Today’s reading, not yesterday’s PDF.
Members can open one link, see active plans, and jump straight to the next unfinished reading.
Give your church a Bible reading plan people can actually follow.
Steady Word helps churches implement custom Bible reading plans tied to your classes, curriculum, sermon series, or family study – with today’s reading, reminders, offline access, and simple Google Sheet updates.
No app store. No sign-ups. No new accounts. Members open a link and add it to their Home Screen for one-tap access and reminders.
This demo is a live sample app so you can see what your members would experience.
Setup and First year $499 · Renews at $399/year
Members get a simple reading-plan app. Admins keep plans current through a guided Google Sheet workflow – and the first plan is set up with you.
The problem
Good plans get buried.
Churches hand out reading plans because Scripture matters. But paper gets lost, PDFs disappear in inboxes, group messages move on, and even people with good intentions forget where to start.
Paper gets lost.
The plan may be good, but the handout is not where people need it when the week gets busy.
PDFs get buried.
Email attachments and group messages are easy to ignore after the first announcement.
Families forget.
Most families do not need more guilt about Bible reading. They need fewer barriers.
Classes start cold.
When the reading gets lost, class time goes to catching up instead of going deeper.
What Steady Word is and isn’t.
Steady Word is a delivery tool, not a publisher. We believe God’s Word forms God’s people, and we want to reduce the friction between a church assigning Scripture and members actually reading it.
We don’t generate devotionals, theological commentary, or decide what your church should read. Your church and your teachers choose the readings. Steady Word helps get God's Word in front of your people, where they are, when they need it.
From assigned readings to steady reading.
The problem is not usually the desire to read Scripture. The problem is follow-through. Steady Word keeps the next reading in front of people so a church’s plan can become a steady rhythm.
One place
One simple place for today’s reading.
Keep adult classes, kids’ plans, youth studies, congregational readings, and family study in one place – not scattered across flyers, crumpled handouts, PDFs, emails, and group messages.
Gentle reminders.
Set a time once. The next reading shows up every day.
More than one plan.
Group adult classes, youth studies, kids’ plans, and church-wide readings in a way that makes sense for your congregation.
Want to see it in action?
Open the Live DemoA live sample app - the same experience your members would have.
Getting Started
Simple enough for real life.
1
Send us your plan.
A schedule, outline, curriculum, or rough goal - whatever you have.
2
We set up your app.
Branded for your church, connected to a Google Sheet, ready to share.
3
Your church shares one link.
Members open it in a browser or add it to their Home Screen.
4
People know what to read today.
The next reading is always easy to find, with optional reminders.
5
Add plans as you go.
New class starting? New series? Just add it to your Google Sheet and it appears in the app.
“Steady Word helps churches implement Bible reading plans – not just publish them.”
Because a plan sitting in a PDF is not the same thing as a plan people can follow.Admin workflow
Built for the people who manage the plan.
Teachers use a structured planning sheet. Plan Builder catches reference and date issues. The Admin workbook checks readiness before anything goes live.
Managed from a Google Sheet.
Your church doesn’t need a developer for routine updates. Plan data stays visible and editable in a familiar spreadsheet format, so you can update readings, activate new plans, and switch to the next class, series, or season when it begins. One person with a Google account can manage the whole thing.
Pricing
Start with a church-branded app and one “done-for-you” plan setup.
Setup & First Year
$499
setup + app access
One flat price per church - no per-member fees, regardless of congregation size.
Renews at $399/year. Includes hosting, updates, reminder support, and basic email support.
- Church-specific branding
- Hosted Steady Word app
- Google Sheet configuration
- One done-for-you plan setup
- Today’s reading, reminders, no-account access, and offline availability
- Simple enough for one person to manage long-term.
After your first plan is set up, you can add future plans through the Google Sheet workflow. If you'd rather send us a messy PDF or curriculum schedule, we can quote that setup help separately.
Ask About SetupWhy it exists
Built because the friction was real.
Steady Word started as a practical solution for a real congregation and a real Bible class. The goal was to make it easier to get assigned readings to people, keep those readings in front of them, and help them do what they already wanted to.
It was built by Kai Burk, a Christian, father, Bible class teacher, and civil engineer in Georgia. Kai first built Steady Word because he wanted class members and families to read the texts that would shape the study – not lose them in a handout, PDF, email, or group message.
It is not trying to replace a church management platform or a Bible app. It is focused on one job: helping churches implement reading plans people can keep up with.
For curriculum publishers
Help churches keep assigned readings in front of their people.
If your curriculum includes assigned readings, Steady Word can turn those schedules into a simple digital companion for churches – without asking you to build or support an app.
You create the curriculum. Steady Word helps churches keep the readings in front of their people.
Common questions.
Do members need an account?
No. Members do not need to create an account. They open the church’s app link and can add it to their Home Screen for one-tap access. No member sign-up is required.
Is this in the App Store?
No. Steady Word is a web app that works from a link and can be added to a phone’s Home Screen.
Who controls the readings?
Your church and your teachers decide what to read. Steady Word just helps deliver them.
Next step
Want to see whether Steady Word fits your church?
Send a note and we'll start with a demo and a conversation about whether Steady Word fits.