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SermonWise AI — Help

Canonical copy for the customer-facing help page rendered at sermonwise.ai/help. The actual page source lives in the churchwiseai-web repo at src/app/sermons/help/page.tsx; this document is the source of truth the page is derived from.

When customer language changes here, update the page within the same PR (or vice versa). The /ensure-solid sermonwise scorecard dim-5 check depends on this file existing at help_surface.canonical_source per knowledge/readiness/sermonwise.yaml.

Getting started​

SermonWise is a web app — no install, no download. Sign up at sermonwise.ai/signup with an email and password, or one-click with Google. The onboarding flow asks for a default theological tradition so the first outline reflects your church's doctrine.

Free vs Pro​

FreePro
Monthly outlines215
Credit card requiredNoYes (14-day free trial)
Price$0$19.95/mo or $199.50/yr
LLM tiergpt-4o-miniHigher-tier model
TraditionsAll 17All 17
Sermon methodsAllAll

Usage resets on the first of each month. Annual billing saves about 17% (pay for 10 months, get 12).

Generating a sermon outline​

  1. In the app, click New sermon. Enter scripture passage, working title (optional), audience.
  2. Pick your tradition — default set during onboarding; override per sermon if guest preaching. 17 supported (Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Anglican, Pentecostal, Catholic, Orthodox, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Assemblies of God, Seventh-Day Adventist, AME, Mennonite, CMA, non-denominational, universal evangelical).
  3. Pick a sermon method (expository, topical, narrative, etc.). Each method adapts per tradition.
  4. Generate. 20-40 seconds. Output: main points, curated illustrations, closing application, cross-references.
  5. Edit inline. Outline is a starting point, not a script.

What makes the output different from generic AI​

SermonWise injects tradition-specific vocabulary, hermeneutic principles, and application style into every generation. Illustrations and cross-references come from a curated library of 290,000+ theological resources (not invented). If ChatGPT has produced sermons that sounded vaguely Protestant-flat, this is the gap we close.

Managing your subscription​

Click Manage Subscription in the app header (top right) to open the Stripe Customer Portal. From there:

  • Switch monthly ↔ annual
  • Update payment method
  • Download past invoices
  • Cancel (effective at end of current billing period)

Cancellation policy: Pro access continues through the end of the current period. Past sermons stay in the library forever — never deleted.

Billing & receipts​

Every charge triggers an automated Stripe receipt to the email on file. To pull historical receipts: open Stripe Customer Portal → click the invoice line. Annual subscribers get one receipt per year.

Tax receipts addressed to a church (not an individual): email hello@churchwiseai.com — we re-issue.

Theological traditions​

SermonWise supports 17 traditions + a broad-evangelical universal lens. Each has its own vocabulary mappings, hermeneutic principles, and application patterns. We don't invent doctrine — we reflect what the tradition already says.

Missing tradition? Email hello@churchwiseai.com. We've added traditions on request before, usually within a few weeks.

Troubleshooting​

Generation fails or times out​

Retry once. If the second attempt also fails, upstream LLM at capacity — wait 2-3 minutes. Quota only consumed on success, so failures don't cost a slot.

Used 2 free outlines, want more before committing​

Start a Pro trial — 14 days free, no charge until day 15.

Output doesn't sound like my tradition​

Check the tradition dropdown on the generation form. Default from onboarding can drift if you've tested others. If the tradition is right and output still feels off: email us the sermon ID + passage; we tune lenses against real examples.

Can't log in after signing up with Google​

Try email/password login with a password reset first. Once a password is set, the Google button works on every subsequent visit.

Still stuck​

hello@churchwiseai.com — one-business-day response. Include account email + sermon ID if generation-related.

See also​