Comparison
Most creative directors start with a Google Sheet, and it works for a while. It's free, flexible, and everyone can open it.
| Capability | LaunchSunday | a spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Plans backward from a launch Sunday | Yes | Hand-typed dates |
| Approvals without an account for leadership | Yes | Comment threads |
| Concept options: approver picks one | Yes | No |
| Tracks work blocked on a vendor | Yes | A column you maintain |
| Series brand + spec sheet export | Yes | No |
| Built specifically for church creative teams | Yes | Whatever you build |
A spreadsheet is fine for one or two series a year. Once you're running a full calendar with a vendor and an approval step, it's costing you more time than it saves.
Spreadsheet, Gantt chart, or whatever you're using now. It comes back as a working plan with every series, phase, and deliverable in place.
Start with your calendarLaunchSunday vs ClickUp
ClickUp can be configured for almost anything. LaunchSunday ships the sermon series production workflow ready to use.
LaunchSunday vs Asana
Asana is a great general project manager. LaunchSunday is built around the one date that matters in church creative work: launch Sunday.
LaunchSunday vs Planning Center
Planning Center runs your Sundays. LaunchSunday runs the 13 weeks of creative production before one.
LaunchSunday vs Subsplash
Subsplash Workflows handles church requests and admin processes. LaunchSunday is built for creative directors planning sermon series.
LaunchSunday vs TeamGantt
A Gantt chart shows the plan. LaunchSunday builds it from your launch Sunday and keeps it honest when dates move.