Back in 2005, so-called “godcasts” - religious podcasts - were one of the most talked about podcast genres.

Podcaster Craig Patchett in 2004 created the GodCast network, featuring a variety of Christian podcasts and even a Klingon Word podcast. Hundreds of churches followed suit, distributing weekly sermons as podcasts.

While mainstream coverage quickly moved on to other topics, godcasting is still going strong. In fact, recent research suggests that Christians are twice as likely as the average to be listening to podcasts.

Sine Ministries, a California religious organization, is offering “The Story of the Messiah.” The story weaves significant events from the four Gospels into one tapestry telling the life story of Jesus, “the greatest life ever lived.” ‚Ä®‚Ä®The complete story is presented in 28 episodes that are each approximately 15 minutes.
The podcast is available through Annex [...]

Focus on the Family has launched a new podcast, The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast. While the organization publishes several other podcasts, this is the first one featuring content developed specifically for podcasting.
The podcast will feature interviews with actors and producers from Adventures in Odyssey and previews of upcoming shows.
“We’ve always tried to make Adventures [...]

Christian.com has introduced GodCast1000.com, a podcast directory dedicated solely to Christian podcasts.
“Religious believers want more “God on their iPod,”, and churches are rapidly finding that through podcasting, church members can take the Sunday sermon with them throughout the week,” said Lee Raney, president of Christian.com.

GodCast1000.com ranks the top Christian podcasts by categories, such as church [...]

The Da Vinci Code movie doesn’t open until this Friday, but podcasters are already weighing in with information and opinions on the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial book, described by novelist Salman Rushdie as “typewriting.”The Scotsman News is running a week-long series of video podcasts taking a look at the Rosslyn Chapel, which features [...]