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How do I add a sermon?

Describes how to add sermons.

Updated over a month ago

You will need the Full Write Sermons permissions to perform this action.

Version 7.0

To add a sermon in One Church Software, click "Sermon" in the "New" drop-down menu at the top of any page.

The other way is to navigate to the sermon listing, via the left-hand navigation menu, and click on the "Add New" button at the top.

Regardless of which method that is chosen, a pop up will appear to enter the details for the sermon.


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The following fields are available:
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General

  • Title - the name of the sermon.

  • Summary - this is a short summary of what this sermon is about. This will appear on social media shares and many places where the sermon is listed.

  • Speaker - the person who gave the teaching. You can edit the list of speakers using the menu to the right of the dropdown. You will need the Sermons Settings permission to do so.

More fields:

  • Series - the teaching series the sermon is a part of (if any). You can edit the list of series using the menu to the right of the dropdown. You will need the Sermons Settings permission to do so.

  • Tags - used to recommend related sermons.

Visibility

  • Is Public? - whether to show the sermon publicly online

  • Publish Date - the date the sermon was given.

Notes

Notes and Outline - use this section to add notes and a sermon outline for viewers to use while watching the sermon. Underline a word or words to replace them with a blank and have the viewer fill out the answer.

Bible Verses

This section allows you to add one or more Bible verses to the sermons. The verses will be posted as a hyperlink and will direct users to bible.com (YouVersion). These are considered the verses that are central to the message given. To add a row, click on the "+" button. To remove a verse, click on the "-" button at the end of the verse you want to remove.

Transcript

Type an audio transcript for the sermon here, and once finished, click on "Save" at the bottom of the pop up.

Resource


Version 6.0

There are two ways you can add a sermon to One Church Software. The first is to click on the "New" drop-down menu at the top of any page, and click on "Sermon."

The other way is to navigate to the sermon listing, via the left-hand navigation menu, and click on the "Add New" button at the top.

Regardless of which method you choose, a pop up will appear where you can enter the details for the sermon.
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The following fields are available:
​

General

  • Title - the name of the sermon.

  • Speaker - the person who gave the teaching. You can edit the list of speakers using the menu to the right of the dropdown. You will need the Sermons Settings permission to do so.

  • Series - the teaching series the sermon is a part of (if any). You can edit the list of series using the menu to the right of the dropdown. You will need the Sermons Settings permission to do so.

  • Date - the date the sermon was given.

  • Summary - a brief summary on what the sermon was about. This is limited to 1000 characters.

  • Show Online? - whether to show the sermon publicly online

Bible Verses

This section allows you to add one or more Bible verses to the sermons. The verses will be posted as a hyperlink and will direct users to bible.com (YouVersion). These are considered the verses that are central to the message given. To add a row, click on the "+" button. To remove a verse, click on the "-" button at the end of the verse you want to remove.

Transcript

If you type an audio transcript for the sermon, you can enter it here. Once finished, click on "Save" at the bottom of the pop up.

Resource

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