UMC.org Syndication
Keeping your Web site updated with new information, stories, and articles is the best way to keep and grow your readership. UMC.org has developed a set of tools which allow church-related webmasters to utilize feature articles and even streaming media produced by the United Methodist Church on your own sites. These "syndication" tools give you the ability to offer fresh, updated content to your viewers without them ever leaving your site. Unlike a simple link to another site, you get the benefit of our authors producing the stories and articles, with the advantage of not loosing your readers to another site when they click on a link. Several pieces of syndication exist currently, and we are working to develop further offerings on a regular basis. Learn more about the following Web syndication items:
- The Upper Room� Daily Devotional - This application lets you display part of each day's meditation from The Upper Room� daily devotional. Select the parts you would like displayed and a Javascript string is created that you add to your website. Each day, your site is automatically updated with the current meditation. [sign-up]
RSS
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) allows you to quickly and easily add content from UMC.org to your Web site, news reader and Web logs (blogs). In time, UMC.org's library of RSS feeds will grow - enabling you to display, in real time, the latest UMC.org story headlines and short descriptions each linking back to the full story on UMC.org.
This is a free service of UMC.org. We ask that you not modify the feeds in any way. UMC.org reserves the right to modify or terminate the feeds at any time without notice.
Current Offerings
Podcasting
Podcasts are audio/video broadcasts created and stored on the Internet. Instead of being broadcast over the airwaves once and lost like with traditional radio. Podcasts are created to be stored and played at the user's convenience. Think of them as programs waiting to be downloaded. Currently we offer the following podcasts:
- Music Review - Join music reviewer Steve Morley as he delves into the music and the message of a new album release each week.
Past Offerings (These are no longer produced, but you can find archived versions.)
