This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie share tips and tricks for evaluating and redesigning your church or school web site.  We’ll also hear the second part of our interview with Joel Hochmuth and Alicia Neumann from WELS Communication Services about the upcoming WELS.net redesign.

Listen now or download Episode 042 (41:35)

The discussion:

  • Redesign your church or school web site - Most congregations and schools have had a web site for some time and may be due for a “facelift” or redesign of the content, look and navigation of the site.  Martin and Sallie share ideas for evaluating your site to make it appealing and useful for the various audiences who visit.

The interview:

  • CSCWELS.net redesign (17:34) -  In part two of our interview with Joel Hochmuth and Alicia Neumann from WELS Communication Services, we hear about the upcoming redesign of the synod web site, WELS.net. 

The tidbits:

  • Picks of the week (25:04)
  • WELS.net feature (30:21)
  • Of interest (31:48)
    • Live streaming of WELS Regional High School Choral Festivals
      • November 9 @ 2 p.m. CDT from Illinois Lutheran High School
      • November 16 @ 2 p.m. CDT from Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School
  • Community feedback (33:58)
    • John Shoosmith from Redeemer in Yakima, WA shared information on Google video indexing and asked about setting up podcasts for iTunes
    • Gail Potratz from Emanuel in New London, WI shared information on creating webouts
    • David Schumann from Peace in Janesville, WI shared ideas about using Skype of long distance worship.  Share your experience if your congregation does this.
  • Coming up on WELSTech (38:27)
    • Episode 043 - Mobile Technology - How can you use a cell phone for ministry?

The featured artist:

  • We close with music of WELS contemporary praise band, Koine (www.koinemusic.com) – Crown Him With Many Crowns from their CD titled Koine (39:09)

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