Sunday blueprint
Sunday YouTube, done by Monday
A blueprint for getting the Sunday service on YouTube with chapters from your Planning Center plan, a write-up, and playlists, all approved by a person.
Add to Grok Bot Opens the free template for this blueprint.
The problem
The service video went up late or never got chapters, descriptions, or playlists.
What it does
It lines up chapters with the worship songs in that week's Planning Center plan, drafts a sermon write-up and description, and suggests playlists.
Setup
- Connect Planning Center Services (through Grok Bot's MCP connector, read-only) and the church YouTube channel.
- Give it a sample write-up in your voice.
- Pick a standard playlist structure (series, topics).
Guardrails
- Everything is a draft until I approve it.
- I check the chapter times against the video before anything posts.
Planning Center connects through its MCP connector. We keep ours read-only. See how to connect Planning Center to an AI assistant.
Time saved
We're still tracking this honestly, so there's no number here yet.
Add to Grok Bot Opens the free template for this blueprint.
Questions pastors ask
- Does it post to YouTube on its own?
- No. Everything is a draft until the pastor approves it.
- Where do the chapters come from?
- From the songs in that week's Planning Center Services plan, read through the MCP connector. We check the times against the video.
- Do I need Grok Bot?
- The template is built for Grok Bot, but the steps carry over to other assistants.