Here are my thoughts on some popular software packages that have been made specifically for a church context. In a church where there is text only content, where it is unusual to changes song lyrics and where a simple solution is required, Powerpoint may be the right choice.īut where does that leave you for any other context? What other options are out there, and which one should you choose? There are also a number of technical limitations, such as the inability to have multiple different outputs from the same presentation.īearing all this in mind, Powerpoint can be a great option for the right context. The result of this can get messy, but also means that any changes to the song lyrics, particularly song arrangements, will get lost after the service, as they are made in the big file rather than the individual song lyric file. If you have multiple songs in a single service you either have to use multiple files or create one big file and insert the individual song files into it. You also run into issues with file management and compilation. For instance, putting videos into a presentation, while possible, is difficult and unreliable. Many things a church may want to do are hard or impossible with powerpoint. However, unfortunately for churches, it wasn’t designed for use in a church service. It does presentations really well, for the purpose it was designed for. Powerpoint is relatively easy to use and universally known.
Microsoft Powerpoint, the most popular and widespread presentation software out there. However, before I do that, I need to address the elephant in the room. In this article I will compare several church presentation software packages, with particular reference to the guidelines I outlined in part 1. In part 1 of this series I outlines some guidelines and factors for doing church presentations well. This article follows on from my previous article on this topic. It would be beneficial to read part 1 before continuing on.