Plan the program once. Conduct from it on Sunday.
Copy last Sunday's program forward, fill in who is praying, speaking and playing, then conduct from the same page at the pulpit. Conferences, a temple trip and other special meetings go on one calendar that leaders see on their home page.
Beta: it works, and what you plan is kept. We're still refining screens and wording as wards tell us what's missing.
Sound familiar?
“I rebuild the same program every week.”
Copy last Sunday's program forward in one tap. The order, and who presides, conducts and leads the music, carry over. This week's hymns, speakers and prayers start blank.
“The announcements, the sustainings and the program are on three different papers.”
At the pulpit, the announcements and the sustainings, releases and ordinations that are ready sit under their own lines of the program. Nothing to retype.
“I thought everyone knew about the conference.”
Put the meeting on the calendar with its date, time and building, and choose who is expected. It shows on their home page.
On Sunday, conduct from the same page
The pulpit opens on the next meeting that has a program, with the names of those who preside, conduct and lead the music at the top. The announcements and the sustainings, releases and Aaronic Priesthood ordinations that are ready sit under their own lines (General Handbook 29.2.1.1).
- Tap a line to keep your place
- Change a name on the day if plans change
- Large type and a dark screen for the chapel
- Opens the last saved copy if the connection drops
Who plans it, and who sees it
Access follows the calling. Here is what each leader can do.
Bishop and counselors
Plan the program, the announcements and the calendar, and conduct from the pulpit. The bishopric plans and conducts sacrament meeting (General Handbook 29.2.1.1).
Ward clerk and executive secretary
Type the program, the announcements and the calendar. The clerk can open the pulpit too, and the executive secretary gets the program ready for the bishopric.
Stake presidency, clerks and secretaries
Plan stake conference, general conference, each ward's conference and other stake meetings, and choose who is expected.
Organization presidencies
The elders quorum, Relief Society, Young Women, Primary and Sunday School presidencies see the calendar, and any meeting marked for their role on their home page.
In a ward, in a stake, or both
Everything here works for a ward on its own. Linking to a stake adds shared buildings, and the stake plans its own calendar.
A ward on its own
Sacrament programs, the calendar, announcements and the pulpit all work without a stake. Everything stays in your ward.
A ward linked to its stake
Choose from the stake's buildings when you plan a meeting, so a name means the same thing everywhere. Each unit keeps its own calendar and programs.
At the stake
Plan stake conference, general conference, a ward's conference pinned to that ward, and other meetings, and choose who is expected. When the stake schedules high council speakers, months with a stake or ward conference are skipped. Sacrament programs belong to wards, so the stake plans on the calendar. A stake that has not linked its wards can still pin a conference to any ward on its list.
What you get
The parts leaders use every week.
Copy last Sunday forward
One tap starts the next open Sunday from the most recent program. The order, and who presides, conducts, leads the music and plays, carry over. Hymns, speakers and prayers start blank, so no stale name slips through.
The right order for each kind of meeting
Start from the usual order for a sacrament meeting, a fast and testimony meeting, a ward conference, a stake conference or a presentation. A fast and testimony meeting starts with no assigned speakers (General Handbook 29.2.2). Add, remove and reorder lines freely: hymns, prayers, a child blessing, a confirmation, speakers, testimonies and musical numbers.
Hymns and names that fill themselves in
Type a hymn number and the title fills in from the hymns your ward has already entered. Names you have typed before come up as suggestions as you type.
Saves as you go
Each field saves as you go. If someone else saves first, Wardzen asks you to reload so you're working from the latest version.
Announcements that expire on their own
Write an announcement once, with a start and end date. It shows at the pulpit between the two, then drops off by itself. At the pulpit you can tap each one as read, or add a last-minute one that isn't saved.
Special meetings, and who is expected
Add a stake, ward or general conference, or any other meeting, with date, time, building and notes. Choose the roles expected and the meeting shows on those leaders' home pages. Choose none and everyone in the unit sees it.
Frequently asked questions
Does Wardzen include the hymnbook?
No. You type a hymn's number and title once, and after that the title fills in whenever you type the number again. The titles come only from what your ward has already entered.
Can several people work on the same program?
Yes. The bishopric, clerks and executive secretaries can all edit it. Changes save as people leave each field, and if someone else saved first, you see a message and reload to see their version before you carry on.
Who can see our sacrament program?
Only the leaders who manage meetings in your ward: the bishopric, clerks and executive secretaries. Other ward presidencies see the special meetings calendar.
Can we plan council meetings here?
You can put a council meeting on the calendar as an Other meeting, with a title, date, time and building. Wardzen does not build agendas for councils.
Is it ready to rely on?
Yes. Meetings is in beta, which means we're still refining screens and wording as wards tell us what's missing. It works, and what you plan is kept.
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