Proclaim vs. Risen Media
Which is Right for Your Church?
Selecting the right worship presentation software is crucial for churches looking to create engaging, seamless services. Proclaim and Risen Media are two widely used solutions, each with unique features designed to enhance worship experiences. While both platforms offer cloud-based collaboration, their approaches, features, and pricing models differ significantly. This guide breaks down the key differences to help you determine which solution best fits your church’s needs.
What is Proclaim?
Proclaim is a desktop-based church presentation software developed by Faithlife (Logos Bible Software). It provides cloud-connected collaboration, allowing multiple users to work on presentations from different locations. Proclaim includes features such as sermon recording, live streaming, and integration with Logos Bible Software, making it a solid choice for churches already using Logos tools. However, since it requires a desktop installation, users must download and install the application on Windows or macOS devices to edit or manage presentations.
What is Risen Media?
Risen Media is a web-based church presentation platform designed to simplify and enhance worship services. It allows churches to create visually engaging presentations without requiring software installations. Users can display Bible verses, song lyrics, videos, and announcements with an intuitive drag-and-drop editor. Risen Media is accessible from any device with a browser, making it an ideal solution for teams that want flexibility and real-time collaboration without installations.
Platform Compatibility
- Proclaim: Requires installation on Windows or macOS. Collaboration is cloud-based, but all users must have the software installed to access or edit presentations.
- Risen Media: 100% web-based, meaning it runs on any device with a browser, including Windows, macOS, Chromebooks, smartphones, and tablets. No installation required.
Advantage: Risen Media
Language Support
- Risen Media: Currently supports English and Spanish.
- Proclaim: Limited to English only with no native multilingual support.
Advantage: Risen Media
Trial Period
Both platforms offer a fully functional trial before requiring a purchase:
- Proclaim: 30-day free trial.
- Risen Media: 14-day free trial.
Advantage: Proclaim
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Customer Support
Both solutions provide real-time chat, email, and phone support, but Risen Media goes further by allowing users to schedule video calls for training and troubleshooting, offering a more personalized support experience. Additionally, Risen Media includes built-in tutorial videos.
Advantage: Risen Media
Slide Capabilities
Both platforms enable text, graphics, and videos in slide presentations. However, Risen Media introduces several advanced features:
✅ Drag and drop YouTube videos and online images directly into slides—no downloads required.
✅ Built-in social media integration, allowing real-time social media feeds to appear in presentations.
✅ Auto Bible verse integration—instantly create slides with single or multiple verses in different languages.
✅ Linked text boxes, ensuring design consistency across slides.
✅ Individual transitions for slide elements.
Proclaim lacks these features.
Advantage: Risen Media
Bible Translations and Languages
Displaying Scripture accurately and efficiently is essential for churches.
- Proclaim: Supports 60 Bible translations.
- Risen Media: Offers 341 Bible translations in 42 languages. Since it’s web-based, new translations are added instantly, without requiring updates.
Advantage: Risen Media
Multi-screen support
Both platforms allow for multi-screen projection, but Risen Media includes SideSlide, allowing different content to be displayed on multiple screens.
For example, you can show:
📺 An image on one screen and text on another.
📺 English Bible verses on the left screen and Spanish verses on the right.
Proclaim supports multi-screen but lacks SideSlide’s level of customization.
Advantage: Risen Media
Wireless Presentation
- Proclaim requires a computer connected to displays or projectors.
- Risen Media allows wireless presentations, where users can control slides from their smartphone or even a TV remote.
Advantage: Risen Media
Multiple Simultaneous Presentations
Risen Media allows multiple presentations to run at the same time.
Example: Announcements in the lobby while worship slides play in the sanctuary.
Proclaim does not support simultaneous presentations.
Advantage: Risen Media
Live Edit
- Proclaim allows some last-minute content additions but does not support full live editing.
- Risen Media allows users to fix typos, adjust song order, and edit slides live, without interruptions.
Advantage: Risen Media
Sermon Preparation Tools
- Proclaim integrates with Logos Bible Software for sermon research.
- Risen Media includes a built-in sermon editor with:
✅ AI-powered sermon assistance
✅ Integrated Bible commentaries, books, and quotes
✅ Instant conversion of sermons into slides
Worship Presentation Features
Risen Media provides additional tools for worship teams, including:
🎸 Chords and lyrics displayed on confidence screens.
🎸 Auto-scrolling lyrics with chords on a smartphone or tablet for each musician.
🎸 Custom capo adjustments for each musician.
Proclaim supports basic lyrics projection.
Advantage: Risen Media
Bible Study Tools
- Proclaim integrates with Logos Bible Software for study tools.
- Risen Media includes:
✅ Side-by-side translation comparisons
✅ Commentaries, notes, and prayers
✅ Personalized study sessions
Church Management Features
Risen Media isn’t just a presentation tool—it includes church operations tools, such as:
- Community Database
- Calendar and Events
- Volunteer Scheduling
- Check-ins
- Email and Newsletters
- Email Automation
- Community Portal
- Prayer Requests
- Task Management
Proclaim does not offer these features.
Advantage: Risen Media
Sharing & Networks
- Proclaim does not offer direct presentation sharing between churches.
- Risen Media allows churches to share presentations with others in one click.
Advantage: Risen Media
Live Alerts & Notifications
- Proclaim supports nursery calls and stage monitor notifications.
- Risen Media also supports live alerts but with more flexibility—any authorized user (not just the slides operator) can send alerts from any device.
Advantage: Risen Media
Final Thoughts
Both Proclaim and Risen Media offer valuable features for church presentations, but their approaches differ:
- Proclaim is ideal for churches that use Logos Bible Software and prefer a desktop-based system with cloud collaboration.
- Risen Media is a fully web-based, modern solution that offers more advanced editing, wireless control, live collaboration, and church management tools.
Winner: Risen Media
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