Preaching from a tablet
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Bill The Baptist
Puritan Board Graduate
Can't shake a tablet at people 
Can't shake a tablet at people
Sure you can. You can shake and byte at the same time.
SolaScriptura
Puritanboard Brimstone
I tried preaching from my iPad once. Only once.
Pro - I sure looked cool walking up to the pulpit.
Cons -
1. I tried using it as my Bible and as my manuscript. This resulted in me having to switch between apps. (Of course, in hindsight, I should have simply copied and pasted each and every Bible verse I was going to use directly into the manuscript and read it from there.)
2. I forgot to turn off the auto-shutoff feature. I got on a roll and then when I looked back down at my iPad I had to unlock it and that really broke up my groove.
3. When I tried switching between apps I accidentally hit an unintended one, requiring me to close it out and back up... again, throwing off my groove.
Pro - I sure looked cool walking up to the pulpit.
Cons -
1. I tried using it as my Bible and as my manuscript. This resulted in me having to switch between apps. (Of course, in hindsight, I should have simply copied and pasted each and every Bible verse I was going to use directly into the manuscript and read it from there.)
2. I forgot to turn off the auto-shutoff feature. I got on a roll and then when I looked back down at my iPad I had to unlock it and that really broke up my groove.
3. When I tried switching between apps I accidentally hit an unintended one, requiring me to close it out and back up... again, throwing off my groove.
Hard to preach without getting your groove on.
Reformedfellow
Puritan Board Freshman
Didn't Moses preach from a tablet once? I actually think he had two of them...
(Sorry, I really couldn't resist that one)
(Sorry, I really couldn't resist that one)
SolaScriptura
Puritanboard Brimstone
That's right. I can lecture without being in a groove, but I cannot preach that way. I need my focus and concentration squarely on the message.
I think he was using the iStone.
Preach like a soldier!
I have a Toshiba Thrive tablet that I've used during a few sermons. I convert my notes to a PDF and then upload them to Kindle and use the Kindle app during the sermon. While I like my tablet I'm always nervous that it might go on the fritz or the app will crash.
Reformedfellow
Puritan Board Freshman
Can't shake a tablet at people
Sure you can. You can shake and byte at the same time.
If you shake it, won't it automatically "undo" what you last did? That might throw you off? Or am I again referring only to the iStone?
In all fairness and seriousness to the OP, I personally would prefer the old school method of a trusty paper Bible. It won't undo, crash, go on the fritz, or run out of battery power.
SolaScriptura
Puritanboard Brimstone
I attempt to preach as if the sin in your heart and mind is something to be conquered.
KSon
Puritan Board Junior
I preach from my iPad each week. I am fully Mac'd, from iPhone to Macbook Pro to iPad, so there is seamless integration. I write my sermons in Pages (the Apple word processor), and it is iClouded, so I can read/edit my sermon anywhere, anytime. As far as preaching from the tablet, I really enjoy it as it avails some practical advantages:
1. I can magnify, highlight, and embolden texts without any regard to amount of printed pages or printer-cartridge wear.
2. I can cycle back through my notes easier, should the necessary occasion arise.
3. For teachings (outside of Sunday morning) when I want to use Keynote (Apple's Power Point), I can control the slides from my tablet using Keynote Remote. This application lets me advance/retreat the slides and allows me to have teaching notes on the slides that appear on my tablet.
I have yet to encounter a problem with teaching from the iPad. At this point, I cannot imagine going back to the cumbersome-nature of preaching from a printed set of notes.
1. I can magnify, highlight, and embolden texts without any regard to amount of printed pages or printer-cartridge wear.
2. I can cycle back through my notes easier, should the necessary occasion arise.
3. For teachings (outside of Sunday morning) when I want to use Keynote (Apple's Power Point), I can control the slides from my tablet using Keynote Remote. This application lets me advance/retreat the slides and allows me to have teaching notes on the slides that appear on my tablet.
I have yet to encounter a problem with teaching from the iPad. At this point, I cannot imagine going back to the cumbersome-nature of preaching from a printed set of notes.
SolaScriptura
Puritanboard Brimstone
Do you put your Scripture verses into Pages, or do you switch between apps?
KSon
Puritan Board Junior
I put all of my Scripture passages into Pages.
Eric Sherwood
Puritan Board Freshman
I teach (haven't had the opportunity to preach yet) from my Kindle Fire all the time. I paste all the Scripture passages right into the word processor and send it as a PDF to my Kindle.
The first time I forgot to set the screen lock and the music stand I was using as a lectern kept wobbling, making the screen rotate. Oops.
I can't imagine going back and I will probably preach from it as well when the opportunity presents itself.
The first time I forgot to set the screen lock and the music stand I was using as a lectern kept wobbling, making the screen rotate. Oops.
I can't imagine going back and I will probably preach from it as well when the opportunity presents itself.
Josh Williamson
Puritan Board Freshman
I've been preaching from my iPad for about 18months. While I do put all my Scripture quotes into my notes, I also take my Bible with me into the pulpit and do my reading from it. My ipad really just serves as my manuscript.
KSon
Puritan Board Junior
I, too, have my Bible in the pulpit, and I read the passage I am preaching from it. Also, it is needful for those times when a passage comes to mind that thickens the exposition of the appointed text.
JOwen
Puritan Board Junior
I have been using a tablet in the pulpit since 2010. I convert the Word doc (which I have formatted in landscape mode to fit my screen dimensions [so no scrolling, just tapping next page] 14.pt font) to .pdf, and use iAnotate to preach from. I also get to the pulpit long before anyone arrives and place my tablet there. I enter the pulpit only with my Bible in hand so I do not "look cool." 
Which I'm not. Because I have switched to a Samasung Galaxy Note 10.1, I can make notes that strike me, or reminders for prayer with the real-feel stylus pen, right in iAnotate. Works great.
The best part for me is I have a few years worth of sermons at my immediate disposal. I'm going to synodical committee meetings in Canada in a few weeks and will be preaching or lecturing 7 times and attending numerous committee meetings with plenty of previously sent out min, notes, and reports. It's all there in just a click or two on the cloud.
For preaching I recommend it because you can preach in the dark, and in the wind.
Which I'm not. Because I have switched to a Samasung Galaxy Note 10.1, I can make notes that strike me, or reminders for prayer with the real-feel stylus pen, right in iAnotate. Works great.The best part for me is I have a few years worth of sermons at my immediate disposal. I'm going to synodical committee meetings in Canada in a few weeks and will be preaching or lecturing 7 times and attending numerous committee meetings with plenty of previously sent out min, notes, and reports. It's all there in just a click or two on the cloud.
For preaching I recommend it because you can preach in the dark, and in the wind.
I use my iPad when I preach. I create the sermon outline (along with all verses I'm going to teach from) in Word, convert to HTML, and then convert to ePub. I then use the Reader app to preach from the ePub file. I'm able to get the text as big as I want it, and with my poor low light reading ability, it helps me to see much more clearly. The iPad switches between pages much more quickly than a physical manuscript.
I've taken to converting the Word outline to html, and then just reading the html in a browser. I'm using a Samsung Series 7 slate computer with Windows 7, and you can adjust the text size with the two finger spreading or contracting motion. It works great in portrait orientation mode.
I've found it to be a big improvement over paper (no rustling around, just smooth scrolling), but I still always have a physical bible with me too.
thbslawson
Puritan Board Freshman
Use an iPad when I do preach along with a Bible. I convert the sermon to PDF and it opens in iBooks. One thing I do now after someone told me they could see it reflecting off of my glasses, is reverse the screen by triple-clicking the home button. This makes the text white on black and generates much less light. Haven't heard any complaints since.
SolaScriptura
Puritanboard Brimstone
Yeah, you people have made me think I should revisit the idea.
Incidentally, I neglected to mention that the program I use to convert to ePub is calibre - E-book management
It will convert to/from multiple formats. I save my ePub in a dropbox folder and then open it into iReader. Today, for study notes, I converted an html file into .mobi and loaded on to my Kindle Paperwhite so I could study on the plane tomorrow for a Church History class I'm taking from Dominic Aquila.
It will convert to/from multiple formats. I save my ePub in a dropbox folder and then open it into iReader. Today, for study notes, I converted an html file into .mobi and loaded on to my Kindle Paperwhite so I could study on the plane tomorrow for a Church History class I'm taking from Dominic Aquila.
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