Ministry
Connecting PraiseCharts
A church admin connects one PraiseCharts account. Charts are referenced, not copied, and the team can open them in Churchism.
/settings?panel=praisecharts/songs/music-stand
Live sign-in is pending PraiseCharts issuing developer credentials. Until then, Settings → PraiseCharts shows Not available yet and Connect is off.
When sign-in is available, a pastor or church admin connects PraiseCharts from Settings → PraiseCharts. They sign in on PraiseCharts' own page. Churchism never sees or stores the PraiseCharts username or password — only the access token returned after sign-in, encrypted.
One connection per church is enough for now. Other members of that church can open imported files through it. The token still belongs to the Churchism user who clicked Connect. If that person is deactivated, or an admin disconnects, the connection is revoked and cached files are not served.
Importing a chart writes a reference in the song library: title, license, and the PraiseCharts file URL. It does not upload a PDF to Drive. Opening the file fetches it again. If PraiseCharts denies the file, it shows as unavailable and Churchism tries again after about five minutes. Reconnecting uses the current connection, and the original importer on the file stays as it was.
On iPhone and Android, Music Stand can keep a copy for offline use. When the device is online, a HEAD request re-checks Churchism access and PraiseCharts access without downloading the file. That result is cached for about five minutes. The copy is deleted if access is gone, and it expires after 30 days. Drawings stay in Churchism, separate from the PDF.