Planning a worship setlist can eat up hours of a busy leader's week — choosing songs that fit the sermon, balancing theology with flow, and making sure your congregation isn't hearing the same songs on repeat. Asaph is an AI-powered worship planning assistant built specifically for this problem, helping worship leaders go from blank page to complete setlist in minutes.^1
Enter a Bible passage or theme, and Asaph's AI analyzes your song library to generate a balanced setlist that considers theological depth, emotional flow, and what's connecting with your congregation. The app also visualizes each setlist's energy arc and gospel story progression — tracing glory, gravity, and grace across the service — so leaders can spot gaps, balance the emotional journey, and lead with intention before Sunday morning.^2 Over time, Asaph learns from your team's feedback to improve its recommendations for your specific church context, and sentiment trends help surface what's actually landing week to week.^1
Asaph was founded by Alex Moyse, a Sydney worship leader whose father played guitar for Air Supply in the 1980s and was an early member of Hillsong Church.^3 Moyse first launched Asaph with worship-leading training content, then pivoted to the time-crunch problem after a fellow worship leader told him training was not the urgent need next to weekly planning.^3 The name comes from King David's chief worship leader, and it means "gather," fitting for what Sundays are for.^4 Behind the app is Three Times Good Pty Ltd, based in Sydney, Australia.^5
Asaph's AI runs on Claude, applying evaluation criteria Moyse's team wrote itself. Moyse says the intent is limited use: the AI does a lot of the grunt work and there is still a human in the loop, because he does not want worship leaders outsourcing their discernment.^3 The site puts it the same way: AI gives you a starting point, and you always have the final say.^1
Why Christians Love It"Not only are resources and training really helpful but through Asaph, there being a place for worship leaders and team members to be able to come together and learn and grow is pretty invaluable." — Zach Bolen, Citizens^6
Notable- Serving 900+ worship leaders across churches of all sizes^2
- Setlist analysis includes an energy flow chart, gospel story arc, sentiment trends, and quartile performance reports^2
- Repertoire health tracking shows song rotation, freshness scores, and thematic balance month by month^7
- Works with Planning Center Services through the Asaph Co-planner, which imports and analyzes your Planning Center songs in seconds^8
- Includes 600+ minutes of video training from leaders like CityAlight, Citizens, Zac Hicks, and Bob Kauflin^5
- Asaph Annual provides end-of-year reports on song and team health with recommendations for the year ahead^5
- Available on iOS, Android, Apple Vision, Mac (Apple silicon), and web with a free forever tier and paid Leader and Team plans^2^9
- Solid privacy posture: no data shared with third parties, encrypted in transit, and users can request data deletion^5
