Framed for a phone
The render uses a stable centered 9:16 crop, with captions in a lower-third band clear of Instagram controls.
Church video to Reels
Turn church video into Instagram Reels.
Upload an authorized sermon recording and review one complete moment, rendered as a captioned vertical clip that stands on its own in the Reels feed.
- Centered 9:16 render for Reels
- Two-line captions burned in
- Rights and review checkpoints
0:34 clip · 9:16captions burned in · lower third
Purpose-built for sermons
Shorter production time. Full-message thinking.
The workflow starts with editorial clarity, so automation supports the sermon instead of flattening it.
Readable with sound off
Captions are rebuilt from word timings into short lines. Verify names and scripture references before you post.
Keep the source attached
The result shows source timestamps and the full excerpt, so a reviewer can check the clip against the sermon and credit the original message.
How it works
From a long sermon to a focused clip brief
Choose an authorized recording
Use a recording your church owns or has explicit permission to repurpose.
Upload it to the Clip Studio
MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM up to 100 MB. A transcript file is optional and skips transcription.
Let the pipeline select one moment
It skips the welcome, announcements, worship, and offering, then picks a complete 20–90 second moment that ends on a finished sentence.
Review on a phone, then post
Watch the clip at mobile size, compare it with the surrounding sermon, and publish it from your own Instagram account.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Practical answers for church communicators, editors, and ministry leaders.
What size should a church Instagram Reel be?
Use a 9:16 vertical canvas for the standard Reels viewing experience. Keep important text and faces away from interface overlays near the edges and bottom of the frame.
How long should a sermon Reel be?
The pipeline proposes 20 to 90 seconds and favors the shortest window that keeps a complete thought. Context matters more than forcing a fixed length.
Can ClipMinistry render the Reel?
Yes. The Clip Studio renders a captioned 1080×1920 H.264 MP4 from your upload. Speaker tracking, brand templates, and Instagram publishing are not built; a person downloads the file and posts it.
Start with the sermon you already have.
Upload one recording and review the moment the pipeline proposes.
Open the Clip Studio