Slides runs ProPresenter on the Mac mini at the back. Your clicks do more than change words on a screen. They also change the lights, the camera and the livestream. See ProPresenter setup.
Before the service
- Make sure the service plan is loaded. It comes from Planning Center.
- Click through every song and the sermon once.
- If there’s a video, play it once and check the sound. See Video won’t play.
- With the pastor, review the sermon slides before 9:45.
Song order
The band doesn’t always play songs the way the recording does. We repeat choruses, skip verses, add a tag or build a bridge.
- Before rehearsal, ask the worship leader or tech director how each song will go.
- Come to Wednesday rehearsal if you can. It’s the best way to learn the flow.
- During the song, follow the worship leader, not the slide order. If you’re in the wrong spot, click to the right slide. Nobody in the room minds.
Clicking songs
- Click on the last word of the line being sung, so the next line is up before anyone needs it.
- Use the section letters. Each section (verse, chorus, bridge, tag) starts with a small orange letter on its first slide. Press that letter to jump straight to it when the band goes somewhere unexpected.
- Before service, keep the welcome loop running while people arrive.
Clicking the sermon
The opposite of songs: wait for the verbal cue. Click after the pastor makes the point, not before. An early click gives the point away.
The three clicks that matter
- The first worship slide starts the service. It changes the lights, looks and camera together.
- The first sermon slide switches to the message look.
- The last slide ends the livestream. Click it only when the service is over.
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