Getting started

Quick start

1. Open Settings → Get ready (/settings/get-ready). Church admins only.
2. Review Setup progress — the page shows how many recommended steps are complete.
3. Work through each incomplete item using its action button (for example Set denomination or Add screen).
4. Complete the Required presentation step so you have at least one deck with slides.
5. When the checklist shows you are ready, open Presenting overview to run your first live service.

You should see items move from To do to Complete as you finish each step.

Deep dive

Who can use Get ready

Only church admins can open Get ready and manage the setup checklist. Members see an admins-only message on this page.

The same checklist can appear as a strip in the main app for admins until setup is complete or the strip is hidden.

What the checklist tracks

Get ready groups setup into four sections:

Section	What it covers
Church profile	Denomination and preferred Bible translations
Screens & layouts	At least one screen and one screen layout
Presentations	At least one presentation with slides (Required)
Optional	A service with items, and team invitations

Progress counts the recommended (non-optional) items. Optional steps stay available after you are ready to present.

Church profile

• Choose a denomination — opens Church general settings so you can set your tradition.
• Select Bible translations — choose the versions your church uses most often on the same General page.

Screens & layouts

• Add a screen — register a projector, TV, or confidence monitor. See Screens.
• Create a screen layout — define what each output shows during a live service. See Screen layouts.
• On a Windows presentation PC, also install the automatic fullscreen tool once so local outputs do not need a click in every window.

Presentations (required)

• Create a presentation with slides — open the create flow and build at least one deck. WorshipDeck marks this complete when you have a presentable presentation.

Without this step, you cannot go live with confidence. See Creating presentations and Presentations library.

Optional next steps

• Build a worship service — order multiple presentations into Sunday’s setlist. See Services overview.
• Invite your team — add worship leaders, media volunteers, and other collaborators under Members.

The in-app checklist strip

While setup is incomplete, admins may see a compact readiness strip in the main app. Use View all to open this Get ready page.

You can dismiss the strip:

• Hide this visit — hides it until you leave and return in a new session context
• Hide for this church — hides it for all admins on this church until someone restores it

On the Get ready page, use Hide from main app or Show checklist to change permanent visibility for your church.

After you are ready

When recommended steps are complete, the page shows that you are ready to present. Optional items can still be finished later.

Next, learn how to go live in Presenting overview. For a full map of Church settings tabs, see Settings overview.

Tips

• Finish Screens & layouts before Sunday — pairing displays and choosing layouts is harder under time pressure.
• On Windows presentation computers, download the fullscreen policy tool from Screens during setup day, not during the service.
• Treat the presentation step as the gate to go live; optional service and invite steps can wait until after your first run.
• Prefer managing the checklist from Get ready when you need the full list; use the strip for quick progress checks.
• Invite teammates after ministries exist so each person gets the right group assignment.

[!tip] Use the ? next to the Get ready heading anytime for a short hint and a link back to this article.

Troubleshooting

I do not see Get ready in Settings

• Confirm your role is Admin. Only admins can open Church setup pages.
• Look under the Church group in Settings (left nav on a wide screen, or tap the current page name on a phone).

An item stays To do after I finished it

• Refresh the page or reopen Get ready — progress updates from current church data.
• For presentations, confirm the deck has slides and is presentable, not an empty draft.
• For screens and layouts, confirm you saved the new screen or layout.

The checklist strip disappeared

• Open Settings → Get ready. If it was hidden for the church, use Show checklist to restore it.
• The strip also stays hidden on live present and output routes so it does not interrupt Sunday.

Where do I go after the checklist is complete?

• Open Presenting overview to present a single deck or a full service. )