Podcasting:
Would
People Rather Listen Than Read?
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Just a short and sweet
little message regarding Podcasting. I have only recently decided to look into
Podcasting as a means of reaching more people. Of course I am not so deluded as
to believe that my Podcasts will rocket to the top of the listening stack any
more than my commentaries have, but the format does lend itself to a more
dynamic presentation of essentially the same material.
On a semi-regular basis,
four of us men gather together and discuss various issues on almost any subject
you can think of. While this is not unusual – as most friends will converse
while together, we try to frame our conversations around how we as Christians should
deal with such topics AS Christians.
Should we preach to people what we have learned, or is the better tact
to show people who Christ is in our actions and behavior? While the answer to
that question may appear to be obvious to most people, do not be too quick to
answer.
Our modern churches today
are generally filled with two types of people: The teachers and the listeners.
It is my opinion after many years of being in the church that neither side is
particularly good at their “assigned”
tasks. Lost in the tradition approach to a Christ-centered relationship is any
real teaching of truth and relationship. Let me explain:
As I have pointed out in a
recent commentary, our modern church has become more a place of inculcation
rather than a place where we can worship with other believers and work to be a
more effective face of Christ to our
fellow man. We have constructed fiefdoms whereupon those who we deem unworthy
are not welcome or even tolerated. Too harsh a conclusion? Perhaps in the
specific, but I am speaking in general. Obviously there are many, many people
who do great works towards the cause of Christ and it is unfortunate that they
are overshadowed by the Likes of a John Hagee, a Tim LaHaye, a Joel Osteen, et
al. These are people who either scare you to death, or water down the human
experience to such a degree as to have made it irrelevant. The one common thread is that they all make a
ton of money doing it.
My commentaries represent
just my opinions and can be rather lengthy. There are long stretches between
these commentaries because I am doing research which is a long and arduous
task; to the best of my ability, I want to disseminate truth rather than a lie.
At any given moment, I will have two or three rough draft commentaries I am
working on (in addition to my novels) which usually will be completed at the same
time. I will then publish these commentaries as I complete them and then there
will be another gulf as I write more. (Presently I am working on a commentary
on the Book of Revelation – not an easy work)
The Podcasts which I am
planning will be far more interactive and are designed with the listener in
mind. Rather than just my opinion, you’ll get to hear the others who I bounce
my various ideas off of. It is best that people not bunker themselves in an
insular world and instead hold their views up to the light and correction of
others. If we feel we cannot do that, perhaps the ideas are not as sound as we
might like to believe. The Apostles did just this very thing. It lead to
occasional arguments (Paul and Barnabus comes to mind), but it also lead to the
truth which benefits all of us.
My vision for these
Podcasts is initially as a round-table discussion which will last an hour twice
a month. As we get into a rhythm and become more comfortable with this forum,
that may lead to a weekly Podcast. I
would eventually like to have guests so that we aren’t merely existing in our
own world. Mixing things up is good and it makes the time you spend listening
to us entertaining as well as educational.
As a group, we are seeking
to do something I don’t really see out there at present which is discuss Biblical
matters orthodoxy regards as heretical. We seek to explain why just the
converse it true and show how much of Christian orthodoxy really has resulted
as a coordinated disinformation campaign by the enemy which stretches back thousands of years. (Readers of my novel
series will understand what I am talking about)
I will be spreading the
word once the first Podcast is up and I encourage all to at the very least give
it a listen. Whether you learn something useful, or regard us all as buffoons,
let us know. I’ll be listing an email address for any questions or comments. Good
and informative letters I will read on the air and hold open for discussion and
comment. Thus if there are specific areas of theology you have been confused
about and want an answer to regardless the subject, we’ll do our level best to give
an answer with proper Christ-centered validation.
Thanks and now on with the
show. Please stand by…
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