Announcing New Audio Host and Player (UPDATED)

We are pleased to announce that Buzzsprout has been selected to host our future audio files. Buzzsprout was originally developed to help churches get their audio content online.

Currently the Buzzsprout player will be embedded directly in the sermon or Bible Study post. The player provides some extra tools for sharing the episode via social media (Facebook or Twitter) and for downloading the audio file to your computer or device.

The player should work the same on desktop computers, tablets, and phones.

Some recent sermons and Bible Studies have been converted to the Buzzsprout player. Older files will be migrated over as monthly upload quota restrictions allow. (If there is a particular past unavailable file that you need access to, please contact us using the Website Feedback option on the Contacts page.)

We are still investigating how to include our media files as podcasts on iTunes or other podcast sites.

Update: See this announcement for breaking news about podcasting, iTunes, and Google Play.

We Have Joined the Podcast Age

Crossroads' audio recordings can now be accessed as podcasts on the two most popular hosting sites. We are listed as Crossroads Christian Fellowship Media Archive on both Google Play and iTunes. All new sermon, Bible Study, and Grace School of Ministry recordings will be included.

Google Play requires a current Google (Gmail) account for online access.

iTunes needs an Apple account and the iTunes program or app installed on your device.

Search for Crossroads on either source and then look for this logo in the results:

Important Notice: Service Interruption Expected

Beginning September 1, 2016 the Google service that hosted our media files may no longer be available. At that point after that the links to audio files and any accompanying support files attached to sermon, Bible Study, and Grace School of Ministry postings for the dates listed below will probably return errors or simply not function. The actual event postings will still be active, just the links for listening or viewing notes within the post will be affected.

We are actively investigating alternative host sources and are close to making a new arrangement. The new service will likely provide more listening options and possibly expand our audience into iTunes.

Be reassured the original sources files are not being deleted; they will all eventually be moved to a new host.

When the new host is established it will take some time to generate the required codes for new upcoming sermons, Bible Studies, and Grace School of Ministry sessions. This will be the first priority. Past files will be migrated over as time and upload quota restrictions allow.

• Sermon postings affected will be January 2015 through September 2016.
• Bible Studies covering January 2014 through September 2016 will be unavailable.
• All Grace School of Ministry sessions to date will be inactive.

We apologize for any inconvenience this interruption may cause. Please watch this space for any announcements concerning resumption of service.

Experiencing Problems with Sermon Audio Files (UPDATED)

Our host -- Blogger -- for the sermon and Bible study posting archive seems to have made an unknown change that prevents our streaming audio script to work. Clicking on the file link launches the player window, but the file player will not load or begin playing. We are aware there is a problem and are looking into a solution.

As a workaround, the audio files can still be downloaded to your computer or device and then listened to using a standard mp3 media player. To start the download process, right-click on the sermon file link and then choose the option that includes Save As on the pop-up menu. Depending on your browser settings you may be asked to select a location for the file or it may be automatically placed in your default downloads folder.

Thank you for your patience.

Update: This issue has been successfully corrected! Google unexpectedly and without notification recently stopped supporting an audio player that was embedded into the site. Another audio player has been substituted.

Note that most browsers cache or store support files from previous visits to a website and a hard refresh may be needed to clear the cache and direct the link to the corrected tool. For most browsers a hard refresh is performed by holding down the CTRL button while hitting the F5 key at the top of the keyboard. Here is more information on clearing a browser's cache found on Wikipedia.

Please Pardon the Interruption...

Due to audio problems during the Sunday morning sermon and the evening Bible Study, the usual online recordings for February 7, 2010 are not available. Please accept our apologies.