You can coordinate your series and plans in Services with channels and episodes in Sermons by importing plan information when creating a new episode or adding a plan to an existing one. Episodes with connected plans can be viewed in Services.
When creating a new episode in Publishing, connect a plan. If you've previously connected a service type to an episode in this channel, you can choose a plan from the associated service type.
To connect a service type:
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On the Sermons page, select a channel.
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Select an episode on the Episodes tab.
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Select the General tab.
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Select Connect under the Connected Services plan section to choose a service type and plan you want to link to the episode.
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Choose which plan information you want to import, including the title and the series.
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Select Connect & Import to import the plan and series information into the episode.
You can also edit an existing episode to link a plan within it. Any information you import from Services overrides the existing episode information.
After the episode is created in Publishing, you can access it from the linked plan in Services.
From within the episode, select the View Plan button on the bottom left to open the page in Services.
On the bottom left of the plan page, select View the episode on Church Center to open the episode in the mobile app or web browser, or choose Edit in Publishing to make changes to the episode in Publishing.
After importing your plan information, allow people to access your connected plan without logging in to Services. Add a link to the public page for your Order of Service in Church Center.
In Services, enable a plan's public view by selecting the information you want people to see on your plan's public view. These details will be visible on Church Center.
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Choose Plans from the top navigation in Services.
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Select the plan you'd like to share.
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Select the share button in the top right corner of the Order tab of the plan.
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Toggle on the Enable Public Viewoption in the dropdown.
Once you've enabled public access to your plan, you can share your service order on Church Center by adding it to all episodes within a channel or a specific episode.
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On the Sermons page, select a channel.
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Select the Settings tab.
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Under the Default links section, select the Add button on the bottom left.
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Choose Order of Service from the dropdown. If a plan is not connected, you will not see the Order of Service option in the dropdown.
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On the Sermons page, select a channel.
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On the Episodes tab, select an episode.
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Select the Media and Resources tab.
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Select the Add button under the Links section.
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Choose Order of Service from the dropdown. If a plan is not connected, you will not see the Order of Service option in the dropdown.