Sermon clips from the message you already preached
A Sunday message runs thirty to fifty minutes, and most people who would benefit from one point in it will never watch the whole service. Sermon clips put that one point where they already are. ClipAtelier takes the recording your church already streams to YouTube and cuts the strongest moments into vertical clips with captions.
It is built for the person who actually does this job, often a volunteer or a single staff member with an afternoon. Paste the link, choose the part of the service that is the sermon, review the clips, and download or schedule them.
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How it works
01
Paste the service link
Use the YouTube link of the livestream or the uploaded sermon. If your church records to a file instead, upload the MP4, MOV or MKV on a paid plan.
02
Select the message
Use the range picker to mark where the sermon starts and ends, so worship, announcements and the offering are left out and you only pay for the part you clip.
03
Review with the speaker in mind
Preview each clip, check that Scripture references and names are captioned correctly, then download the MP4 or schedule it to YouTube Shorts and TikTok on Pro.
What you get
Range picker for full services
A two-hour stream is fine. Mark the forty minutes of preaching and clip only that.
Moments that stand alone
The transcript is ranked for a clear opening line and a complete thought, so a clip makes sense without the rest of the service.
Speaker kept in frame
A wide stage shot is reframed to 9:16 around the person speaking.
Captions for silent viewing
Word-by-word captions are burned in, which matters because most social video is watched without sound.
Captions in 19 languages
Paid plans can translate the captions for multilingual congregations or mission partners.
No watermark
Clips carry your church's message and nothing else.
Which sermon moments make good clips
The moments that travel are the ones that are complete in under a minute. A single illustration or story with its point. One verse explained plainly. A direct question to the listener. The sentence the congregation responded to. Each of these has a beginning and an end without needing the ten minutes before it.
Moments that depend on the series, on a slide, or on something said earlier in the service rarely work alone. When you review, ask whether a person who has never visited your church would understand the clip. If yes, post it. If it needs explaining, leave it in the full sermon.
Music, guests and permission
Clip the spoken message, not the worship set. The licences churches hold for streaming songs generally do not extend to cutting those songs into separate social posts, and platforms match music automatically. Starting the range after the music ends avoids the question entirely.
Your church owns its own preaching, so clipping it is straightforward. For a guest speaker, ask before you post clips of their message. And when a testimony or baptism involves members of the congregation, get their agreement before it becomes a public Short.
What a month of sermon clips costs
A 40-minute sermon cut into four captioned clips costs 18 tokens: ten for analysing the message and two for each clip. One service a week is about 72 tokens a month, which fits comfortably inside the Starter plan's 150 and leaves room for a midweek teaching or a second service.
Four clips a week is a workable rhythm for a small team: one on Sunday evening while the message is fresh, and the rest spread through the week, each one pointing to the full sermon and the next service time.
Can I clip a livestream that includes the whole service?
Yes. Paste the link and use the range picker to select only the sermon. You are charged for the range you select, not the full stream.
Will the captions get Bible references right?
Usually, but check them. Book names, chapter and verse numbers and less common names are where transcription slips, and you can correct them in the editor before export.
Can a volunteer do this without editing experience?
Yes. There is no timeline to learn. The work is pasting a link, selecting the sermon, and choosing which of the suggested clips to keep.
Can we post to Instagram and Facebook?
Download the MP4 and upload it to Reels or Facebook yourself. Direct publishing and scheduling from the studio covers YouTube Shorts and TikTok on Pro.
Can I clip any YouTube video?
No. Only clip videos you own or have permission to use — for example your own uploads, creators who allow clipping (clipping programs), or licensed content. You confirm this when you create an account, and you are responsible for the clips you post.
Is it free?
You can create a free account with no card and look around the studio. Creating clips is on a paid plan, and you can try it for 3 days for $1. Exports have no watermark.
Your next Short is already inside your last video.
No card to look around. Clips start on a paid plan.
