Logos Bible Software

An indispensable help to all preachers!

Fördelar:

Writing now not in my employed role, but as a Licensed Lay Minister in the church of St Thomas Kensal Town, I couldn't minister without Logos! I use it for all my sermon writing, and am making extensive use of all the various resources there are - I believe my current library has about 807 books. The search function, that searches for Scripture verses across all those 807 books is one of my absolute favourite features, making it easy to find references to help you with your sermon writing.

Nackdelar:

I am not sure it is a negative, but there are so many resources/books to buy, that it is sometimes hard to choose what to focus your spending on!

Top of the line Bible Study Software

Kommentarer: Logos has been tremendous for me. I am able to accomplish deeper study using the various tools that are offered.

Fördelar:

Great tools for in depth Bible study. It takes some learning to figure out how to use it, however once you get the basics down it makes sermon preparation and Bible study more productive.

Nackdelar:

The cost is expensive for even the most basic reference material. Recently Logos just pivoted to a subscription model under the guise of providing a better user experience. Unfortunately, I see it as a way to follow the trend to make money.

EXPENSIVE AND MANY UNSOLVED ISSUES

Kommentarer: Apart from desktop app I often use web app and iPad to edit sermons but in both the undo button is not working so if by mistake I delete a text I am unable to undo it! There are many other problems the worst is lack of mobile editing! It gives more option than other programs but it is very expensive and mobile app is very neglected causing many issues that are not solved for many years. Also the desktop, web and ipad apps are not free from serious issues. For instance web and ipad apps does not allow to undo editing. Highlights of the text are not synchronised properly so in app they do not appear or are in the form of some ugly brackets, etc.

Fördelar:

It gives more option than other programs but it is very expensive and mobile app is very neglected causing many issues that are not solved for many years. Also the desktop, web and ipad apps are not free from serious issues. For instance web and ipad apps does not allow to undo editing. Highlights of the text are not synchronised properly so in app they do not appear or are in the form of some ugly brackets, etc.

Awful Customer Service!

Kommentarer: I’ve used Logos for several years and always appreciated their programs and the customer service - but that all ended tonight. I had their Proclaim service for our church and it was an auto-renew. Unfortunately, it was setup on our church email which doesn’t get checked super often. I logged in tonight and they had sent an email letting me know that they’d be charging for the next year of service at 7PM. Within 4 hours, I had emailed them asking to cancel the auto-renew and if they would be willing to give a refund or partial refund. They were completely unwilling to work with me, and instead said that if they were to cancel their Netflix subscription, they wouldn’t get a refund. But that’s for a month - and $7.99. This is a yearlong subscription for $250 for a church. I have never had any company be unwilling to offer some sort of refund for a situation like this. It’s unreal that a company ostensibly servicing the church would show so little grace. Moral of the story: Be sure that your auto-renew is turned off because they won’t work with you even if you contact them immediately after being notified that you’re being charged. Or, maybe it would be better to just cancel their service completely and find a more customer friendly company.

Fördelar:

Their software. They have a great selection of books and tools.

Nackdelar:

Customer service is awful. I got a response that was very unprofessional.

Best Software Around

Kommentarer: I've been using Logos for over a decade, and I will continue to do so for decades to come. Logos has allowed me to study God's word with ease, while still getting the depth of content that I need and want. I can integrate Logos with other software from the Faithlife family of products. I would reccomend investing money in training so that you can benefit the most from the available features.

Fördelar:

Logos is the industry standard -- pastors, seminary students, and lay-leaders look to Logos for content, as well as for the tools to study the bible well. Logos is top of the line in all of this. I can easily access and study hunderds of books from my library, on my computer, or phone. I can do in an hour what used to take 6 or more hours. Hugely helpful software.

Nackdelar:

There are some functions that are puzzling on how to use. Some of the functionality is difficult -- it can be hard to search for certain themes or topics at times. But these are mostly ancillary things, and the overall product is still excellent.