> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thefaithapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sermons and Bible Formation

> Help members revisit messages, follow Bible plans, share Scripture, and build a gentle reading rhythm.

# Sermons and Bible Formation

TheFaithApp connects the sermon library, live services, and church-created
Bible plans in one member journey.

## What Members Can Do

* Browse sermon series, audio messages, videos, YouTube content, and live
  services.
* Keep audio playing in the background and use lock-screen controls.
* Download sermon audio for offline listening and remove it later.
* Search published sermon transcripts and jump to a matching moment.
* Save a timestamp, give it a title, and keep a private sermon note.
* Open published clips and share them.
* Continue with a giving, Community Group, or Event action selected by the
  church.
* Follow individual, church-wide, or family Bible reading plans.
* Mark reading days complete and continue with grace days after an interruption.
* Share the Verse of the Day as an image card.
* Add Scripture to a private memorization list and review it at a helpful pace.

## Organize Sermon Series

Sermon series use your existing media Categories.

1. Open **Categories** in the admin dashboard.
2. Create a category for the series and add an image if desired.
3. Assign audio and video sermons to that category.
4. Members can open **Sermons > Series** to browse the series and its messages.

## Publish A Sermon Clip

Only clips that are rendered and explicitly published are visible to members.

1. Open **Sermons > Videos**.
2. Open the clips tool for an uploaded video.
3. Generate or review the clip.
4. When the clip is ready, select **Publish to members**.
5. Use **Withdraw** if it should no longer appear in the member app.

## Add A Next Action To A Sermon

1. Open **Sermons > Audios** or **Sermons > Videos**.
2. Select the next-actions icon for the sermon.
3. Add a giving, Community Group, or Event action.
4. Choose a short label members will understand.
5. Save the actions.

The dashboard only accepts groups and events owned by the same church as the
sermon.

## Create A Bible Reading Plan

1. Open **Bible Reading Plans**.
2. Create a plan and choose **Individual**, **Church**, or **Family**.
3. Add each day in reading order.
4. Give the day a title, Scripture reference, and optional reflection prompt.
5. For a family plan, add a household conversation prompt. Do not place private
   child information in the prompt.
6. Choose whether the plan uses grace days and optional streak repair.
7. Publish the plan when it is ready.

Members can then enroll, complete days, and see supportive progress language.
After the first member starts a plan, its reading days stay fixed so later
editing cannot erase member progress. Archive that plan and create a new one
when the reading schedule needs to change.
Their progress and memorization reviews are not a leaderboard and are not
shown as spiritual scores.

## Configure Live Captions And Go-Live Alerts

* YouTube captions continue to be managed in YouTube Studio.
* For a church-managed stream, add an HTTPS WebVTT caption-file URL in
  **Streaming > Live Streaming**.
* Changing a stream from inactive to active sends one go-live notification for
  that transition.
* You may add an existing sermon media ID as the on-demand archive after the
  broadcast.

Automatic recording still depends on the streaming provider supplying a
verified recording webhook and a durable recording URL. Adding an archive ID
does not cause TheFaithApp to record the broadcast.

## Privacy And Safety

* Sermon notes belong only to the signed-in member.
* Memorization cards and recall ratings belong only to the signed-in member.
* Family plans contain household prompts but do not create child profiles or
  child participation records.
* Only published plans, published clips, and reviewed sermon insights appear
  to members.
* Offline sermon files stay on the member's device.

## Current Platform Boundary

Dedicated Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV applications and screen casting are not
part of this release. Those experiences require separate application targets,
store signing, device testing, and release workflows.