Setting up Your Song List Using PowerPoint
Setting up Your song List
Setting up your song list in a clean and organized fashion makes it easy to move around without sending the wrong things to the screen. During the service there is not a lot of time to react if things do not go as you expected.
PowerPoint for Worship 101
Getting started using PowerPoint for worship can be an intimidating thing- especially if you are technologically challenged! So here you go- the very basic commands you’ll need to set up your worship or sermon presentation- and where you’ll find them. It couldn’t get any easier!
Video in PowerPoint
I have responded to an enormous amount of inquiries regarding playing video in PowerPoint this month, so thought I’d post some info.
PowerPoint in Church Made Easy
Are you spending more than five minutes a week setting up PowerPoint for Worship?
PowerPoint is very popular among churches; in a recent survey 91% of churches use PowerPoint, with 56% using PowerPoint for Worship. With this many churches using PowerPoint for Worship it’s surprising how few are using it efficiently.
Dual Screen Setup for PowerPoint
One of the things I can’t stand is sitting in a Sunday service watching a projector screen displaying a Windows desktop, and a mouse cursor franticly flying around clicking on things. I was once at a large church of over 800 members and saw this show 3 times; I couldn’t help but wonder how many [...]
Entering Song Files in PowerPoint
We recommend that you save all your songs as separate files. This will allow you to compile your worship set for each service by inserting individual song files. Treat each song as a masterpiece- you only need to create it once, so create it in such a way that you can use it for many [...]
Creating a PowerPoint Worship Schedule
Setting up your song list in a clean and organized fashion makes it easy to move around without sending the wrong things to the screen. During the service there is not a lot of time to react if things do not go as you expected.
How to use a PowerPoint Worship Schedule
During the service it is a simple process of moving up and down through your song list to display the songs on the screen. You will see the outline view shown below while your congregation sees the slide show.