Service planner

The Service workspace holds the order of service in one place: songs, Bible readings, slide decks and headings such as Worship or The Word. Plan it during the week, then run it from the same screen on Sunday.

A service in running order. Click an item to see its slides on the right.

Plan a service

1. Click + next to Services and give it a name. Set its date at the top of the running order.
2. In Add to service (bottom left) choose Songs, Bible or Slides.
   • Songs and slides. Search, then click a result to add it to the end of the service.
   • Bible. Choose a passage and verse range and a Bible version, then press the add button. A reading keeps its chosen verses and version.
3. Add headings with Add heading to break the order into sections.
4. Drag items to reorder them, and add a short note to any item (for example “key of G”).

You can also add things from where they live: the Service button on a song, a passage in the Bible workspace, or a deck in Media.

Run it

• Click an item to see its slides, verses or deck on the right. Double-click it to show its first slide.
• Click a slide to show it. Space and → go to the next slide, ← to the previous. The Previous item and Next item arrows at the top move up and down the running order.
• Esc clears the screen.

Reuse last week’s

Press Duplicate, change the date, and swap only what is different. The copy is named “… (copy)”; rename it with the pencil.

How services relate to your library

• Items point at the song or deck in your library. Editing a song or slide updates every service that uses it.
• If a song or deck is deleted, the item shows as missing instead of breaking the service.
• Deleting a service removes only the running order. Its songs, slides and readings stay in their libraries.
• Phones and tablets paired through Remote control can see the running order and take an item live.

Tip

Plan the service in Service, but keep a fallback: the Bible, Songs and Media workspaces are always one key away if the plan changes mid-service.