Sermon Foundations
Before you add a sermon to your app, there are a few values you'll need to add to MinistryPlatform. Add these values ahead of time to set yourself up for success.
Add Service Types
Service Types help you to separate services for different purposes. For example, you may have a Contemporary service and a Traditional service. Or you may only need one service type for "Worship Service". You'll need at least one Service Type before you can create a Sermon Series.
- Go to .
- Click New Service Type.
- Enter the name of your service type, such as "Worship Service" or "Special Events".
- Click Save.
Add a Speaker
- Go to .
- Click New Sermon Speaker.
- Add the Speaker's information.
- Contact: The Contact record for the sermon speaker.
- Display Name: How you'd like the sermon speaker's name to be displayed in your app.
- Optional: Bio: Optionally, add the sermon speaker's bio.
- Click Save.
Add a Sermon Series
A Sermon Series is a group of sermons that go together. It might be focused on a book of the Bible, like Romans, or on a topic, like Advent. Putting your sermons in a series makes them easier to organize and find.
- Go to .
- Click New Sermon Series.
- Add the following:
- Click Save.
Add a Sermon Series Category
If you want sermons to display on set-top devices like Apple TV or Roku, you must use Sermon Series Categories. These allow for categorized view and control of sermon series.
- Go to .
- Click New Sermon Series Category.
- Add the following:
- Click Save.
Apple TV and Roku apps show horizontally scrolling lists of sermon series, which directly correlate to the Sermon Series Categories.
Add a Sermon Series Type
- Go to .
- Click New Sermon Series Type.
- Add your series type.
- Click Save.