Guides
Straight answers
for pastors.
The questions pastors ask before they change how they write, preach and run Sunday. Answer first, limits included.
Last reviewed October 19, 2026
Writing the sermon
Where to write, how to organize it, and who else gets to read it.
- Guide
What's the best free sermon writing software?
The free sermon writing tools pastors use, what each one is good at, and what free really includes. Trials marked as trials.
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What's a better alternative to Word for writing sermons?
Word and Google Docs were built for memos. What a sermon editor adds, how to bring your old sermons over, and when to stay with Word.
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How do I collaborate on sermon notes with my team?
Share sermon notes with your worship leader, media team and co-pastors. Comments, mentions, roles and version history, free for the whole team.
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How should I organize years of old sermons?
Years of sermons in Word files, binders and three apps. A simple system for organizing them by series and passage, and finding any of them in seconds.
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Is there sermon software that doesn't write the sermon for me?
Want a sermon tool that leaves the writing to you? Exactly where ServantSuite uses AI, where it never does, and what happens to your words.
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Devices and the pulpit
From the Mac in your study to the iPad on the pulpit. No binder.
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How do I write sermons on an iPad and a Mac?
One sermon on every device you own. Write in Safari on iPad, offline on your Mac, and preach from either. What works today and what is coming.
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How do I preach from an iPad instead of printed notes?
Trade the binder for a tablet. How to preach from an iPad or phone: text size, a clock, verses on tap, clickers, and what to do about wifi.
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The booth
Slides, lights and Planning Center when nobody is at the controls.
- Integration
Is there sermon software that syncs with ProPresenter?
ServantSync fires ProPresenter slides from your sermon notes as you preach from your phone. Requirements, setup, pricing and limits, stated plainly.
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How do I run church slides with no one in the booth?
Your slides volunteer is out. Your options, from a clicker in the pulpit to slides that follow your sermon notes on their own.
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Can my sermon notes go into Planning Center?
Send your sermon's points and verses to a Planning Center Services plan as slides, and move Planning Center Live as you preach. Free on every church.
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Can my sermon notes trigger the lights?
Fire lighting cues from your sermon as you preach: OSC for lighting consoles, QLab and Resolume, HTTP for smart plugs and Home Assistant. Requirements and limits.
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