Argentina are losing cultural dominance and follower engagement as secularism and religious diversity accelerate among younger generations
PastorGuard connects with existing parish systems and optional anonymous youth surveys to provide bishops and priests with clear risk indicators of youth disengagement. The platform suggests specific, compassionate pastoral actions grounded in Church teaching. Leaders can track the effectiveness of their retention efforts over time.
Catholic bishops, parish priests, and religious organization leaders in Argentina
The only tool that combines privacy-first analytics with explicit Catholic pastoral theology to generate actionable shepherding recommendations instead of cold business metrics.
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Shows percentage of youth at risk of leaving and which parishes need immediate attention
AI recommends specific interventions (retreats, personal visits, tailored content) based on risk factors
Quick pulse surveys on faith topics with high response rates from youth
CSV and API imports from existing attendance and event systems
Beautiful reports for bishops showing year-over-year engagement health
Analyzes open-ended youth feedback for emerging themes
Compare your diocese retention metrics against similar Argentine dioceses
Record results of pastoral actions to improve future AI suggestions
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| diocese_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| priest_name | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| parish_id | uuid | No |
| month | timestamp | No |
| active_youth | int | No |
| at_risk_count | int | No |
| risk_score | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| retention_record_id | uuid | No |
| suggestion | text | No |
| outcome | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/risk-assessmentUpload data and receive risk analysis
/api/suggestionsGet AI pastoral action suggestions for at-risk groups
/api/surveysCreate and distribute new youth survey
/api/reportsGenerate PDF retention reports for bishops
Limited to one parish
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 55 | 15% | $289 | $3,468 |
| Month 6 | 410 | 24% | $3,444 | $41,328 |
Know which young people are drifting before they leave. Get faith-centered recommendations that respect both privacy and doctrine.
Approach three progressive dioceses (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Tucumán) through existing contacts at the CEA to run free diagnostic audits using their historical data. Use the resulting case studies to approach additional dioceses. Present findings at the annual Argentine bishops' assembly.
Donation + some engagement data
Built for US Protestant churches, no pastoral theology layer
Deep integration of Catholic pastoral practice and Argentine context
Training tracking
No predictive analytics or retention focus
Specifically solves the youth secularization crisis
Unique dataset of pastoral intervention outcomes correlated with retention in Argentine Catholic context. Difficult for competitors to replicate without Church trust and local relationships.
Argentine Church leaders are actively seeking data-driven approaches after dramatic post-pandemic drops in youth participation, while affordable predictive AI has only recently become reliable enough for sensitive pastoral use.
Youth data privacy violations or perception of surveillance
Strictly anonymized data only. No individual tracking without explicit consent. Work with Church canon lawyers.
Bishops may distrust 'AI' in pastoral work
Heavy emphasis on 'augmented discernment' framing. All recommendations require human priestly oversight.
Inaccurate risk predictions
Start with conservative models. Allow leaders to mark prediction accuracy to improve over time.
Success: At least 2 dioceses agree the insights are valuable and would pay for ongoing service
Success: measurable improvement in retention metrics and strong qualitative feedback from bishops
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