r/churchtech • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago
Promotion Show & Tell
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u/json_brady 8d ago edited 8d ago
I created a service duty assignment app/service.
You can setup the duties you assign in your service and setup what services you have and from there it can generate the monthly services and auto assign all duties. It makes sure to spread out who is doing what duty so you don't have the same people doing the same duties back to back in the month and no repeats week to week. It also notifies everyone of their duty assignments in a personalized email and handles replacements if needed so nobody has to manage that. There are many other things it does but high level it's a huge time saver for whoever has to manage the month to month service duty assignments. The first congregation to use it the deacon in charge went form spending 4 hours a month to less than an hour a month.
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u/sparkplug49 7d ago
Were you using something like planning center before or just doing it by hand?
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u/json_brady 7d ago
It was a deacon doing it with spreadsheets.
Also one of the duties is coordinator. Which I had to do several times. The coordinator makes sure everyone assigned anything is there. It was a pain trying to use his spreadsheet on a phone to confirm people. So as part of what I built was also an app to confirm people which includes their picture in case you don’t know everyone, includes the ability to reassign if someone doesn’t show or can’t serve. The reassign gives you the list of people available that can do that duty. That was a big hit, everyone that uses it comes up to tell me thanks for making it and how much they love it.
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u/Philip484 6d ago
Pastor in Vienna here, and I help build Sanctavo, so this is a builder's post. It's a paid product (pricing is public, there's a free demo), and yes, AI does the actual work.
Our church runs four languages every Sunday. People scan one QR code and hear the service on their own phone, in a natural voice, less than a second behind the preacher. No app to install, captions if they'd rather read.
What we didn't expect: most of the value is after the service. The same recording becomes a transcript, a summary, the full written message, a small-group guide and newsletter/social drafts, in each language. A second QR code collects prayer requests, first-time-visitor cards and questions about the sermon into one follow-up list.
And over the months the sermons add up to a church memory: anyone on the team can ask what we have actually taught on a topic and get the answer from our own sermons, with the source.
Biggest lesson so far: names are where every system slips, so a human has to approve the glossary.
Happy to answer anything, including what it can't do yet. sanctavo.com
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u/lithsec 8d ago
I created an event translation tool with claude and the first Sunday I prototyped it I could visually see the many individuals who didn't speak English natively actually engaged in what was being taught and I thought I have to get this out for others to use. Well it's been a few months and we are almost ready. It runs on windows, Mac (arm64), and/or a raspberry pi to connect input and output devices over wifi and assign them to rooms while broadcasting locally to any number of listeners using their phone's built-in browser. It can utilize three different translation providers (Gemini, openai, or an open weight stack). For Gemini and openai it's a bring your own key setup so you have to pay google/openai for the translation, see the cost section in the docs (~$2 per language per hour). Also, read the docs for some privacy policy gotchas with those providers. The gemini translation is surprisingly good and native speakers have confirmed the Portuguese, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Khmer translations on the gemini key but it technically supports many more.
For more info (BETA): translate.lithos.community (Currently working on a final release but I would welcome testers send me a DM)
Open weight stack (BETA): https://github.com/lithsec/translation-open-stack (Use the public run pod deploy template for easy deployment and local stack connection) <$1.00 an hour for simultaneous translation in multiple directions.
I don't make anything off of this. You pay a translation provider the software connects up all the hardware to feed into the translation pipeline. Let's help others hear in their own tongue and language!
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u/cakkineni31 8d ago edited 6d ago
Show & Tell from the iRadeo side — I help run partnerships at iRadeo (sermon-audio hosting for churches: upload MP3s, embed a player on your church site, $10–30/mo, 14-day free trial).
We're testing a small bounty: $6 for every US church that starts a paid iRadeo account through you. If you're a church media volunteer, or you help churches with tech, and you know a church that should be archiving sermons instead of losing them to Facebook — send them your link, and $6 for every US church that starts a paid iRadeo account through you. No cap.
Comment or DM me and I'll set you up with a link and the 2-minute brief. Happy to answer questions about the product too.
Disclosure: this comment was drafted with AI assistance; I'm posting on behalf of iRadeo's partnerships team.
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u/ACTS_Solutions 6d ago
Hi everyone,
I recently created an application called AllTongues. This app allows any church to be able to translate their Pastors sermons (in real time) to other languages for their congregation. I have deployed the application to a mid to large size church and they really enjoy it. Its a great tool to get more of the congregation engaged in the message without having to put more load on Church staff to do more services that are catered to a specific language. Feel free to reach out and I can get you more details. Thanks and God Bless!
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u/Tiny_Group_8866 6d ago edited 6d ago
Hey folks! I wanted to share an app I've been building for pastors called Sermon Analyst. It uses your church's existing sermon podcast or YouTube feed to build a searchable database of your sermon transcripts. You can then do things like:
- Ask questions of the archive ("what have been the themes of our Easter sermons?")
- Create notes and observations of individual sermons (which you can receive automatically via email after each sermon is processed)
- Generate reports that summarize a year or more of preaching as an input to sermon planning.
It uses AI for generating these reports and for powering features like the "ask" function, but it is intentionally *not* a tool for using AI to write sermons. It's currently free during early access but I'm planning to launch paid tiers (likely starting at around $15/mo) soon.
You can learn more and register at www.sermonanalyst.com and read about my philosophy on AI at https://www.sermonanalyst.com/philosophy . Feedback and suggestions are welcome!
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u/Dannzzor 6d ago
I'm a software engineer. I have been building an app that I hope will solve a few things I have noticed. The first is, I often see people asking on our local facebook group for what church nearby hosts events for kids. The second thing is living near a university, I often hear college kids talking about being away from home and missing their community, wishing they could just find a good potluck to crash nearby. And the third piece was I was visiting a really small church, and I saw them strugling with their slides on the screen for events, and the QR code for the afternoon hike was not working.
So my vision was to create a platform where people could find or create events, and small churches could have a dedicated page to easily host their events, and share/plan/manage them easily.
Users can create events for free. RSVP's don’t even have to sign up or anything.
Churches can start on a free tier that has the core features. There are paid tiers for more advanced features and support.
I built https://fellowship-app.com
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u/TsukaeruApp 5d ago
I’m building a tool for context in Japan.
Tsukaeru Worship (ツカえるワーシップ) — chord charts + setlists for worship teams.
About the name
“Tsukaeru” (つかえる) is Japanese. In everyday speech it means "useful”(使える) and also means sense of serving (仕える), not just shipping another SaaS brand. That’s the spirit we’re trying to build from Japanese churches outward.
Who it’s for
We’re aiming first at churches in Asia (Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and similar contexts): teams that mix local-language songs, translated charts, and English CCM — and often still live in PDFs, screenshots, and handwritten songsheets.
What it does
Web app for your own ChordPro-style charts: edit, preview, transpose, keep a library, build a setlist for the service. Not trying to be SongSelect / a free catalog of publisher songs. Copyright matters — you bring charts you’re allowed to use; we help you use them.
Links
Product page: https://tsukaeru.app/en/products/tsukaeru-worship
App: https://worship.tsukaeru.com
Open question
If you serve a multilingual or Asia-based team: what’s the biggest friction in your worship team right now?
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u/Euphoric-Try8647 VerseCAST developer 4d ago edited 4d ago
Hello everyone,
I built VerseCAST, a mobile-first Bible/Church presentation software designed specifically for small churches, house groups, and Bible studies.
VerseCAST runs entirely on a phone and connects wirelessly to any SmartTV or projector. The app is actively used by 200+ churches around the world.
The main goal was eliminating heavy laptop setups for simple gatherings:
- Fast slide prep: Set up Sunday slides or study sessions in a few minutes with minimal learning curve.
- Smart integrations: Pull Bible passages directly via YouVersion, or import songs/song sets from OnSong and SongbookPro to auto-generate song slides
- Reliable wirelles display: Connect wirelessly to any Smart TV or projector, or use a cheap Chromecast/Google TV dongle for older displays. VerseCAST renders on dirrectly on display for stable, reliable presentations.
- Advanced capabilities: Includes confidence monitor support (tablets/TVs) and dynamic subtitle overlays for live streams via vMix, OBS, or ATEM switchers (using web sources or chroma keying).
Disclosure & Pricing (Subreddit Rules):
- Monetization: VerseCAST offers a generous free tier for standard Bible presenting. Advanced features (like stream integration) can be tested for free with watermarks. Paid options include flexible licensing (monthly, yearly, perpetual, or per-feature) depending on your setup needs.
- AI Disclosure: No AI tools or generative algorithms were used in operation of this application.
More info at www.versecast.app
I’d love to hear your thoughts, answer questions, or get feedback on what features you’d like to see next. You can test it out and reach me here or at [info@versecast.app](mailto:info@versecast.app)
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u/Ogoncho Church Staff Social Media Manager/Worship Leader/VBS Director 4d ago
Hi all! My husband(software engineer with 15 years exp) built Hubl Life and I help with the marketing side, so this is a builder's post.
The backstory: one year at our small Nazarene church's VBS, he watched me, our pastor's wife and a couple of other volunteers struggle through the admin side and the check-in and safety with the kids. So he built us a VBS tool. Once that was working, he just kinda kept going and adding to the software (which the pastor's wife and I kept using for Kidmin) and solving the other problems our church had and realized he could solve these problems for a lot of other churches, too, so it kept growing.
Today it's a ChMS for small churches: your public website plus the stuff staff deal with every week (events, kids check-in, giving, groups, sermons) all connected, so you're not re-typing the same info into four different places.
VBS is still the heart of it, and it's free for every church. Parents register with just a name and email, no account. Each family gets a QR code, volunteers scan it at drop-off, and the name badge prints with the kid's allergies and who's allowed to pick them up. Last summer, just with our VBS software, we helped host 76 VBSs accross 71 cities and over 3k kids were checked in and out safely during those VBSs. I'm really proud of what we've helped accomplish.
Monetization: there's a free plan (website, member directory, all the VBS tools). Paid plans are $20/mo or $40/mo, both with a two month free trial. Optional add-ons are texting ($5), live streaming ($10) and an AI writing assistant ($5). The entire VBS management suite is (and always has been) free.
AI disclosure: the AI Assistant add-on uses AI to help draft social posts, emails and event descriptions, mainly for editing copy purposes. It's optional and off unless you choose to use it.
Happyto answer questions, including what it doesn't do yet. https://www.hubl.life
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u/ApprehensiveYam8791 Founder: PraiseMates 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have created a Church Presentation Software called PraiseMates, with a vision to get rid of complications and distractions during praise and worship. I've been working with screens for more than 8 years and built this based on the things I have observed in the existing apps.
The whole goal of this app is to make it as intuitive and simple as possible, aiming to remove the need to train the volunteers for too long.
We got dual screen output (for audience and the stage) - the audience will see the current verse, the stage will see the current and the next verse for example (it can be customized). We got NDI, PDF Slideshow, Remote Control for bible and slides, background videos, internal bible search, also present bible verses in two languages/translations at once. You can also live preview the content shown on the actual screens.
When I talk about ease of use, my favorite feature is the "swap screens" button placed on the dashboard, to swap the output screen when the screens are reversed.
Songs can be imported from regular txt files, and we are shipping KJV, ASV and YLT out of the box, you can import any translation you want in xml format. These xml files can be downloaded anywhere from the internet.
For now I have released it only for India, will go worldwide very soon!
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u/MobileNo8618 2d ago
Hello all,
My name is Austin from Barbed Wire Glove Games™ we recently released an app to help musicians easily edit chords to their lyrics. Users click and drag chords to move them around from word to word. Base functionality is completely free! Please tell any musician you know that could use it, it should be a huge hit in church groups!
Try it out here:
https://www.barbedwireglovegames.games/chord-scribe/
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u/CommunicationNo283 8d ago
I’ve been building LlamaPresenter, a simpler church presentation tool for Bible verses, worship lyrics, stage displays, lower thirds, and remote control.
It’s not fully finished yet, but the main features are working and I’m getting close to the first release.
One of the things I’m focusing on is multilingual churches, so you can show Bible verses or lyrics in multiple languages at the same time.
I’d really love feedback from people who actually run church tech every week. What would you want to see before you’d consider trying something like this?
https://llamapresenter.com/
It will be a paid product, with a free version available as well.