We Don't Podcast Everyting

At a conference recently I was asked about our podcast, particularly about why we do not always have a new message podcasted every week.  The answer is pretty simple, we don't feel like some message are for the whole world . . . just for Compass Point folks.

I realize that we have kind of an extended "family" through our podcasts.  We have some guys on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that listen to it.  We have a rancher in North Dakota that listens to it.  We even have a few folks in Australia that listen each week to the podcast of our services.  The only problem is that some messages - like the ones from the past two Sundays - are only for the Compass Point family that is physically here in Lakeland, Florida.

We were doing a short two-week message series called "Outside The Box" in preparation for some new servant evangelism projects to be conducted locally this Fall.  Therefore, the staff and I felt like they were messages only intended for those attending Compass Point.  Other people - not physically here - probably would have been lost in the series because we mentioned specific area locations and places.  We did, however put up an "invitation-only" streaming audio for our college students that will be returning in a few weeks.

Left me also say that, while I appreciate the folks around the world that tune into our podcast, I was called to shepherd a local fellowship in a small Central Florida town.  They are my first love in ministry and some messages I preach are only for them.

With that in mind, we podcast about 85% of our messages each year.  If folks would like to hear the other 15% . . . let me just say . . . Lakeland, Florida is a great place to live!  :-)