How to Use

How to get started.

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1. Visit the Pastor Notes App Website

 

• Go to www.pastornotesapp.com and explore the available plans.

• Choose a plan that suits your church size and the number of users you need to connect to your Pastor Notes App via the Bible Notes App.

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2. Complete Your Plan Selection

 

• Once you’ve found the perfect plan for your church, proceed to activate your plan and follow the instructions to get started.

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You should have received two emails: the first confirms your order, providing everything you need to know before your account is created. The second email will contain your login credentials, arriving within 24-48 hours from our team.
 

Here are your next steps:

1. Download the Pastor Notes App

•  Find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store using the links provided in your welcome email.

 2.  Sign In

• Use the username and password from your credentials email to log in. You can sign in with either your registered email or mobile phone number.

  3. Access Account Settings

• Once logged in, tap the three lines in the top right corner to access ‘Account Settings.’ Here, you’ll find your Church Code and QR code for connecting your congregation.

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How to Connect Your Congregation to Bible Notes

 

    1.    Download Bible Notes:

• Instruct your congregation to download Bible Notes from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

    2.    It’s Free:

• Bible Notes is completely free to use.

    3.    Register:

• Congregants should register using their own login details.

    4.    Connect Using Your Church Code:

• Once registered, they can use your Church Code to start receiving communication. See below for detailed instructions on how to connect to your church.

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How to send your Church code to your congregation 

1. Go to Account Settings from the Home Screen by clicking the three lines in the top right corner, then select ‘View Church Code.’

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2. A QR code and a numerical code will be displayed. This information was also sent in your welcome email when you purchased the plan.

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3. Share these codes with your congregation via the app, email, social media, text message, printed materials, or any other communication methods.

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4. Once the congregation has downloaded Once the congregation has downloaded Bible Notes, they can press “My Church” on their Home Screen, then select “Scan Church,” “Upload Image,” or “Enter Church Code” to join your church and access scheduled events., they can press “My Church” on their Home Screen, then select “Scan Church,” “Upload Image,” or “Enter Church Code” to join your church and access scheduled events. That's it!

 

Note: You can send an easy guide to your congregation from the welcome pack.​ The Church QR code and Church Code were included in the “Welcome Email”.

 

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How to Create a Sermon Note

 

    1.    Go to Sermon Notes:

• Tap Sermon Notes from the Home Screen.

    2.    Create a New Note:

• Tap “Create New Note.”

    3.    Add a Title:

    •    Enter a sermon title to help organize your notes.

    4.    Start Writing:

    •    Begin typing your notes directly in this section. You can also copy and paste notes from another device. The powerful Autoverse feature, which lets you insert scripture automatically, is available only in this section.

    5.    Auto-Save:

    •    Your notes are automatically saved. You can edit or delete them at any time.

    6.    Share with Your Congregation:

    •    When creating an event, add your sermon note, and it will be shared with your congregation through the Bible Notes App.

    7.    Versatile Note-Taking:

    •    This section can be used for various forms of communication, including sermon notes, Bible study notes, event updates, or other messages for your congregation.

    8.    Attach to Events:

    •    After creating your note, attach it to an event when you schedule one, making it accessible to your congregation.

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​​​​​​​How to create an event 

1. Press “EVENTS” on the Home Screen 

2. Choose a date 

3. Type in the Title of your Event e.g “Sunday 22nd September 6pm Service” 

4. Choose the Pastor name from the list if there is more than one pastor registered in the Church.

5. Choose date and time for your event

6. Press submit ​​​​​​​​​​

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How to publish your event from the Pastor Notes App to the Bible Notes App

1. Go to the event you have created by clicking on events on the Home page and choosing the date the event was created for. 

2. Click on the event name 

3. Add your sermon note 

4. Switch on or leave off prayer requests, praise reports, feedback . You can go in at any time and switch these on even while you're preaching live. It is suggested to leave these off until  you want communication from your congregation. 

5. Ask a question to your congregation . You can pre create questions and polls. Only one poll question can be asked. We are working on more poll questions in the near future. This can be turned off or off and turned on when you require communication. 

6. Press publish. THIS CANNOT BE UNPUBLISHED .  This event will now show up in your  congregation's Bible Notes app. ​

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How use auto-verse in the Bible section 

1. Once you have created a note you can start typing your notes 

2. You type in the book e.g John, then the chapter e.g 3, then the verse e.g 16. This will be typed as John 3:16. 

3. You then press enter or space bar on your keyboard and the Bible will drop into your notes  instantly 

4. You can type in more verses by putting in a dash and all verses will drop into your notes. E.g  John 3:16-15 

5. You can also add abbreviations for books of the Bible. e.g  Rev for Revelation or Gen for Genesis

 

 

 

 

 

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How to add/change a Bible translation and language 

1. Click on the Bible on the Home Screen or the Bible image in the top left corner 2. Click on the translation next to the book of the Bible in the top middle 3. On this page you will see all the translations and languages available. Click on the  translation to download your version you require 

4. To change the language of the Bible click on the “All” button on the right side of the page  then click download to download the Bible in the language you require.

 

Invite a guest Pastor to your Church

1. The guest pastor MUST have their own account with the Pastor Notes App to be able to share their notes with the congregation.

2. Ask the guest pastor to go into “Account settings” and copy his own  pastor code. The guest pastor will need to send you their code prior to them attending the church.

3. You add this pastor code while creating a new event in the events section of The Pastor Notes App. The event section can be accessed from the home page. Eg. This event could be called “Sunday 22nd September 6pm Service- Pastor John Smith”

4. The guest pastor receives a push notification with an invite for the event just created by you

5. The guest pastor then accepts/rejects the event

6. Once accepted, the guest pastor can add his sermon notes/question and publish the sermon

7. Once published, the congregation will be able to see this event as part of their event list