Using Preaching Mode
A high-contrast stage view with a timer and presenter notes.
Updated 8/23/2026
Preaching Mode strips everything away except your manuscript, in large high-contrast type, with a timer that warns you as your time runs down.
Step by step
- 1
Open it
From a teaching, choose Preach.
- 2
Set your time
Set the target length; you are alerted at ten and five minutes remaining.
- 3
Control the timer
Start, pause and reset without leaving the stage view.
- 4
Use presenter notes
Notes you added while writing appear only to you.
- 5
Bookmark key sections
Scroll to a moment you will want again — the illustration, the turn, the appeal — and press B or tap the bookmark button, then choose "Mark this spot". Open the bookmark list to jump straight back. Every heading in your manuscript is already listed there as a section.
Common questions
Can I use it on a phone?
Yes — Preaching Mode works on phones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
Are my Preaching Mode bookmarks saved?
Yes. Bookmarks are kept on the device you made them on, so they survive a refresh and work with no internet at all. They are private to you and never appear in projection, print or exports.
If something goes wrong
The screen dimmed mid-sermon.
Some devices dim on their own. Set the screen timeout to never, or keep the device on charge.