Feature
Write the sermon
your team can see.
A sermon editor that doesn't live in a Google Doc, doesn't lose your scripture references, and doesn't keep your worship leader guessing what passage you're preaching on Wednesday.
The sermon is the most important thing your team produces each week. So why is it the thing your team has the least visibility into?
Most pastors write their sermon in a Google Doc, a Notion page, or a Word file on their desktop. The worship leader doesn't see it. The tech director doesn't see it. The bulletin team doesn't see it. So everyone waits. Then everyone scrambles when you finally drop a passage in a group text on Friday afternoon.
ServantSuite's sermon editor is built for the rest of your team as much as it's built for you. Your worship leader sees the central passage on Wednesday. The tech director can build slides from your outline. The bulletin team can lift the readings without asking. You write where the team already lives. The team already knows what you're preaching.
A real editor, not a notes field
Rich text formatting, headings, lists, blockquotes, and embedded scripture. Built for sermon-shaped writing, not generic document editing.
- Auto-save on every keystroke
- Distraction-free writing mode
- Word count and reading-time estimate
Scripture hover-cards
Type a reference like Romans 8:28 and ServantSuite recognizes it. Hover to see the passage in your translation of choice. Your team gets the same view, in the same place.
- ESV, NIV, NASB, CSB, KJV supported
- Tag sermons by passage for later search
- One-click copy to bulletin or slides
Inline tasks and @mentions
Drop a task into the sermon (e.g. "Maya, can you find a song for the closing?") and it shows up in Maya's task list, linked back to the sermon. No copy-paste, no group text.
- @mention any team member by name
- Tasks roll into the weekly digest
- Comments thread per paragraph
Series and library
Organize sermons into series with start and end dates. Tag by passage, theme, or speaker. When someone asks if you preached Romans last summer, the answer is one search away.
- Drag-and-drop series planning
- Filter by speaker, passage, theme
- Export any sermon as a Word doc
How it fits the week
- 1
Monday: outline goes in
Drop the passage and the central idea into a new sermon. Tag the series. Your team sees it in the Monday digest before the day is over.
- 2
Tuesday-Wednesday: drafting in the open
Write the sermon. Your worship leader watches the passage settle and starts pulling songs. The tech director sketches slides from your outline.
- 3
Thursday: comments come in
Maya leaves a note: "What about adding 'Cornerstone' for the closing?" You reply in-thread. The decision lives next to the sermon, not in a text.
- 4
Friday: locked
The sermon is locked by Friday at noon. Bulletins, slides, and song list all key off the same source. Saturday is for prayer and family. Not panic.
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I used to drop the passage in our team text on Friday afternoon and hope. Now Maya texts me on Wednesday: 'I love the Romans direction.' The whole vibe of our week changed.
Jordan Ellis
Lead Pastor · Redeemer Community Church
Try it on this Sunday.
Free for solo pastors. Five-minute setup for teams.