Automated sermon podcasts uploads and sharing

Purpose

1.1. Automate the end-to-end process for chapel organizations to upload, process, publish, and share sermon podcasts across multiple digital and communication channels.
1.2. Automate audio file ingestion, metadata population, audio processing, content scheduling, publishing to podcast directories, website embedding, and multi-channel notifications.
1.3. Enable chapels to reach congregation and public audiences via automatedly distributed sermons, ensuring timely, error-free, and consistent episode releases.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New sermon audio file detected in a designated cloud folder (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox).
2.2. Specific metadata form completed (title, preacher, date, description).
2.3. Scheduled date and time for automating the release/publishing workflow.
2.4. Manual trigger via web dashboard button for urgent updates.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Drive
• Feature: New file upload trigger, configure with “When new audio file is uploaded in folder PodcastUploads.”
3.2. Dropbox
• Feature/API: “Files > Create/Update/Trigger,” automates detection of new audio.
3.3. AWS S3
• Feature: S3 Event Notifications, automatedly triggers workflow on .mp3 upload.
3.4. Airtable
• API: “Records > Create/Update,” to store and update sermon metadata.
3.5. Zapier
• Feature: “Webhooks,” automates workflow orchestration between file storage and publishing platforms.
3.6. Podbean
• API: “Episodes > Publish,” automates programmatic publishing to Podbean account.
3.7. Buzzsprout
• API: “Episodes > Create,” automates new episode publication.
3.8. Spotify for Podcasters
• API: “RSS Feed Submission,” automates distribution using generated/updated RSS feed.
3.9. Apple Podcasts
• API: “Podcast Connect Integration,” automates updating podcast episodes via feed.
3.10. Google Podcasts
• Setting: Feeds Synchronization, automating updates via new RSS feed from cloud.
3.11. SoundCloud
• API: “Tracks > Upload/Publish,” automates upload with artwork & tags.
3.12. YouTube
• API: “Videos > Upload,” automate audiogram generation & video upload.
3.13. Hootsuite
• Feature: Schedule automated social post sharing upon new episode release.
3.14. Buffer
• Feature/API: Social Media Post Automation, scheduled and triggered posts.
3.15. Mailchimp
• API: “Campaigns > Create/Send,” automates campaign for subscribers upon podcast publish.
3.16. Facebook Pages
• API: “Posts > Create,” automate sermon episode announcements.
3.17. Twitter (X)
• API: “Tweets > Create,” automates scheduled tweets with episode links.
3.18. Instagram
• API: “Content Publishing API,” automated post or story with episode preview.
3.19. WordPress
• API: “Posts > Create/Update,” automate sermon post embed and update.
3.20. Slack
• API: “Messages > Post,” automate channel announcement for internal teams.
3.21. Discord
• API: “Messages > Create,” automated sermon episode notifications in church/community server.
3.22. Twilio SendGrid
• API: “Mail Send,” automatedly email congregation with new episode details.
3.23. Transistor.fm
• API: “Episode > Publish,” automate episode distribution to all linked podcast apps.
3.24. RSS.com
• Feature: “Episode Automation,” publishes new episodes from feed.
3.25. Vimeo
• API: “Upload & Publish,” automate video versions of sermons for archive.

Benefits

4.1. Automates sermon distribution, saving manual effort and reducing delays.
4.2. Ensures sermon podcasts are consistently delivered to all platforms instantly.
4.3. Reduces errors and missed communication through automation of complex repetitive workflows.
4.4. Boosts engagement via automated multi-channel outreach including social, email, and messaging.
4.5. Standardizes metadata and branding for sermons by automating templates and post formats.
4.6. Maximizes audience reach by automating uploads to top podcast directories and communication networks.
4.7. Enhances discoverability through automated tagging and syndication across platforms.
4.8. Frees up chapel staff for more strategic tasks by automating routine podcast management.