Some more possibilities for podcasting (aka, now the fun begins)

Okay, so you've got your own blog/iWeb set up where you have your sermons delivered via Podcast to a subscribing group of your parishioners; you maybe even have put the sermons on iTunes or another directory. But this is just the beginning. Really. I can't even fathom all the possibilities for your context because I just don't know all of the gifts and talents that God has given your congregation.

Here are ten quick ideas though:
1. Daily devotional: You might have a daily 2 minute devotional that you offer for subscription (and that you need to maintain!).
2. Sermon commentary (The side notes in your first draft of your sermon): You might offer additional commentary on the sermon each week.
3. Other biblical texts (the sermon you didn't preach): You might offer a weekly commentary on the text you don't preach on.
4. Advertisement for adult education: You might offer a weekly 2-minute preview of the upcoming adult forum.
Okay, but the above four really just involve you as the pastor sending out information. The joy of podcasting (especially with blogs) is the ability for many people to participate. So, again, let's really try to think outside the box. Some of these thoughts are pretty vague, but hopefully they plant a seed.
5. Bible studies: People could blog in response to an audio file ("pod") you submitted to a Bible-study blog; each person in fact could take turns recording an audio file to start the discussion off.
6. Pod library: Your church could have its own directory for people of various podcasts, including major media players (for instance, the Lutheran church, which I am part of, has its own weekly podcast) but also local community podcasts which the church could even host.
7. Church council/board: Church council meeting summaries could also be available for subscription.
8. Youth podcasting: How might youth be able to have their own journalism or artistic expression through this media?
9. Choir files: Could the organist or musician make files of new songs for the choir (or congregation) for upcoming anthyms/songs?
10. Stories: In addition to sermons, perhaps people could just give their faith stories; this might be a weekly or monthly recording, no more than a few minutes...

Again, some of these are vague, but they hopefully give you a sense of the possibilities...(Even as I write this, I am amazed to think of the possibilities!)