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This walkthrough takes you from an empty church to a draft Program with songs in the Service Order — the core AdoraPlan workflow.

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Quick Start

  1. Add at least one hymn: Hymns → Add Hymn → Create new hymn.
  2. Create a program: Dashboard → Create Service (or Programs → Create Program).
  3. Pick Custom (or a Template) and set date, ministry, and Service Type.
  4. Click Save as Draft to open the editor.
  5. On Service Order, click Add Hymn/Song and add your hymns.

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How-to Guide

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Step 1 — Add a hymn

1

Open Hymn Library

Click Hymns in the sidebar.
2

Create a song

Add Hymn → Create new hymn. Enter a title and lyrics, then save.
See Hymns & Songs for imports and catalog browsing.

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Step 2 — Create the program

1

Start the wizard

From Dashboard, click Create Service, or go to Programs → Create Program.
2

Choose Custom

On the Custom tab, select your Ministry and Service Type, then set Date and Time.
3

Save

Click Save as Draft. You are redirected to the program editor.

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Step 3 — Build the Service Order

1

Add songs

On the Service Order tab, click Add Item → Add Hymn/Song and select the hymns you created.
2

Add activities

Use Add Activity for welcome, sermon, offering, or other segments.
3

Reorder

Drag rows into the order you will follow on Sunday.

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Step 4 — Next steps (optional)

You can also click a date on Calendar to create a program with the date already filled in.

Programs

Deep dive into publishing, printing, and sharing.

Dashboard

Track completeness for your next service.

Calendar

See your new program on the schedule.