Sermons & Worship Planning
Sermon Library and Worship Planning are available exclusively on the Church engine.
Sermon Library
The Sermon Library is a searchable archive of every message preached at your church. It stores metadata and media links so staff can find, reference, and share past messages.
Adding a Sermon
- In the sidebar, click Sermons
- Click + Add Sermon
- Fill in:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Sermon title |
| Series | Series name (e.g., "The Sermon on the Mount") |
| Speaker | Who preached |
| Scripture | Primary scripture reference (e.g., "Matthew 5:1-12") |
| Preached At | Date preached |
| Notes | Sermon notes or summary text |
| Video URL | Link to sermon video (YouTube, Vimeo, church website) |
| Audio URL | Link to sermon audio (podcast feed, SoundCloud, etc.) |
| Tags | Keywords for searching (e.g., "prayer", "faith", "Easter") |
- Click Save
Searching Sermons
Search the sermon library by title, speaker, series, scripture, or tag. Results are sorted by date descending (most recent first).
Using the Sermon Library
The sermon library is a staff-facing tool for record-keeping and cross-referencing. To share sermons with your congregation, publish them on your Mission-provisioned website via Brand Studio.
Worship Planning
Worship Planning lets you build detailed service orders with time estimates. Planners can design the full flow of a service and share it with the worship team.
Creating a Worship Plan
- In the sidebar, click Worship
- Click + New Plan
- Fill in:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Plan name (e.g., "Easter Sunday 2026") |
| Service Date | Date of the service |
| Theme | Optional thematic focus |
| Notes | Notes for the worship team |
| Status | Draft, Confirmed, or Completed |
- Click Save
Building the Service Order
After creating a plan, add items to build the service order:
- Inside the plan, click + Add Item
- Fill in:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Song, Prayer, Sermon, Offering, Announcement, Other |
| Title | Name of the item (song title, "Pastoral Prayer", "Announcements", etc.) |
| Duration | Expected duration in minutes |
| Order | Position in the service (drag to reorder) |
| Notes | Specific notes for this item (key, arrangement, who is reading, etc.) |
- Click Save Item
Mission automatically calculates the total planned service duration by summing all item durations.
Plan Statuses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Being built; not yet shared with the team |
| Confirmed | Approved; shared with worship team for preparation |
| Completed | Service has occurred |
Collaboration
All staff with access to the Worship module can view and edit plans. Assign plan ownership by noting the planner in the plan notes field — granular per-user plan permissions are not yet supported.
Relating Sermons to Plans
Each worship plan item of type Sermon can reference a sermon from the Sermon Library. This creates a link between the service order and the sermon record for future reference.