Would you believe that local churches are on the cutting edge of the latest digital craze of the information age? They are, and I’m impressed.

Local churches all over the country – including many here in the South Sound – have embraced podcasting with the kind of feel-good hug you might get from a pastor on a sunny Sunday. (The only other segment that I have seen move this quickly into podcasting is radio stations, but that just makes too much sense for them not to offer podcasts. All their content is already digital audio – how simple can it be?)

Searching the iTunes Podcast Directory, I found a listing of more than 4,000 podcasts in the “Christianity” category. Some have taken to calling these “Godcasts” (see USA Today article). Apparently even the Pope is getting into the act and has a new iPod Nano to show for it.

Locally, I found these podcasts listed in iTunes:

- The Tacoma Church of Christ
- Tacoma College Ministry
- Faith Presbyterian Church
- Puyallup Foursquare
- Evangelical Reformed Church
- Lighthouse Christian Church

Know of any other local podcasts related to religion or spirituality? Let me know.