Feb 27
This week Martin and Sallie are joined by ShopWELS administrator Mark Robinson and discuss cost saving ideas in the area of telecommunications.
Listen now or download Episode 008 (50:38)
The discussion:
- E-mail retention and privacy – In response to a listener question, Martin and Sallie share ideas and resources to assist in making e-mail retention and data privacy policy decisions.
The interview:
Telecommunication – Mark Robinson, WELS member and administrator of the ShopWELS program, joins Martin and Sallie to discuss cost saving ideas for congregations and schools in the area of telecommunications, both telephone and Internet.
The tidbits:
- This week’s picks
- WELS.net feature
- Happenings
- Community feedback
- del.icio.us user rafaust shared a link via the welstech tag to Doodle (www.doodle.ch), a tool for creating free online polls. One way to use it is for narrowing down a common meeting time for a group of people.
- Pastor James Wilcox of Rapid City, SD wrote to share info on a free Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution he’s using called Hamachi.
- Listener Karl Henselin wrote with a follow-up to our discussion last week about Logos Bible study software. He shared links to two other cost-effective Bible programs, E-sword and BibleGateway.com.
The featured artist:
- WELS pianist Dawn Gehlhar plays Christ Be My Leader from her CD Inspirations
Get involved:
Tags: e-mail, ShopWELS, telecommunication
Feb 20
This week Martin and Sallie continue their discussion on the efficient church office and also talk with Pastor Aaron Frey about Logos Bible software.
Listen now or download Episode 007 (58:52)
The discussion:
- The efficient church office – Martin and Sallie discuss cost-effective ways to make your church office more efficient including possibilities for a virtual office, affordable software solutions and image options in this follow-up to last week’s discussion.
- Virtual office -
- Software solutions -
- Image editing and royalty free images -
- Software, supply and equipment discounts -
The interview:
Logos – Today Martin and Sallie talk with Pastor Aaron Frey, Emanuel Lutheran Church and School, Tawas City, MI, about Logos Bible software and the new People’s Bible series on CD for Logos from Northwestern Publishing House
The tidbits:
- This week’s picks
- WELS.net feature
- Happenings
- Community feedback
- Listener Dave Heup shared a follow up to the Scratch programming language pick of the week from Episode 003 -
Dave recommends the Alice programming language (www.alice.org) developed by Carnegie Mellon University as a more challenging language for students who master Scratch
The featured artist:
- WELS contemporary Christian musician Michael Schroeder singing The One from his CD Fuel For The Soul – www.michaelschroeder.com
Get involved:
Tags: efficient, image editing, Logos, software
Feb 13
This week Martin and Sallie share tips on how technology can make your church and school office more efficient. Martin also challenges WELSTech listeners to be the first to leave a voice-mail comment!
Listen now or download Episode 006 (43:41)
The discussion:
- The efficient church (and school) office – Why is it important to have an efficient church office and what systems in the church office can be improved upon? Listen to part one of a two-part discussion as Martin and Sallie examine communication, collaboration, online calendars, and church management software in the efficient church office.
- Communication -
- Collaboration -
- Online Calendars -
- Church Management -
The interview:
Shepherd’s Staff – Joining Martin and Sallie is Brad Wheeling, Marketing Manager for Concordia Technology Solutions, designers of Shepherd’s Staff church management software
The tidbits:
- This week’s picks
- WELS.net feature
- Happenings
- Community feedback
- From Josh Schoeneck, Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, Jackson, WI – Questions about e-mail retention policies for school and church personnel
The featured artist:
- WELS contemporary Christian musician Mike Westendorf singing Press On from his CD Climb The Mountain – www.mikewestendorf.com
Get involved:
Tags: communication, efficient, shepherd's staff
Feb 06
This week Martin and Sallie discuss using technology to assist with ministry to seniors – a growing demographic segment of WELS congregations. They also wrap up the copyright interview with WELS lawyer Harvey Dunn.
Listen now or download Episode 005 (55:51)
The discussion:
- Technology in senior ministry – How can technology assist in ministry to senior citizens? Martin and Sallie look at stats on this growing demographic and explore usability issues as well as ideas for engaging seniors through technology.
The interview:
Copyright – In the second installment of a two part interview, Harvey Dunn, WELS member and intellectual property attorney, joins Martin and Sallie to discuss public domain and web broadcast issues
The tidbits:
- This week’s picks
- WELS.net feature
- Happenings
- Community feedback
- From Matt Weseloh, Great Plains Lutheran High School, Watertown, SD – Questions about configuring a school gymnasium sound system – Share your ideas and experience
The featured artist:
- WELS contemporary Christian musician Kevin Loersch in a duet with Cindy Bauder singing My Savior Jesus from his CD Abide With Me – web.mac.com/kloersch
Get involved:
Tags: copyright, e-mail, seniors
