Services overview

Quick start

1. Know the three pieces: a presentation is one deck; a service is an ordered worship setlist; a service item is one presentation slot in that order (the same deck can appear more than once).
2. Open Services from the sidebar (/services).
3. Click New service, enter a Service name, choose a Ministry, and click Create — WorshipDeck opens the service builder (there is no /services/new page).
4. Add presentations in order in the builder until the setlist is ready.
5. Click Present when the service has at least one item → service present mode.
6. Optionally add decks from the presentations library (Add to service / Services panel) — finish ordering in the builder, or later from the filmstrip in service present.

You should know when to use Services vs a single presentation, and which help article covers the library, builder, automation, and live present.

Deep dive

Service vs presentation vs service item

Concept	What it is	Where you work
Presentation	One deck with slides and outputs	Presentations library + editor
Service	Ordered worship setlist for one flow (Sunday morning, midweek, etc.)	Services library + service builder
Service item	One presentation slot in that setlist	Service builder Service order, or the filmstrip in service present

Need only one song or announcement on screen? Use presentation present mode from Presentations instead of a full service.

Build → present workflow

Services library → Service builder → Service present → Live outputs

1. Library — browse folders, create services, open Edit — see Services library.
2. Builder — add presentations, reorder the setlist, open decks in the editor, configure per-item automation — see Service builder and Service item automation.
3. Present — run the full setlist live; add, remove, or reorder from the filmstrip in preview or while live — see Service present mode. For the wider live mental model, see Presenting overview.

Present stays disabled until the service has at least one presentation. The tooltip reads: Add at least one presentation before presenting.

When to use Services vs the presentations library

Goal	Start here
Build or reorder a full Sunday setlist	Services → service builder
Add, remove, or reorder during rehearsal or live	Service present filmstrip (Add presentation, ⋮ → Remove presentation, drag / Move up / Move down)
Add one deck while browsing presentations	Presentations library Add to service / Services panel — see Presentations library
Edit slide content	Presentation editor (open from builder or library)
Run one deck live	Presentations → Present

Both paths share the same setlist. If you added decks from Presentations and the order looks wrong, finish ordering in the service builder or from the filmstrip in service present.

Workspace beta (optional)

Some churches see Try Workspace beta or Open Workspace on the Services library (or a default-navigation banner). Workspace keeps the service, artifacts, tasks, and Ezra together; classic /services and the builder remain supported. This article covers classic Services; for the beta shell, see Service workspace overview.

Related topics

• Services library — folders, cards, and create / present from the library
• Service builder — setlist editor
• Service present mode — run live; add, remove, or reorder from the filmstrip
• Service item automation — timed slide advance per item
• Content overview — how presentations fit the wider workflow

Tips

• Use a service when you need one live session across multiple decks; use presentation present for a single deck.
• You can add the same presentation more than once — each add creates a separate service item.
• Classic Services does not expose schedule start/end fields in the library UI; organize by folders and titles instead.

Troubleshooting

Present is disabled on my service card

• Add at least one presentation in the service builder. Tooltip: Add at least one presentation before presenting.

I only need one song

• You may not need a service. Open the presentation and use Present from the Presentations library — see Presentation present mode.

I added decks from Presentations but the order is wrong

• Open the service in the service builder to reorder, or drag items in service present.