What is "lifespring"

Lifespring \Life"spring`\ (l[imac]f"spr[i^]ng`), n. Spring or source of life.

n. A spring or source of life.

Lifespring, founded in 1974, was a private, for-profit, New Age/ Human Potential training company. Lifespring claims more than 400,000 people participated in its trainings.

The company, which promoted itself through books and word-of-mouth advertising, was the subject of investigative reports by the media, and was criticized by a few former staff members and participants. At least 30 lawsuits sought to hold Lifespring responsible for participants' deaths or their mental damages. The company paid to settle some of the suits before trial and in other cases lost jury decisions.

Lifespring! is a Christian podcast (or Godcast), with no connection with the trainings or organizations with the same name (see Lifespring). The Lifespring! podcast is notable because it was the first Christian podcast not based on repurposed church sermons. The first episode was published on November 13, 2004.

Lifespring! is hosted by Steve Webb of Riverside, California, USA.

There are (as of February 2009), thirteen shows in the Lifespring! lineup:

• The original show
• At The Altar
• Family Bible
• In Touch with God's Character
• Lifespring! Sunday
• A Wing And A Prayer
• Lifespring! TV
• The Lifespring! and WhyChristmas.com Advent Calendar
• The Weekend Music Show
• HymnStories
• On The xEDGEx
• Weekly Dose
• Your Wedding, Your Way

Category:Audio podcasts Category:Christian media Category:2004 podcast debuts