A practical pattern atlas
Follow the task across screens.
Entry, decisions, recovery and completion for common Bible and faith-app journeys.
Original flow proposals, not observed behaviour studies. Clinical and safeguarding journeys require specialist review. A flow preserves user choice rather than prescribing one universal path.
Describe the engagement before choosing a flow
Read the engagement framework: purpose, reading unit, pace, participation, setting, interpretation, environment and responsibility. These overlapping facets describe a session rather than rank a person’s faith.
Open a reference and retain context
Reach the intended verse or range without losing the search or conversation.
Design proposal · User validation requiredCompare editions across screen sizes
Inspect wording and context while retaining edition identity.
Design proposal · User validation requiredRead a long passage from a conversation
Inspect complete Scripture without letting an embed take over the dialogue.
Design proposal · User validation requiredListen, pause narration and repeat
Create a bounded listening-and-reflection session.
Design proposal · User validation requiredA lectio-style listening practice
Offer a contemplative sequence without requiring chat or recorded responses.
Design proposal · User validation requiredPrepare and participate in an AI-assisted practice
Use bounded adaptation while keeping Scripture, authorship and user choice inspectable.
Design proposal · User validation requiredReceive prayer support without hidden profiling
Choose useful words or silence while retaining ownership of intentions.
Design proposal · User validation requiredPractise passage recall without spiritual scoring
Help a person with a specific learning task.
Design proposal · User validation requiredReturn after a break without debt
Support an irregular rhythm and a manageable next session.
Design proposal · User validation requiredRespond to a sensitive disclosure with accountable support
Keep disclosure, present safety, user choice and service responsibility distinct.
Sensitive design proposal · Clinical and safeguarding review requiredPrepare teaching with accountable evidence
Build an explanation that another person can inspect, without outsourcing interpretive responsibility.
Design proposal · User validation requiredListen to an AI overview and inspect a claim
Use explanatory audio while retaining access to the source material and control of the session.
Design proposal · User validation requiredMove from a focused passage to sustained reading
Support a bounded encounter without trapping the reader inside an excerpt.
Design proposal · User validation required