Podcasting

Life Church Programming: Anytime, Anywhere

Since the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary chose podcasting as their 2005 word of the year, chances are good that you know the term. What you may not know is that podcasting can revolutionize the way you listen to radio. And while the term is a shortened form of “iPod broadcasting,” the good news is that you don’t need an iPod to take advantage of this exciting technology. In fact, any kind of media player—even the one on your computer—can connect you to Dr. Ron M. Gibson's dynamic teaching when it’s most convenient for you.

Simply put, podcasting was developed to make on-demand audio content available to listeners. Like TiVo or DVR for television, podcasting allows you to choose which programs you want to hear and when you want to listen to them. Using a software program on your personal computer (called an “aggregator”), you can subscribe to an audio (or video) program’s RSS feed. The aggregator then scans all your subscriptions according to the schedule you define. When it finds a new show, the aggregator copies the show to your computer’s audio library. You can then listen to your new shows whenever you want using any desktop audio player. The aggregator can take it even further; it an automatically download the program to your portable MP3 player.

You may have thought that without investing in an iPod (or other portable MP3 player), you wouldn’t benefit from podcasting. But you don’t need a portable player at all, much less an iPod. Nor do you have to have Apple’s aggregator, iTunes, to start listening to Life Church podcasts. Though iTunes is easy to use and readily available, you can find dozens of aggregators. Using any aggregator to receive the Life Church podcast frees you from the time constraints of a traditional radio broadcast by creating a “time shift,” bringing your favorite content right to your computer.

Perhaps Living In Fullness Everyday and Ron Gibson Minsitries haven’t made it to your area yet; perhaps your drive time doesn’t coincide with your favorite station’s schedule; perhaps you always seem to miss one broadcast in a series: podcasting ensures you will always be able to listen to Dr. Gibson's broadcasts and inspirational messages. Even better, you’ll be able to watch, or listen, anytime you want.

Setting Up iTunes

Podcasting Subscription Help File with iTunes
Follow the steps below to install iTunes, subscribe to Podcast, download episodes, play episodes and schedule when iTunes should check and update to new Podcast episodes as they are available. Use the "Subscription Link" in the next box as set out in the instructions below the links.

Podcast Life Church Subscription Links

Living in Fullness Everyday Broadcast: Enjoy our weekly television broadcast, which can be seen on The Word Network, The Church Channel, WADL- Detroit, and TBN Family- Africa.  Click here to view broadcast schedule.   (copy and paste this link into the field as described below)
http://lifechurchriverside.org/podcast.rss

Ron Gibson Ministries: Enjoy powerful messages preached by Dr. Ron M. Gibson. (copy and paste this link into the field as described below)
http://rongibsonministries.org/podcast.rss

Koinonia Conference Broadcast: Video, Product Specials and Special announcements from our annual “Fellowship in the Spirit” conference featuring some of the most deeply anointed speakers and psalmists in the world today:
(copy and paste this link into the field as described below)
http://koinoniaconference.com/KCpodcast.rss

Step One

Go to http://www.apple.com/itunes.Click on the "Free Download" graphic button provided on the page. You will be provided with a set of instructions for installing iTunes on your computer.

Step Two

After your download and installation is complete, launch iTunes by locating the iTunes icon in your "Start" menu.
Click on the "Advanced" menu item in the iTunes interface and select "Subscribe to Podcast".

Step Three

Copy and Paste this url in the pop-up window:

For Living In Fullness Everyday Broadcasts:
http://lifechurchriverside.org/podcast.rss

For Ron Gibson Ministries Podcasts:
http://rongibsonministries.org/podcast.rss

For Koinonia Conference Podcasts:
http://koinoniaconference.com/KCpodcast.rss

Click "OK"

Step Four

iTunes will locate and download the current Podcast episode and locate older Podcast episodes available for you to get at your leisure.

Step Five

After the download is complete, you can listen to the current Podcast by clicking the "Play" button located in the upper left.

Step Six

When you are ready to get more Podcasts, simply click the "Get" button located next to the Podcast Title in the list and iTunes will download the Podcast episode to the iTunes Library.

Step Seven

Click the "Update" icon in the upper right hand corner to have iTunes search for new Podcast episodes.

Step Eight

To set your preferences for when and how you want iTunes to locate and download new Podcast episodes, click "Edit" in the menu and select "Preferences" in the pull down menu.

Step Nine

To choose when iTunes checks for new episodes, select the down arrow and choose an option in the menu list. (for example, "Every day")
iTunes will check for episodes based on the criteria you select.

Step Ten

To choose what you want iTunes to do once it locates new episodes, select the down arrow next to "When new episodes are available" and choose an option from the menu list. (for example, "Download most recent one")
iTunes will automatically do the action you choose here when it locates new episodes in your subscription.