What’s a Podcast?

When it comes to technology and helpful tools, I try not to make assumptions. After all, there was a day when I asked this same question – what in the world is a podcast?? (If you are already familiar with the concept, you might want to skip down to the description of our church podcast.) If you’re new to the word, then keep reading – this is really cool!

• What’s a Podcast? A podcast is a broadcast that can be downloaded to your computer and music player (iPod, phone, etc.) and listened to at your convenience. Podcasts are free and the software to play them is free. They are easy to use, convenient, and give you access to a wealth of content! Frankly, podcasting has changed the world of broadcast media – giving access to audio and video programs on demand from our computers or handheld devices.

• How do you use a Podcast? Most podcasts are available through Apple’s free software iTunes. iTunes runs on both Windows and Mac computers. It can be downloaded here for free. Once iTunes is installed, you can search for podcasts in the iTunes store. For instance, you can find our podcast by simply searching for “Grace Bible Baptist” in the iTunes store. Here’s a link to the Grace Bible Baptist Podcast. From within iTunes you can subscribe to the podcast and tell iTunes (via settings) how often to check for and automatically download new podcasts.

From there, you can sync iTunes with an iPod or iPhone and take your podcast programs with you. Once you are set up, the whole process is seamless and pretty awesome! Podcasting gives you control of your own content and makes it all available on demand – no matter where you are.

The Podcast of the Grace Bible Baptist Church:

Presently, our media ministry records and uploads four services; Sunday School, Sunday AM, Sunday PM and Wednesday PM Bible study. Occasionally, there may be a special revival where we record a midweek sermon as well. They are offered freely as a resource for your edification. We have a great team of 3 people who labor weekly to record, produce and publish these podcasts. If they are a blessing to you, contact us at gracebiblewebsite [at] gmail [dot] com to let us know. If you have a ministry of like-minded Baptist faith and would like to do this at your church, contact us. We’d be glad to help get you started on your own podcast.

The Grace Bible Baptist Podcast is only the audio of the sermon. The files are smaller, for fast downloading. If you would like to watch video, browse to the home page of this podcast site. Video of the sermon is posted on this site side by side with the audio, but not in the podcast in iTunes.

If you haven’t started benefiting from podcasts – now is the time. You can get them right now on your computer for free, or you can pick up an iPod and take them with you. We all hope our podcast will greatly encourage you!

Are you using our podcast already? If so, let me know your thoughts. And maybe you know someone that could benefit from our ministry… spread the word!