On October 10, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of , a weekly feature in which engages the issues that are at the heart of the work of . When we launched the podcast last year, our desire was to offer weekly, 20-minute glimpses into The Allender Center鈥檚 ongoing work of wrestling with the reality of trauma and the hope of restoration at the unique intersection of theology and psychology.
In the last year, the podcast has been downloaded 164,000 times by people in all 50 states and 113 countries. In March, our monthly audience more than doubled as Dan began a series on , and we鈥檝e averaged about 18,000 downloads per month ever since. That鈥檚 around 4,000 downloads per episode鈥攃ompared to the industry-wide average of 140-200 downloads per episode.
The highest number of single-day downloads came on April 27, right at the beginning of our . After Endings, we shared a series in which Dan explores , and the two series combined for the podcast鈥檚 busiest month yet: 19,690 downloads.
鈥淭he themes Dan explores on the podcast are crucial to how we live in the world, getting at the very heart of God鈥檚 ongoing work of restoration,鈥� says , Executive Director of The Allender Center and Vice President of Advancement at 天美视频. 鈥淲e are honored to join so many people in these conversations each week.鈥�
If you鈥檙e not a regular listener yet, it鈥檚 not too late. Actually, you鈥檙e just in time for another milestone, as Dan鈥檚 wife, Becky Allender (a to this blog), is joining him for a six-part series on 鈥擯art Two of that series, which aired last weekend, marked our 50th episode. And if you decide you want to catch up on some of what you missed, here are the five most downloaded episodes so far:
If you have a favorite episode, or you would like to share about how The Allender Center Podcast has impacted you, we would love to hear it鈥攅mail your story to 天美视频鈥檚 Content Coordinator, Beau Denton, at bdenton@theseattleschool.edu.
We have been honored by the response this last year and by the opportunity to partner with so many of you in the courageous work of wrestling with your stories, engaging the effects of trauma, and pursuing the hope of restoration. Thank you for listening鈥攁nd here鈥檚 to Year Two.