Verbatum vs SermonSteward

A sermon is two tasks in one: structuring your argument and speaking it at the pulpit. Most tools do one or the other. Verbatum does both — a mind-map editor for shaping the sermon, and a Speech view that strips every distraction once you walk to the pulpit. THOUGHTS MODE Outline your sermon as a mind map. Every heading is a branch; every sentence is a leaf. Reorder by drag, fold sections away, see the whole argument at a glance. Reading-time estimates show next to every branch, with a running total against your target so you know how long the sermon will be before you walk up. SPEECH MODE Plain prose, large type, generous line height. A quiet timer, an unobtrusive ruler, and a progress runner that lets you see — without reading the clock — how much sermon is left. No menu bars, no editing controls, no notifications. Nothing between you and the words. YOUR FILES, YOUR FUTURE Sermons are saved as plain Markdown files on disk. No accounts, no lock-in, no proprietary format. Open them in any editor; carry them on a USB stick; sync through iCloud Drive if you want to. Your archive outlives any app. PRIVACY Verbatum has no backend, no telemetry, no analytics. Your sermons never leave your device unless you put them somewhere yourself. REQUIREMENTS macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later. iPadOS 17 or later.

SermonSteward is a quiet, dependable home for your sermons, from the first outline on Monday to the pulpit on Sunday and the archive for years to come. Write in a familiar word processor, preach from a clean, distraction-free view, and always know where and when you last preached a sermon. No markup, no clutter, and no training required. WRITE NATURALLY • Headings, bold, italic, underline, bulleted and numbered lists • Highlight key lines in six colors • Scripture references link automatically. Tap one to insert the passage, or look up any passage and drop it in • Start from your own templates, with a default for your weekly sermon • Private notes for every sermon • Export a clean PDF or print your manuscript PREACH WITH CONFIDENCE • A distraction-free pulpit view with large, adjustable text • Scroll or page through your manuscript, with tap, swipe, keyboard and Bluetooth page-turner support • Dark, Light and High Contrast themes, with adjustable line spacing and margins • Jump straight to any section of your sermon • Clock and timer that counts up or down from your time limit, with a gentle warning as time runs short • Your screen stays awake while you preach RECORD YOUR SERMON • Tap Record in Preach Mode to capture your sermon from the iPhone, iPad or Mac microphone, or a connected mic • Recordings are saved with each sermon. Play them back, share them to your church website or podcast host, or find them in the Files app • On Mac, add recordings to your Music library, labeled with the sermon, series and preacher REMEMBER WHERE YOU PREACHED • Record each time you preach a sermon: church, location, date, occasion and notes • See at a glance where a sermon was last preached • Perfect for guest preaching, pulpit supply and re-preaching a sermon years later ILLUSTRATIONS & QUOTES • Keep illustrations, quotes, personal stories and historical examples in one searchable library • Insert them into a sermon in a couple of taps • SermonSteward tracks where each one was used, so you never repeat a story to the same congregation ORGANIZED FOR THE LONG HAUL • Organize by series and tags; rename or merge tags anytime • Favorites, archive and fast search across every sermon • A three-column layout on iPad and Mac: library, list and editor side by side • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Export a complete backup of your library anytime Built for pastors, preachers, church planters and seminary students who want software that simply works, and gets out of the way. SERMONSTEWARD PRO Create up to 10 sermons free. SermonSteward Pro unlocks unlimited sermons with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ryanegli.com/sermonsteward-privacy-policy