Are podcasts dead? Nope … just maturing a bit I would say. Millions of people listen to podcasts (think radio shows on demand) every week – here’s 6 you should be sure not to miss:

The Simply Youth Ministry Podcast – this is a weekly youth ministry show featuring Doug Fields and Friends. I’m one of the friends, and we enjoy putting together a show every week or so. We’ve been doing it for a few years, but just jump in and you’ll figure it out. Just enough youth ministry so you don’t feel guilty for not working.

The Tardy Cast – Mariner’s High School Ministry weekend messages, featuring Jeff McGuire. He’s got a great style of communicating to HS students, and I love that they embrace the technology to get talks to their students who can’t make it to the weekend.

North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley – Great trainings from Andy Stanley. North Point has other podcasts, but this one focuses solely on Andy.

LifeChurch.TV Worship – LifeChurch.tv broadcasts their music sets each week from each campus. It is a great weekly dose of free live performances of popular worship songs.

Mars Hill Bible Church – Great weekly teaching from Rob Bell and others. There’s a NOOMA show as well, but I prefer this one.

Stuff You Should Know – How Stuff Works puts out a weekly 5-minute show that’s enjoyable. I also Tivo How It’s Made, Modern Marvels and America Eats. I enjoy useless tidbits of trivial knowledge. It makes me feel powerful.

JG