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[Research] Following up on sermon prep bottlenecks (Quick 2-min survey for a specialized workspace)
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[Research] Following up on sermon prep bottlenecks (Quick 2-min survey for a specialized workspace)

Hey everyone,

A couple of days ago, I asked a question here about what part of sermon prep eats up most of a pastor's time each week. The feedback was incredibly eye-opening.

Two major things stood out to me:

  • The spiritual core (prayer, meditation) is sacred and can never (and should never) be replaced by technology.
  • The operational side of writing causes major bottlenecks—specifically, dealing with "information overload" when trying to structure deep study notes into a coherent outline, and hitting a wall when crafting compelling introductions or finding illustrations.

As an independent Christian developer who loves building clean productivity tools, I’m looking to explore a specialized, non-AI-generated writing workspace built specifically for preachers to help bridge the gap between deep exegesis and Sunday's delivery (helping save 2–4 hours of tedious formatting/structuring a week).

Before I write a single line of code, I want to make sure I’m solving a real problem and respecting your workflow.

If you have 2 minutes, could you fill out this short, completely anonymous survey? No sales pitch, no spam, just sincere research:

https://forms.gle/XGJko2JT1g9FNuzbA

Thank you so much for your time and for your insights!

u/Diligent-Face-2042 — 3 days ago
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Pastors: what part of sermon prep takes the most time each week?

Genuine question — what part of sermon prep eats up most of your time each week? Finding the right scriptures? Structuring the message? Illustrations? Research?

Curious what the real pain points are and what (if anything) you use to help. No agenda, just trying to understand what the weekly grind actually looks like for other pastors.

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u/Diligent-Face-2042 — 9 days ago
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Pastors: what part of sermon prep takes the most time each week?

Genuine question — what part of sermon prep eats up most of your time each week? Finding the right scriptures? Structuring the message? Illustrations? Research?

Curious what the real pain points are and what (if anything) you use to help. No agenda, just trying to understand what the weekly grind actually looks like for other pastors.

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u/Diligent-Face-2042 — 9 days ago
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[Worship Leaders / Ops Pastors] What's your "Plan B" when someone cancels on a Saturday night?

I'm looking to understand the manual workload behind volunteer management. When a volunteer drops out 12 hours before a service, do you have a specific workflow to find a sub, or does it always fall back to you texting people one-by-one? How much of your Saturday is usually 'stolen' by this?

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u/Diligent-Face-2042 — 16 days ago
▲ 1 r/worshipleaders

I'm looking to understand the manual workload behind volunteer management. When a volunteer drops out 12 hours before a service, do you have a specific workflow to find a sub, or does it always fall back to you texting people one-by-one? How much of your Saturday is usually 'stolen' by this?

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u/Diligent-Face-2042 — 16 days ago