A few months ago I purchased an iPad 2. I use it to read, surf the internet and to teach God's Word. One of my main reasons for purchasing it was to use it in ministry. I am passionate about leveraging technology for the gospel. I absolutely love teaching from it. No longer do I have a few pages of notes that I have written over at the last-minute, but now can make changes or additions on the fly. Passing the notes along to the tech team is a breeze because it is easy to transfer the teaching info into pro-presenter.

Tips on teaching from an iPad:

Preparing to teach:

Write your outline in Word/Pages on your computer.
Highlight the scripture in yellow and the main points for the screen/outlines in blue. I include the scripture with the teaching points.
Bold illustrations under each teaching point with a few statements to keep the idea on track.

Use size "16-18" font with a landscape setting in word/pages.
Export the document as a PDF and upload to dropbox/Evernote.
Download the file from dropbox with your iPad.
Use the iBooks app to open the PDF. The reason I use this app is that it flips the page like reading a book. I did use Adobe reader in the past, but I lost my spot in the notes when I was scrolling up and down.
Save it in order to reference if needed in the future on iBooks/Dropbox. Always save it in two places (if wi-fi drops out).
Make sure your iPad is charged, especially when you teach multiple times in a day.
Turn off the auto lock to "never" so it doesn't close out on stage.
Turn the sound on mute.
Turn the iPad on airplane mode (to avoid Facebook notifications, etc).
Lock the orientation so it stays landscape during the message.

Teaching from the iPad:

Use the iPad as an outline, not just to show how cool and relevant you want the audience to think you are.
Your goal is to communicate God's Word, so use the iPad as a reference, not just to read from it verbatim.
Make sure the brightness is lower especially if a video is playing and the lights go out on stage. You will look like you have a glow coming from your notes!
Use a black cover so it blends in with your Bible.

What tips would you add for teaching from the iPad? How are you leveraging technology to use for God?