-Are you watching them? (some, none, most, all)
I started watching them after Dare 2 Share Chicago 2008 and have already watched just about half of them, I do about 2-3 per week.

-How important is the “title” of the podcast to you?
It helps to identify podcasts that might relate to what I’m encountering in my life at the time, or one’s I need to listen to in order to help with my ministry. It also helps me to quickly locate and recall the message if I need to share it with someone else.

-Do they minister to you?
Yes. I have had several God moments that relate to my watching these. Either in how they relate to me personally, or in getting an answer to a question that someone else has asked me about.

-Do they equip you?
Partly answered this above. Also should note that I am witnessing to about 5 co-workers using the venti-Jesus book and these podcasts.

-How could they be improved?
I am going to run out of them soon, do you think you could do more than 1 per week? Not kidding….

-Would you like to be able to comment on each talk after it is given?
Most of the time I’m just in awe….would you like to hear “Praise God” and “Thankyou” on a regular basis?

-Would you recommend them to a friend to watch?
Have shared these with co-workers, friends, and recommended that my youth listen. Have literally put the ear-phones in my husbands ears as he drove down the road, because he needed to hear the message!

-Would you like to be able to comment on each talk after it is given?
Yes
-Would you recommend them to a friend to watch?
Yes. Many great discussions with family/friends have sprung from these…esp from the one about James 2

Thanks for putting these out

I love the podcasts! I think they’re amazing!

I was thinking though, that instead of a comment thing for each one, maybe there could be a special forum place where people could discuss what was said, and maybe you could visit from time to time and kick our butts if we’re taking the wrong idea from what was said in the podcast, or something.

About the title.. I think they’re pretty solid. The only thing I would sugest is maybe having a little blurb on what its about right under, or something.

Hope this helps!
-Valeria

-Are you watching them? (some, none, most, all)

Some of them … it takes me a while to download them so often I will have them downloading all day while at work and then I watch them when I can.

-How important is the “title” of the podcast to you?

It helps me to determine whether I have watched that specific podcast yet… but no, how it is phrased doesn’t matter. I would watch it if it was listed as #1, #1.5 or “How to Get Teens to Listen”.

-Do they minister to you?
YES! There are times where I am just so worn down on the “giving” aspect of ministry that I forget to “recieve” for myself and my faith journey. These podcasts give me insight, tools and wisdom to continue to grow in my own faith as well.

-Do they equip you?
YES! YES! YES!

-How could they be improved?
MORE? LOL… if that were possible. I do know there are limits to how much time you can spend podcasting in a day. I am sure you have other things to do and I wouldn’t want little camera people following you everywhere, everyday. There are limits…

-Would you like to be able to comment on each talk after it is given?
Oooo… YES! Maybe the speaker or speakers could blog back and forth with comments too? I do like the interactive aspect of the blog. Combined with the podcast it would be a double-bonus!

-Would you recommend them to a friend to watch?

Yes — already have!

the title could be spectacular but if the message isn’t good then it wont matter I don’t listen to them for the title i listen to them for the information in the teachings.

yes they equip me or i should say they further my understanding of the word

improvements, i would like more of them but thats hard to work on. esp with running d2s. and comments id rather ask questions after each one i can always think of something else i an wondering about in the bible.

I’ve used this to reach friends who think church is boring and use these as a in between if i cant get them to go to church with me.

well I will stop rambling. hope it helps.

2) Titles are not that important

3)They are equipping

4) Most of the podcasts seem to be addressed to just the D2S staff, which makes sense, because that is your chapel, but a lot of the times you throw a “for those who may be listening” bone than seems more “by the way” and not intentional. I would suggest be more intentional including us….

5) I don’t necessarily need to comment on podcasts (that’s what blogs are for

6)I do reccomend this to other youth workers (not just the podcast, but D2S altogether!)