One of the never ending searches that I am engaged in is the search for a comprehensive worship planning tool, ultimately something online that is accessible by a variety of people. I have wandered through the web again and again, trying out option after option, only to discover that none of them quite meets my needs. There are some good tools available, but none really offer a space for creatively creating worship experiences in a variety of traditions.
At the most basic level, the tools for planning a worship service are simple. One needs a database which contains a calendar of service dates and times, a place to name an overall theme for the service, the scripture that the service will focus, and storage for the other liturgical elements — songs, hymns, prayers, etc. Ideally, it should allow for a display of this information in some sort of visual matrix so that one can get a sense of what is happening over time.
