Godcasting
Encyclopedia
A Godcast is a podcast
of religious
nature, including music, preaching, seminary
lectures, Bible
readings, meditations and kids' programs. Such podcasts are available within most religious traditions and across multiple formats - audio only as well as audio-visual.
The number of Godcasts is growing rapidly - many are created by independent churches, synagogues, and seminaries and materials have been recorded by Pope Benedict XVI
. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/27/spark.godcasting
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
of religious
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
nature, including music, preaching, seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
lectures, Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
readings, meditations and kids' programs. Such podcasts are available within most religious traditions and across multiple formats - audio only as well as audio-visual.
The number of Godcasts is growing rapidly - many are created by independent churches, synagogues, and seminaries and materials have been recorded by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/27/spark.godcasting
Etymology
The Godcast Network appears to have been the first to register the term on the web, creating its Christian podcast site in October 2004. Founder Craig Patchett holds a trademark on the term.Godcasts
Articles
- "From pulpit to iPod", Boston Globe, April 8, 2006
- "Need a Lift? Try a Godcast", BusinessWeekBusinessWeekBloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, May 25, 2005 - "And The Word is: Godcasting", The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, August 10, 2005 - "Podcasters getting religion, downloading sermons" Dean Tsouvalas, December 5, 2005
- "“Godcasts” Hot New Tools of Evangelism" SVC, February 2, 2006
- "Missed Church? Download It to Your IPod." New York Times, August 29, 2005
- "Churches Beginning to Embrace Podcasting" Christianity TodayChristianity TodayChristianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, November 27, 2005 - "More God on iPods" The Christian PostThe Christian PostThe Christian Post is a pan-denominational, Evangelical Christian newspaper based in Washington, D.C..Launched initially as an online publication, the newspaper was founded in 2000 to deliver news, information, and commentaries relevant to Christians across denominational lines and to bring greater...
, August 16, 2006