Podcasting Update

Apple just made it easier to automatically download podcasts!

Downloading Podcasts
Christian Podcast Directory
Creating Podcasts


Podcasting is one step closer to going mainstream thanks to Steve Jobs. Apple released itunes 4.9 today with a built in podcast catcher. (For windows users, itunes is like your windows media player.) It allows you to download, play, and sync media files to portable devices like ipods. This means that podcast listeners only need to use one application for managing their podcast subscriptions.

Before today, only a true geek would go through the trouble of downloading ipodder, su
bscribe to a podcast and actually synchronize it to his/her ipod. Now that podcasting is built right into itunes and the itunes music store, average computer users will become more likely to listen to portable radio shows known as podcasts.

Podcasting is a media reformation that rivals the invention of Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press. Anyone (including yours truly) with a computer and a microphone can create their own virtual radio station and make it available to world via the internet. Podcasts are not limited by geography, radio frequency, time of day or broadcast facilities.

Just as the Bible was the first book to be printed on Gutenberg’s press, “Godcasting” has made its mark as one of the most popular podcasting genres. “Godcasting” is a buzz word among podcasters to describe the phenomenon of so many pastors converting audio recordings of their sermons into mp3 files and syndicating them on the web via RSS feeds. A few savvy Christians with the gift of gab have gotten a little creative with podcasting technology and produced some Godcasts specifically with today’s internet users in mind.

Use your imagination. If you could create your own podcast, what would it sound like? How would you get your message out to the world? Post your comments and let me know.

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Church Planter's Network

We had an awesome time at the HolyLand Experience in Orlando yesterday. Twelve church planters gathered for prayer, networking and encouragement. We even enjoyed some great Mediterranean cuisine (if you count "Goliath Burgers" as Mediterranean). The staff at the Holy Land Experience were so hospitable to us that we cannot thank them enough. They provided us with a conference room for our meeting, served us coffee and gave us a tour of the park. After lunch, a few of us went through the Scriptorium, definitely my favorite attraction. The church planters
network meets the 3rd Thursday of each month. Locations and meeting times vary. For information on next month's meeting, email me - mweible@goba.org.