Velora is now your all‑in‑one personal sermon companion. While Relay helps you follow along with and capture the messages you hear, Ask Velora opens up a completely new way to engage with them. Ask Velora is a fully context‑enriched AI conversation experience, tuned specifically for reflecting on sermons and creating sermon‑based resources.

What’s new

These days, it can feel like AI chatbots are being tacked onto every product. So what makes Ask Velora special? Here are a few of the standout benefits.

Full Relay context and mentions

Context is key. Unlike generic AI, Velora automatically has access to the full library of sermons and lessons you’ve relayed—and you’re not limited to chatting about just one at a time. You can ask about broad themes in what you’ve been learning in church, even mentioning a specific date range. You can also get more specific and mention one or more sermons to chat about.

Here are the different ways you can refine Velora’s context by using “@” mentions:

• By date / date range · The mention menu initially shows “Last Sunday” at the top. Start typing “Last” to reveal other timeframes like last week, month, or year, or begin entering any specific date or date range to filter with precision.

• By speaker · Limit the chat’s context to relays by one or more particular speaker.

• By relay · Focus the chat on one or more specific relay. When you start a new conversation from a relay, that sermon is automatically included in the context.

We’ve taken the time to build a robust memory and context retrieval system because the subject matter is sacred, and reflecting on the preached Word deserves a deeply considered, high-quality experience.

Tuned for discipleship, not dependency

Ask Velora is built on a prompt architecture specifically for Christian discipleship—not to be a source of generative wisdom, but a thoughtful companion to help you internalize the biblical teaching of your own pastor and church.

Recent research from Barna Group in partnership with Gloo found that 1 in 3 Americans now trust AI spiritual guidance as much as a pastor's. We’re concerned about that, and it’s why Ask Velora is designed to guide you in the opposite direction: when you ask it something, it doesn’t generate new spiritual insight from the internet. Instead, it helps you go deeper into what your own pastor already preached, as captured in your relays.

Instead of asking Velora, “What do you think about x?”, try asking, “How has my pastor taught on x?” That kind of question will give you the richest, most helpful experience with Ask Velora.

Tappable Relays and follow-up buttons

Individual relays appear as tappable cards within the conversation, making it simple to open each message and read it in full.

Additionally, we built the feature we’ve always wished other AI chats included: generative follow‑up buttons. Whenever Velora suggests a set of next steps or presents multiple-choice options in a quiz, it shows them as tappable buttons right in the conversation. Tap once, and the dialogue flows forward seamlessly.

Dynamic Bible text, inline

Just like in relay transcripts, when Velora quotes Scripture in its responses, it pulls the actual text from the Bible API and renders it as a proper Scripture quote in your preferred translation—with tappable verse numbers that open directly in your Bible reader.

Thoughtful haptics

Your phone gives a soft, subtle vibration the moment your message submits and Velora begins thinking—then a distinct one when the response finishes streaming. These small details make the whole interaction feel native and satisfying.

Copy responses

A button at the end of every reply lets you copy the markdown and paste it into any editor or document you’d like. This comes in handy when you’re creating discussion guides or other sermon-based material that you plan to revise or share with others.

Future releases will introduce more options for exporting and sharing Ask Velora content, as well as creating distinct artifacts.

Improvements and bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing users to occasionally get signed out

• Added new back-office capabilities for addressing user account-related issues

• Misc. UI polish