Testing a new format for my faith podcast

I’m experimenting with 12-minute morning devotional episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, recording in Riverside and publishing at 6 a.m. CT. If you’ve shifted from weekly long-form to short, did it help discovery or retention, and what metrics did you track beyond downloads so you could grow the ministry without burning out?

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