A Small Church Guide to Podcasting and Digital Ministry

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by Chad Brooks, December 6, 2023

Description

This brief article from Endeavor Online As In Heaven will provide the basics you need to create a podcast for your congregation. Small church pastor Chad Brooks believes that podcasts can be a low-investment, high-return activity that can greatly benefit your congregation. The article provides a short list of things you need and reviews how podcast episodes are useful to a congregation.

Features

Links to several resources helpful in podcasting such as AI tools and podcast hosting mechanisms
An example template by the author
5 key points

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, media and communications specialists

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Learn how to develop an informative and effective podcast for your congregation.
Set up a podcasting system that will allow you to create podcast episodes by easily dropping your sermons into that space.

Updated: March 04, 2025

About the Contributor

Matt Burke

Senior Director of Resource Consulting and Grants

Matt Burke is the senior director of resource consulting and grants for the Center for Congregations. Prior to this role, he also served as the director of the northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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