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After teaching a workshop on Podcasting for churches, we put together this list of items that we recommend you purchase to get your church’s sermons on-line as quickly and as simply as possible.  (compiled February 25, 2008)

The following can be purchased online at Amazon.com:

1. Apple iPod nano 8 GB
   Current price: $179.64 (10% discount)
2. Macally iVoiceIII -  iPod Audio Recorder Black (IP-A181)
   Current price: $31.15 (65% discount)

In addition you would need the following:

1. Line in cord. You would also need to purchase the correct line cord to run from your sound board to the line-in on the iVoice III.
   Cost for the cord will probably run in the neighborhood of $10-30.
2. PortableSermons.com Pro account. This will serve all of your uploaded sermons for as long as you have the account.
   The cost is $29.00 per month.

We have had a great response to our training series - hosted at William Jessup University. We train churches how to improve their websites and how to podcast their sermons. Every other month the subject switches, so if you missed one - there will be another opportunity the following month or two.

Read the comments to hear reactions from those who have attended. Let us know if you have questions.

Portable Sermons is the web application we wrote for churches who want to podcast their sermons. It is quite simply the easiest way for a church to podcast. Log in, upload, title your sermon… and you are done.

The FREE version ($0/mo.) is now even better and has all the features of the PRO version ($29/mo). The only difference between the two is that the FREE version serves up only one file - the most recent sermon - in iTunes and on your website. The PRO version offers your entire archive of sermons for listening live, downloading or sending to a friend.

New features include automatic Scripture links, download and “send to a friend” links on every sermon, a more compact list view, customizable list view, pop-out listening box for listening to any sermon right on your website, an improved administration screen, and automatic password retrieval.

If you are already use PortableSermons.com, check out the new features, or pass it on if you know someone who might benefit from the service.  We are still giving away iPod Nanos to the first 10 pre-paid yearly subscribers!

One of our passions is Podcasting. Churches and businesses everywhere are using this new medium to reach out to a new audience and to squeeze potential out of the existing work they are already doing. For churches, we have created www.portablesermons.com a FREE or paid service to skip all the complexity and start podcasting immediately. If you are a business and want to learn about podcasting, or need help setting up your podcast or producing your podcast — Vault Multimedia can help.