You’ve heard the mantra, “Content is King.”
It seems like every internet marketer has bought into the idea -and with good reason. Great content has excellent potential -especially in churches- to build an effective online presence, provide resources for members, and engage potential visitors.
But when it comes to content, the majority of churches don’t have the ability to create a monthly newsletter, a weekly blog post, or 3 shareable items every day. This usually makes us believe we don’t have anything to offer online.
This is simply not the case.
Each week, a sermon is given in every church. If you think about it, this is the most valuable “content” we can create as churches. And yet, it’s usually the last thing we consider when we think about online content.
Buzzsprout is on a mission to change this.
By providing a simple way for every church to create a church podcast, it makes publishing sermons online easy -even for those with limited resources and tech knowledge.
What makes a podcast different? A church podcast allows you to upload sermons to the web and have them automatically published on your website, in iTunes and made shareable on Facebook or Twitter.
Buzzsprout makes the whole process really easy with:
- Automatic RSS creation
- Easy uploading
- Audio optimization
- Custom audio players for your church’s website (that automatically update)
- Simple steps to promoting your podcast in iTunes and through social media
With Buzzsprout, your sermons can be a powerful content resource online.
To learn more about podcasting or to create your own church podcast, visit Buzzsprout to see how they can help.
Steve says
I believe a church should also have a transcription (either PDF or Word doc) of each sermon. When looking at a church’s web site I don’t have the time to listen to a full sermon online (I may do so later). However I can scan the content of a sermon in document form to get an idea of what that pastor is saying.
In addition, having access to the words in a e-document allows me to go back to the sermon and find that particular nugget.
There are a few small companies that provide that service including TranscribeYourSermon.com. (And in full disclosure, my daughter owns that service.)
Eric Dye says
Thanks for the link, Steve!