Sermons on the Web

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Purpose

Sermons on the Web converts sermons to MP3 format and publishes them on a church's own web site. It consists of a web application to host the sermons plus a Windows application to publish them. Listeners can access the sermons via web pages and podcasts.

The Sermons on the Web architecture plugs into any web site that supports PHP and MySQL. It is designed to ease sermon publication by combining these steps into a single operation: encoding and tagging the MP3 file, uploading the MP3 file, and updating the online database.

New version available: Release candidate 1.3.1

How it works

You: Record sermon, publish with Sermons on the Web, and go fellowship. Sermons on the web: Converts the source audio file to MP3 (if necessary) and adds tags, updates the “Sermons” section of your web site to include the new sermon, and optionally, creates a separate archival-quality audio file in WMA or MP3 format.

Features

Creates files suitable for the internet and for archiving: Sermons on the Web starts with a sermon in WAV or MP3 format. It generates and uploads a small MP3 file optimized for good quality internet listening and fast downloads. It also optionally generates an archival-quality WMA or MP3 file to be stored offline. (Archiving in MP3 format is available in release candidate version 1.3.1. See File Releases.) Files in both formats are tagged with the speaker, title, etc.
Makes sermons available via a podcast: The sermons published to the web site are automatically available via podcast for use with an iPod or similar device. See the online demo podcast.
Organizes web site sermons chronologically and by series: Visitors to your web site can easily find what they're looking for. They can view a short list of recent sermons or sort all sermons by date, speaker, scripture, or title. They can also browse sermons by series. Additionally, you can design pages dedicated to recordings from a single service type, such as a Sunday school.
Stands alone or integrates into an existing web site: Sermons on the Web includes instructions and a template to get a simple, functional web site online quickly. For churches with an existing web site wanting to maintain common styling or merge sermon content into an existing page structure, Sermons on the Web is designed to integrate into any web site with a PHP script engine and a MySQL database, including sites that use a content management system.

Screenshot of the Sermons on the Web Publisher

About the project

License

Sermons of the Web in free to use, modify, and redistribute per the GNU General Public License version 3.

Live sites

The following sites show Sermons of the Web in action:

Brookside Baptist Church
Fellowship Bible Church
Resurrection, The Church at Shadow Ridge
Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Harvester Presbyterian Church
Sermons on the Web Online Demo (for evaluation and experimentation)

Support

For If you would like assistance in using Sermons on the Web, you may submit a support request. You can also submit bugs and feature requests.