Apps for Pastors | Sermon Prep & Pastoral Care

BibleProject Classroom

Free, self-paced Bible courses taught by Dr. Tim Mackie and guest scholars — 15 classes covering Genesis through Matthew's Sermon on the Mount with video lectures, teacher's notes, quizzes, and reflection questions. Seminary-depth study, zero cost. Built by the BibleProject nonprofit.

ICF EQUIP

Free resource platform from the ICF church movement offering sermon series, ministry manuals, leadership teachings, job descriptions, and small group studies to equip local church leaders across 13 countries.

Notebird

Pastoral care software helping church leaders and care teams track visits, conversations, follow-ups, and life milestones in one place — so no one falls through the cracks.

Pastors.AI

AI-powered platform that turns church sermon videos into Bible studies, devotionals, social media clips, chatbots, and real-time translations in 150+ languages — all from a single YouTube link.

BiblicalTraining

Free seminary-quality Bible education from 84 world-class professors across 180+ classes and 2,700+ hours of instruction. Four learning levels from basics to graduate-level, with community-focused study guides and a 17,000+ article library. Founded by Dr. Bill Mounce (NIV translation committee). ECFA accredited. Partnered with Okanagan Bible College for accredited degrees.

myChelper

A free, all-in-one church engagement platform offering a branded mobile app, drag-and-drop website builder, and mobile giving — built by a YouVersion engineer with the lowest fees in the category.

BibleBolt

A free Bible Society add-on for Google Docs and Microsoft Word that lets pastors, students, and Bible communicators insert and format Scripture from 10+ translations in 7 languages — right inside their documents.

Pastor Notes App

A church engagement platform that lets pastors share sermon notes, run live polls and Q&A, collect prayer requests, and connect with their congregation through the companion Bible Notes app — replacing scattered communication channels with one dedicated ministry tool.

Scatter

A survey and insights platform from Made to Flourish that helps church leaders understand their congregation's daily work, skills, and passions — bridging the Sunday-to-Monday gap with data-driven vocational discipleship tools.

TurboScribe

AI-powered transcription tool trusted by hundreds of pastors and churches, converting audio and video to accurate text in seconds across 98+ languages with speaker recognition and subtitle export.

Sermon Live

Sermon Live provides AI-powered real-time text and audio sermon translations in 30+ languages, letting multilingual congregations follow along live with just a shareable link — no app or special hardware needed.

RewriteBar

A lightweight macOS menu bar AI writing assistant that fixes grammar, adjusts tone, translates text in 500+ languages, and runs custom actions — all inside whatever app you're already using.

Sermon Central

The world's largest sermon research library with 240,000+ free pastor-contributed sermons, illustrations, and church media — equipping pastors in 100+ countries to preach with excellence.

Pulpit AI

AI-powered sermon repurposing platform that helps pastors turn one sermon into 20+ content pieces — video clips, devotionals, group guides, newsletters, and more — saving hours weekly while extending the reach of their message beyond Sunday.

Glossa

AI-powered real-time voice translation for churches in 100+ languages — attendees scan a QR code and hear or read the sermon in their own language, with voice cloning that preserves the speaker's voice.

Faithly.co

A free networking platform built for Christians in ministry — connecting pastors, church staff, worship leaders, and volunteers through profiles, job boards, groups, events, and resources in an ad-free space.

SermonSpark

AI-powered sermon preparation assistant by Missional Marketing with tools for research, outlining, transcription, and content repurposing — built to support pastors through every phase of their weekly sermon-writing process.

Sermon Shots

AI-powered platform that repurposes sermons into clips, quote images, devotionals, discussion guides, and blog posts in minutes — trusted by 9,000+ churches worldwide.

FULLER Equip

FULLER Equip is Fuller Seminary's online learning platform offering 168+ self-paced courses and professional certificates in theology, leadership, ministry, and spiritual formation — no degree required.

Sermon Send

Sermon Send transforms each sermon into a branded, shareable page with clips, devotionals, summaries, and reflections — all in one link, powered by AI through its Sermon Shots Suite integration.

Streamlingo

AI-powered real-time audio translation in 80+ languages for church services and events — no app needed, just scan a QR code and listen through your headphones.

CV (Christian Vision)

UK-based global Christian ministry equipping the Church for evangelism through free video resources, training courses, the yesHEis app, and the annual DigitalDay tech-meets-mission conference.

FlockConnect

FlockConnect is the first Church Relationship Manager (ChRM), helping pastors identify isolated members by mapping the friendships and connections within their congregation — complementing existing church management systems with AI-powered relational insights, isolation alerts, and discipleship tracking.

CP Sermons

A modern, feature-rich WordPress sermon management plugin with persistent player, SermonAudio integration, transcript support, podcast feed generation, and built-in analytics — built by Tanner Moushey of Church Plugins.

Navigate The Way ✝️

Navigate The Way ✝️ is a free AI assistant for Scripture and theology, built on a conservative reformed evangelical foundation. Created by Ted Hallum of Ligonier Ministries, it uses AO Lab's Bible API for direct Scripture access across ChatGPT, Poe, and Apologist Agent.

Tapos

AI-powered discipleship platform that transforms your church's sermons into searchable, interactive resources — study guides, devotionals, and Q&A — all trained exclusively on your trusted theological sources.

Two Ten Creatives

A done-for-you church website design and management service built on Webflow, founded by Evan Smith in Richmond, VA, so churches can focus on ministry while their digital front door stays beautiful and optimized.

ChurchSocial.Media

A library of 300+ done-for-you social media reels for churches — Bible verses, invites, quotes, and more — with 50 new reels added monthly. Free tier available; built in St. Louis by Ben Read.

Planning Center

A complete, modular church management system trusted by 90,000+ churches. Includes worship planning, volunteer scheduling, giving, check-ins, groups, events, and a free congregant-facing app. Independently owned, bootstrapped, and committed to never being acquired.

Journeys - Custom Discipleship App

A church app builder and digital ministry platform that lets churches and ministries launch branded discipleship apps for iOS, Android, and web — with Bible integration, in-app giving, AI translation, and multi-platform publishing.

Bible Notes

A Bible note-taking app with an auto-verse feature that instantly inserts full scripture passages as you type references. Includes sermon recording with timestamps, personal devotion tools, multi-language Bible reader, and a companion Pastor Notes App for church leaders to engage their congregation live.

Church Canvas

Church Canvas is the first AI design tool built for church ministry — describe the graphic you need in plain language and get professional sermon slides, social posts, event banners, and more in seconds. Used by over 9,500 churches worldwide.

Common Good Magazine

A quarterly print and digital magazine from Made to Flourish exploring faith, work, economics, arts, and culture — thoughtful commentary for Christians who want to integrate their faith with all of life.

NextSteps by Jesus Film Project

A free interactive journey builder from Jesus Film Project that lets ministries create shareable digital gospel experiences with video, polls, and branching stories in 2,200+ languages.

Lessons.Church

Free, open-source church curriculum platform offering 700+ video-based Bible lessons for all ages — from preschool through adult — with automatic scheduling, classroom TV apps, and downloadable leader guides, all at zero cost.

Sermonary

Sermonary is a sermon writing and preaching platform built by pastors, featuring a drag-and-drop editor, Podium Mode for distraction-free preaching, sermon templates, an illustrations library, and AI-powered tools to help church leaders prepare and deliver messages more efficiently.

Sermonly

An all-in-one sermon writing tool by Tithely with AI-powered research, built-in Bible access, snippet collection, and a distraction-free writing environment — built by pastors, for pastors.

CareNote

A pastoral care platform that helps churches track care visits, prayer requests, and follow-ups in one system — with SMS-based volunteer coordination, nine ChMS integrations, and AI-powered care insights.

Thrive and Cultivate

A membership-based training platform equipping pastors and church leaders with mental health skills, strategies, and expert-led video sessions across topics like burnout, anxiety, grief, trauma, and suicide prevention.

Seedling - Prayer Platform

An intelligent prayer platform that helps churches track, follow up on, and gain AI-powered insights from prayer requests — so no one slips through the cracks.

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

One of the world's most downloaded leadership podcasts (37M+ downloads), hosted by former pastor Carey Nieuwhof. Features conversations with top church and business leaders on leadership, culture, personal growth, and navigating ministry in a changing world.

Ministry Pass

Ministry Pass is an all-in-one sermon resource library for pastors, offering 2,000+ sermon series with graphics, videos, illustrations, talking points, and small group questions — plus Sermonary for sermon writing, Churchly for church websites, and strategic preaching calendars to plan your year.

3-16

Free Christian prayer network app for sharing requests, praying for others, creating prayer groups, joining live prayer sessions, and connecting with ministry leaders worldwide — available in 7 languages on iOS and Android.

Subsplash

All-in-one church engagement platform offering custom mobile/TV apps, websites, ad-free media hosting, live streaming, online giving, church management, group messaging, and AI-powered sermon tools — trusted by 20,000+ churches including Harvest, Fresh Life, and National Community Church.

Church.tech

An AI-powered platform for churches that turns sermons into transcripts, social clips, discussion questions, devotionals, and more. Official AI partner of Carey Nieuwhof. Founded by former pastor Josh Burnett to help church staff spend less time with technology and more time with people.

Fext

Fext is a mass texting app for iPhone and iPad that sends personalized, private SMS messages to each recipient individually — no group chats or reply-all. Widely used by pastors, churches, and community leaders for devotionals, event updates, and outreach.

SermonAudio

The largest free library of over 2 million audio and video sermons from conservative Christian churches worldwide, with live webcasting, AI translation to 46 languages, sermon transcription, and physical preservation infrastructure via The Vault.

ChurchSocial (formerly Discipls)

ChurchSocial is an AI-powered social media management platform built for churches, featuring sermon clip creation, branded graphics, AI caption writing, and multi-platform scheduling with Planning Center integration.

Churchlytics

Churchlytics builds custom church analytics dashboards that unify ministry data — attendance, giving, groups, and more — into one clear view, helping church leaders make data-informed decisions.

Spf.io

AI-powered translation and accessibility platform by TheoTech that delivers real-time captions and translations in 100+ languages for church services, conferences, and conversations — all web-based, no download needed.

Undershepherd

Undershepherd is a pastoral care tool that helps pastors and churches log interactions, track life events, assign tasks, and stay organized with privacy-first design — integrating with Planning Center and Breeze ChMS.

Christian Productivity Planner

An all-in-one Notion template for Christians that unifies task management, goal tracking, prayer, Bible reading plans, and journaling in a single workspace — created by Reagan Rose of Redeeming Productivity.