Episode 016 – Apr 23 2008

Joining Martin and Sallie on the show this week is Jeremy Bakken from the Youth Discipleship office. The show focus is Internet evangelism, with lots of resources and ideas to assist the electronic outreach efforts of your congregation or school.

Podcast: Download (56.2MB)

The discussion:

Internet Evangelism Day – April 27th has been designated Internet Evangelism Day. Today we explore Internet evangelism tips, including several WELS resources that can assist you in sharing the gospel message via the Internet.
- InternetEvangelismDay.com
- WELS outreach site – WhatAboutJesus.com
- The Web Marketing Checklist: 32 Ways to Promote Your Website
- 70+ tips for effective church sites
- Video and the Web
- Mobile outreach
- WELS.net RSS feeds
- ChurchBeauty.com

The interview:

Internet Outreach – Martin and Sallie are joined by Gonzalo Delgadillo, Director of Spanish Publications for WELS Multi-Language Publications, to learn about the exciting multi-continent Internet-based outreach opportunities that Gonzalo is spearheading.
- Facebook
- Skype

The tidbits:

This week’s picks
- Windows Notepad text editor – Start > All Programs > Accessories
  - Alternatives – Lifehacker.com survey
    - Notepad++
  - Text editors for the Mac
    - TextWrangler
    - TextMate
- Use your Gmail account storage space
  - Gspace
  - Gmail Drive
WELS.net feature
- KidsConnection.tv
Of interest
- Japan 50th Anniversary Worship Celebration – Live on streams.wels.net
  - April 29, 2008
  - 9:00 p.m. Central
- WELSTech Listener Contest
  - Submit your Top 3 Free Software Tools
  - Win a WELS Technology 1 GB thumb drive
  - Winner announced on May 7 podcast
Community feedback
- Pastor Richard Tuttle, St. John’s in Renville, MN – Looking for information on video streaming their worship services
  - uStream.tv

The featured artist:

This week we close with the music of Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Revelation music ministry (www.revelationwlc.com) – Roll the Stone Away from their We Walk By Faith CD