Anyone using Scrivener for Sermons?

I haven't used it yet, but I just picked it up on sale in the Mac App Store. 

Scrivener is a writer's word processor and as has been pointed out, it's currently on sale in the Mac App Store.  However, I like and use Word for writing my sermons since it has the ability through its services menu to pull in Scripture direct from Logos.  For me that's fast and convenient whenever I need to quote Scripture.  I'm not sure if Scrivener has that capability.

In Christ,

Charles

I just tried developing a message in Scrivener for the first time and thoroughly liked it.  I decided to use Scrivener for a number of reasons:

1. I noticed that most of my messages have a general format (Similar style of intro, conclusion etc). I wanted turn this into a template. For this last message I specifically chose to deliver a deductive message to keep things simple.
2. Since I was writing a deductive message it can get very boring without illustrations.  So I wanted to layout a high percentage for illustrations and mini applications throughout the message. 
3. I wanted to be able to track the word counts for each point. I struggle with my messages being front-heavy and my last point is very short.
4. I wanted set word count limits on each section so I could fit my messages in my church's 35 minute time slot. 
5. As I am developing a better rhythm for preaching I wanted to stagger my work so that 6-week's out I would work on  sketching out the big picture, 3 weeks out work on the exposition, 2 weeks out the illustrations, 1 week out finalizing the transitions and small stuff. I was able to set markers using the meta-data.  
6. I wanted to generate a preaching outline based on my synopsis that mirrored my manuscript.
7. There were other reasons too. 

I was able to accomplish what I wanted.  I feel like I developed a message that was faithful to the text and received well by the audience. 

The only cautions that I have is that it will take a while to get the formatting correct.  What makes Scrivener powerful is what will slow you down in the beginning.  It is designed more for writing long manuscripts, books, dissertations etc.  Making a good "compile" setting so you can print it will take a while.  I spent as much time fiddling around with Scrivener as I did writing my sermon. So I would work on this as a side project to distant sermon and not this Sunday's message. 

However in the end I am really pleased with the template and compile settings one for a manuscript and one for an outline. 

I bought it to see if it would help in working on Logos Personal Books.  So far I like Word better.  But that is not a final judgment.

I've been using scrivener for all my Christian writing including the book on Revelation. I use the hyperlinks extensively in my exegetical research before writing the book itself and the chapters. Because I'm dealing with the word of God accuracy and being in the Spirit is extremely important coupled with Logos and Scrivener its an unbeatable team to assist in that. The note taking module for Logos is unpredictable some features work others don't depending on the recent updates. Programmers can't find all the problems, since logos is quite complex in what its doing. Scrivener is easy in copying and pasting original text Greek or Hebrew is easy between the two programs.

I use a lot outside resources, text, rtf, word, pdf, jpg as well as videos and am able to pull those into scrivener create a hyperlink just click on the link when I want to display the text.  When I'm done exegeting the passage with all of its research then I write the chapter, which then can be compiled to a book or even a script. My research notes are not part of the compile but available at anytime in the source document. 

Where I find the problem mostly is going from scrivener or Online Bible with my notes of the last 40 some years. Logos is not very flexible in regards to that area, its gotten better but they haven't done much work in importing routines for other systems. After three years of using Logos with a very extensive library I still can't hyperlink in the note area successfully. 

I could if I was doing sermons use scrivener  as overheads with the hyperliinks with popups while teaching. Just to summarize I would use Logos for the research, utilizing the documents, guides, and tools while using scrivener to document all the research and the final product. Logos is a wonderful research tool but it has a way to go on the final output products, its notes and personal books. I'm still trying to import 500 theology doctrines I've researched in the last forty years into Logos its very time consuming. Hope this helps. The two program are excellent when combined together! 

I have used Scrivener for years. It is powerful, and so easy.  So, what's my motivation (instead of simply "Pages" or "Word?"  The answer is easy.  it is an all in one.

I can hold all my research, all my ideas for slides, all my writing, and my outlines - all in one page.  On the side, in the "Binder" I can deposit all those items in their proper bin/folder.  I can quickly jot down a thought and store it - and can easily return to what I was previously writing (before the idea popped into my head).  There's a way to jot down comments and footnotes without them getting into the body of the text I am writing.  

It keeps me organized, and I can/could lay out plans and ideas for the series.  I keep each point in a separate card, so I can rearrange as I desire.  When I used a word processor, I was always cutting, moving, and pasting - and never sure where to place a particular idea.  In Scrivener I can shuffle the cards (or the outline) as I desire.  

Where did I place ideas, or sermon examples, or research (books, quotes, internet links) before Scrivener . . . I was using several different apps/programs before I found Scrivener.

Now they even have (in a few days) an iOS version that is apparently spectacular.  Works super well with ur favorite Bible program/app, of course  

Larry Edison