The latest articles on DEV Community by Steven Earl Jones (@sjones2177). https://dev.to/sjones2177 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3993024%2F1c488e5b-bdc4-4617-a1b9-b611989eb629.png https://dev.to/sjones2177 en Steven Earl Jones Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:31:14 +0000 https://dev.to/sjones2177/were-building-an-open-source-agentic-workflow-platform-for-faith-based-ministry-and-nothing-is-4im5 https://dev.to/sjones2177/were-building-an-open-source-agentic-workflow-platform-for-faith-based-ministry-and-nothing-is-4im5 <p>Churches and benevolence ministries have a quiet crisis.</p> <p>Someone walks through the door in crisis — rent, food, grief, addiction. The org delivers a one-time assist. Then that person turns to vapor. No follow-up. No root cause detection. The pastor is overwhelmed. The staff is thin. The volunteers are dwindling.</p> <p>We call it band-aid churn. And it's quietly breaking the organizations designed to catch people when everything else fails.</p> <h2> What we're building </h2> <p><strong>Springwell-Keel</strong> is an open-source agentic workflow orchestration framework for churches and faith-based benevolence ministries.</p> <p>Three coordinated lanes powered by a single Keel Engine:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Lane A</strong> — Individual Journey Orchestration: intake, sensing, sequenced follow-up</li> <li> <strong>Lane B</strong> — Organizational Service Catalog: matching people to the right care module</li> <li> <strong>Lane C</strong> — Capability Sequencing &amp; Readiness Handoff: routing across care domains without gaps</li> </ul> <p>Think sales drip campaign — but for human restoration.</p> <h2> Stack direction </h2> <ul> <li>Postgres as system of record</li> <li>Docker-sandboxed agents</li> <li>Modular workflow orchestration</li> <li>Designed for volunteer accessibility from day one</li> </ul> <h2> The honest part </h2> <p>Nothing is built yet. Phase 0. True greenfield.</p> <p>That's not a weakness — that's the invitation. The decisions made now shape everything that follows. No legacy code to fight. No architecture already baked in.</p> <p>If you've been waiting for a project where your thinking shapes the bones before they calcify — the window is now.</p> <h2> Get involved </h2> <p>👉 github.com/stevenjones-bot/springwell-keel</p> <p>Browse issues tagged <code>good-first-issue</code>. Drop a comment. Introduce yourself.</p> ai opensource devops beginners