Question 1

Do Faithlife and Logos do sermon transcription?

Accepted Answer

Faithlife's products (Logos Bible Software, Proclaim, the Faithlife church platform) are built primarily around Bible study, sermon preparation, and church presentation/streaming — not around turning a delivered sermon's audio into a text transcript. Faithlife has been adding AI features across its products, and specifics change, so check their current site for whatever transcription-adjacent features exist today. If what you need is "audio in, clean transcript out," that's not the core thing either product is built to do.

Question 2

What does Faithlife or Logos cost?

Accepted Answer

Both are sold on their own tiered plans (Logos libraries and packages, Faithlife/Proclaim subscriptions) that are priced around Bible-study content and church presentation tools, not per-transcript. Check their site for current pricing — it isn't really comparable to a per-sermon transcription cost.

Question 3

If I already use Logos for sermon prep, do I still need a separate transcription tool?

Accepted Answer

Probably, for the transcript specifically. Logos is built for the study you do before you preach — commentaries, original languages, cross-references. It isn't aimed at capturing what you actually said once you're in the pulpit. Those are two different documents: your prep notes, and the transcript of the delivered sermon. Most churches that want both use separate tools for each.

Question 4

What does sermon-transcription.com cost?

Accepted Answer

$19/month for unlimited sermons, or $48 per quarter. Your first full sermon is free, up to 90 minutes, no credit card. It's a single-purpose tool: audio or video in, transcript out.

Question 5

Does the transcript handle scripture references the way Logos users would expect?

Accepted Answer

Our scripture-detection pipeline auto-formats Bible references that appear in the spoken sermon, standardizing them in the output text. It's not a study tool — no cross-references, no original-language lookups — just a transcript where the verses you quoted read cleanly.

Question 6

When should I stick with Faithlife or Logos?

Accepted Answer

If your actual need is sermon preparation, Bible study depth, or running your church's presentation and streaming software, that's squarely what Faithlife's products are for, and a transcription tool doesn't replace any of it. The two aren't competitors — they solve different parts of a pastor's week.

Feature	Faithlife / Logos	Sermon Transcription
Core product	Bible study, sermon prep, church presentation/streaming	Audio/video-to-transcript, nothing else
Pricing	Tiered libraries/plans — check their site	$19/mo unlimited, listed publicly
Turns delivered audio into text	Not a core feature; check current AI additions	Yes — that's the whole product
Original-language / commentary tools	Yes, extensive (Logos)	Not offered
Scripture reference formatting in output	N/A — not a transcript product	Auto-detected, standardized
Church presentation / streaming	Yes (Proclaim)	Not offered
Output formats	N/A	TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON
Best for	Study before the sermon; presentation during it	A clean record of what was actually preached

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