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Can't shake a tablet at people
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.
Didn't Moses preach from a tablet once? I actually think he had two of them...
(Sorry, I really couldn't resist that one)
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.
Hard to preach without getting your groove on.
You can shake and byte at the same time.
Didn't Moses preach from a tablet once? I actually think he had two of them...
(Sorry, I really couldn't resist that one)
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.
Hard to preach without getting your groove on.
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.
Can't shake a tablet at people
Sure you can. You can shake and byte at the same time.
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.
Hard to preach without getting your groove on.
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.
Preach like a soldier!
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.
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.
Do you put your Scripture verses into Pages, or do you switch between apps?
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.
I create the sermon outline (along with all verses I'm going to teach from) in Word, convert to HTML,