In today’s digital age, there are several ways to consume information, including the Internet, YouTube, social media, and audiobooks. However, listening to podcasts has become my favorite method over the last few years.
There are thousands of Christian podcasts available, providing a wealth of content for believers to explore and a unique opportunity to grow spiritually.
In this post, I am excited to share why you should consider listening to podcasts, how to choose a podcast, as well as, my top Christian podcast recommendations to enrich your spiritual life.
Why Consider Christian Podcasts?
I’ll start by answering the question, ‘What is a podcast?’
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a series of audio or video files made available in digital format for download or streaming over the Internet. It is like on-demand radio that you can listen to at your convenience and over and over again if you choose.
Podcasts were previously known as “audio blogs” and have roots dating back to the 1980s. However, the first actual podcast was created in 2003, and the term podcast was coined in 2004.
Even though podcasts have been around for over two decades, they are still a large and fast-growing platform.
What are the Benefits of Christian Podcasts?
There are three key benefits of listening to Christian podcasts.
You Can Listen Anywhere, Anytime
The number one benefit of listening to podcasts is that you can listen anywhere, anytime! This allows you to engage in productive multi-tasking.
God has graciously blessed us with technology, which allows us to have on-demand access to His Word and other Christian content.
In a world that values the hustle over the holy, Christian podcasts can help us be good stewards of our time because we can listen while doing other things such as cooking, cleaning, exercising, grocery shopping, or even driving.
If you struggle with spending time with God regularly, podcasts would be a good option for you.
It Can Enrich Your Spiritual Life
Listening to Christian podcasts is a great way to fill your mind with Scripture, biblical thoughts, and encouragement all week long, not just on Sundays.
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8 NLT
Listening to in-depth studies, insightful interpretations, and practical applications of scripture can help you explore God’s Word in a new light. You can also hear uplifting messages and testimonies from other Christians and get a fresh perspective on familiar passages and teachings.
Many Christian podcasts offer practical advice on navigating everyday challenges through a faith-based lens. You can learn everything from managing your money, strengthening your relationships, dealing with anxiety, work-life balance, and raising children with Christian values.
It Builds Community
Podcasts foster a sense of shared experience and belonging, as listeners feel a sense of community with others who share similar interests. Christian Podcasts will allow you to feel connected to a supportive network of Christians even when you can’t physically gather.
You will be able to communicate via social media platforms and/or email subscriptions, and therefore engage with the voices and creators behind your favorite podcasts, as well as, others within the fan-based community.
I can’t tell you how many new connections and online relationships I have established over the last few years with people all over the globe just from networking in this way.
Christian podcasts are a unique blend of faith-based teaching, encouragement, practical advice, and a sense of community, and are a valuable resource for nurturing your spiritual and mental well-being.
So, how do you choose the best Christian podcasts that work for you?
How Do I Choose the Best Christian Podcasts for Me?
The first thing to note is that you can listen to podcasts for free on many platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Podcast Addict, and Amazon Music. YouTube has also become wildly popular in the last few years for podcasts as more and more people prefer video over audio-only. Some individual creators and organizations also offer free podcasts on their websites.
The choice comes down to personal preference and what device you will be listening from. Some platforms only support iOS (Apple) or Android, while others are not device-specific.
I personally am team Apple all the way, so I use Apple Podcasts.
When it comes to choosing which Christian podcast is best for you, a quick Google search will bring up tons of options, which can be very overwhelming. Selecting a good one is about more than just ratings. Just like choosing a platform, it comes down to personal preference.
Here are three key factors to consider when deciding which podcast to listen to:
- What topics are you interested in? (Bible study, relationships, motherhood, mental health, etc.)
- What format do you prefer? (interview-style podcast, solo host, conversational, lecture style, sermons)
- How much time do you have to listen? (5-15 min. short devotionals, 20-60 min. long-form deep dive podcasts)
Answering these questions will help you narrow down what podcasts to check out.
Whether you’re a busy mom seeking guidance on navigating motherhood, a working woman struggling to find balance, or simply someone looking to deepen your understanding of the Bible or learn what the Bible says about finances, there’s a Christian podcast perfectly suited for you.
Each podcast platform provides a description of what to expect from the respective podcasts that are listed. You should be able to easily determine the following: podcast title, description of what the podcast is about, the hosts, list of recent episodes, ratings and reviews, episode release frequency, and average episode length.
To avoid having to do this podcast research on your own, in the next section, I will provide my personal list of 20 Christian podcast recommendations to help kick-start your listening journey.
My Top 20 Christian Podcast Recommendations
Having been a full-time Uber driver for the last five years, I have spent A LOT of time in my car listening to various Christian podcasts. These are my top recommendations categorized by theme but in no particular order of preference.
Podcasts for Reading the Bible
1. One-Year Daily Audio Bible Chronological (DABC)
Go through the entire Bible in one year—in chronological order (my favorite way to read through the Bible). Listen to host Jill Hardin read daily and join the DABC community, with tens of thousands of others around the globe following the same quest.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 20-35 minutes
If you’ve ever read a passage of Scripture and found yourself wondering, ‘what did I just read’, then The Bible Recap podcast is perfect for you. It follows a chronological Bible reading plan and is a short daily recap by creator and host, Tara-Leigh Cobble. She’ll highlight and summarize the daily reading in a casual, easy to understand way.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 7-12 minutes
Podcasts for Studying the Bible & Christian Apologetics
3. Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture
This podcast offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today’s church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell – professors at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology – draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 30-60 minutes
Learn to think biblically about everything! Host Mike Winger teaches theology and apologetics with clarity and accuracy and doesn’t shy away from controversial topics. This podcast will equip you to know and defend the Christian faith and understand the Bible in a deeper way.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 10-90 minutes (short and long form episodes available)
Renewing Your Mind is the daily podcast of Ligonier Ministries, an outreach launched by the late R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) to help Christians gain a deeper understanding of who God is as their minds are renewed according to His Word. He was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. Each episode contains one of his biblical teachings.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 25-30 minutes
6. I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
Named after the book he co-authored, this podcast is hosted by Dr. Frank Turek, an award-winning author who travels the country presenting evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses. This podcast cross-examines ideas that stand against the truth of God’s Word and Christianity, and equips Christians to confidently stand for the gospel in today’s culture.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 45-60 minutes
In this podcast, host Alisa Childers seeks to equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth. Because of her own past experience with false ideologies, she is uniquely equipped to help stand against Progressive Christianity and skeptical claims against the gospel from a biblical worldview.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 45-75 minutes
Host Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. Her collective body of resources are some of the absolute best you will find in reference to biblical worldview, apologetics, culture challenges, and Christian parenting.
Release Frequency: Seasonal, Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 30-75 minutes
It takes conviction and courage to stand unshaken in a culture where the battle rages between the authority of God and the millions who obey the authority of the self. In this podcast, two of my favorite hosts, Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain, team up to help you be equipped, emboldened, and encouraged to speak the truth without fear, to love the way God loves, and to stand firm no matter the cost.
Release Frequency: Seasonal, weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 15-25 minutes
Join hosts Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Amy Davison in this podcast for mothers with children of all ages who want to help them learn how to defend the Christian faith, give their children reasons for faith, and equip them to understand the worldviews that challenge the Christian faith in the first place.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 25-60 minutes
11. Stand to Reason
Host Greg Koukl is an award-winning writer and best-selling author who founded Stand to Reason (STR) in 1993 and currently serves as President. The mission of STR and purpose of this podcast is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 60 minutes
In this podcast host J. Warner Wallace, a former atheist and seasoned cold-case detective uses his investigative skills to examine the evidence for God’s existence, the reliability of the Bible, and the truth of the Christian faith. The podcast is designed to equip believers with the knowledge and confidence to defend their faith and to challenge skeptics to consider the evidence for Christianity.
Release Frequency: Weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 30-60 minutes
Podcasts About Real Life Testimonies & Christian Living
13. Compelled
Hosted by Paul Hastings, Compelled uses gripping, immersive storytelling to inspire and encourage listeners by highlighting real stories of hope and transformation. Whether it’s a broken marriage, a struggle with infertility, the loss of a child, dealing with some form of abuse, or the aftermath of addiction, there’s a raw and compelling story of how Jesus is saving and changing lives around the world.
Release Frequency: Seasonal, weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 60 minutes
14. With the Perrys
With the Perrys is a podcast that delivers a lot of truth in a short amount of time. Renowned Christian couple Preston Perry (poet, apologist, author, and speaker) and Jackie Hill Perry (Christian rapper, poet, Bible teacher, and author) bring their humor, honesty, and insight into conversations on everything from relationships and theology to politics, race, sex, fashion, and parenting.
Release Frequency: Seasonal, weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 45-75 minutes
15. The Deep End
By being honest about the challenges and trauma he’s faced, host and Christian rapper Lecrae dives into the hard things that many Christians won’t. He and several other renowned guests talk about what life looks like when, as a Christian, you lose control, struggle, and go off the deep end. This podcast is not for perfect people but for those trying to pick up the pieces and find a way forward with vulnerability, honesty, and strength in Christ.
Release Frequency: Seasonal, weekly
Approximate Episode Length: 60-90 minutes
Podcasts About Finance
16. The Ramsey Show
Financial expert and national bestselling author Dave Ramsey has been giving money advice on the radio since 1992 with a mission to change the toxic money culture for good. This podcast provides biblically based, commonsense education and empowerment that gives hope to people in every walk of life. Join Dave and his team as they answer questions about budgeting, debt, investing, mortgages, retirement, increasing your income, and building wealth.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 90 minutes
17. Faith & Finance
Faith & Finance is a daily radio ministry hosted by Rob West, CEO of Kingdom Advisors. Join Rob and expert guests as they give biblical wisdom for your financial journey and provide practical answers to your pressing financial questions. From budgeting and debt management to investing and stewardship, this podcast equips listeners with insights to handle money wisely and live generously for God’s Kingdom.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 25 minutes
Podcasts About World News & Current Events
18. The World and Everything in It
The World and Everything in It is an Apple Podcast top 100 News program delivering essential headlines, field reporting, interviews, and expert analysis. Find original coverage you can’t get elsewhere, such as a weekly overview of every Supreme Court case, biblical cultural analysis, and key international stories. This podcast is a product of listener-supported WORLD Radio, which provides sound journalism grounded in God’s Word. It is hosted by Kent Covington, Mary Reichard, Myrna Brown, Nick Eicher and others.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 35-40 minutes
19. Breakpoint
This podcast is the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture hosted by John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Join him for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 5-10 minutes
20. Relatable
Upbeat and in-depth, Relatable with host Allie Beth Stuckey breaks down the latest in culture, news, theology & politics from a Christian, conservative perspective. Allie’s fresh analysis of the most important issues provides an entertaining and effective way to stay in the know.
Release Frequency: Daily
Approximate Episode Length: 45-75 minutes
Start Listening to Christian Podcasts Today!
With all the nonsense we have available to listen to, why not make it a point to start feeding your mind with something positive and uplifting that could actually edify your spirit and enrich your spiritual growth?
Pick out a few options from the list above, and then pick out when you can incorporate some listening time into your day. Here are a few suggestions below:
- Listen while doing errands or cleaning. Put on a podcast episode while preparing dinner, folding laundry, or cleaning the bathroom. I promise it will help make the time go by faster when doing chores you don’t want to do.
- Add it to your daily commute. Spice up your morning or evening commute by listening to a devotional, short sermon, or bible lesson.
- Make it a part of your workout routine. Get some words of wisdom while you hit the gym, or take a walk.
- Add It to your self-care time. Listen while you shower, lounge in your recliner, or while getting your mani-pedi.
- Enjoy the company during your lunch break. It never hurts to have a little company while you nourish your body. Nourish your soul by listening to something insightful or full of tips during your lunch break.
- Listen while you work. Tell Alexa to play your podcast when you have a bit of downtime at work that doesn’t require critical thinking.
- Substitute otherwise “wasted time”. Replace some of the hours you spend mindlessly scrolling on social media or watching TikTok or YouTube videos with something that could actually feed your spirit.
Now get started today!
Which podcast are you going to try? Let me know in the comments below or via my contact page. Even if you already have your own favorite Christian podcast that I didn’t mention, I’d love some new recommendations!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Demetra is a busy, self-employed, single mom who loves Jesus and is a fanatic about prioritizing her time with God! She created In the Mirror of God to help other Christian women learn how regularly looking into our spiritual mirror (the Bible) equips us to cultivate a deeper relationship with God, think biblically about everything, conquer the challenges of everyday life, and truly enjoy life to the fullest, the way God intended. Go here to learn more about her story, or visit her contact page to send a quick message.
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