The International Mission Board has joined the world of podcasting with the launch of the “podTask.” This podcast takes the listener on a missions-filled adventure to exotic places around the world.
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The International Mission Board has joined the world of podcasting with the launch of the “podTask.” This podcast takes the listener on a missions-filled adventure to exotic places around the world.
With its weekly updates on iTunes and thetask.org, the podTask is full of information for students to get involved with international missions. They can get the lowdown on what other students are doing around the world and hear adventures from those proclaiming Jesus’ name.
“We are very excited,” said Ricky Gibson, producer of the podTask. “We (the Task/Student Mobilization Team) want to stay on the cutting edge – as much as a [nonprofit] can with limited budget, people and manpower – and offer our audience a way of getting international student missions stories.
The first PodTask issue, which was released Jan. 22, was a 7-minute discussion with Darla, who had been on a missionary assignment in India. She addressed the questions, ‘How do you know God is calling you to missions?’ and ‘Where is He calling me to go?’
The IMB podcast – podTask – is a free subscription specifically geared to college students that will automatically upload to any MP3 type of device. The goal is a weekly upload, IMB officials said.
“We’re trying really … hard to keep pace and stay in step with them (students). Technology changes almost instantaneously, overnight,” Gibson said.
Students need to hear from other people their age about their experiences as God uses them, he said. God uses everyone, no matter what age, to fulfill the Great Commission. This is the message podTask creators hope to convey to students everywhere.
“We [want] to provide … videos, stories and music for students to download and watch to encourage them that God is moving around the world, and He’s using students to reach the world,” said Felicity Watson, host of the podTask.
“We have the people if they will commit. We have the money if Christians will give to [the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering], and we have a big God whose plan is for all people groups to worship him,” Watson said.
“All of the ingredients are there and we want students to be motivated through the podTask to own their destiny to finish the Great Commission.”