126 – Internet Evangelism Day Preview

This week on the WELSTech podcast we gear up to celebrate Internet Evangelism Day, focusing on personal, digital outreach.

The discussion:

Mark Your Calendar – Sunday, April 25th has been designated as Internet Evangelism Day, an opportunity to promote awareness of tools and methods for personally sharing the gospel in our daily digital lives.  Listen as Martin and Sallie review the many resources which are available to promote internet outreach on this special day and throughout the year.

• InternetEvangelismDay.com
• Planning resources
• Tips for reaching out via
  • Social networks
  • Twitter
  • Mobile devices
• Evaluate your church web site

The interview:

(10:34) The Man Behind the Site – Tony Whittaker, the creator of InternetEvangelismDay.com speaks with Martin from his office in England about the history and purpose of the site.

• Become a fan of Internet Evangelism Day on facebook

Ministry resources:

(26:25) WELS Android App created using iSites.us

Picks of the week:

• (30:35) Today’s Devotion from WELS – Text (feed) & Audio (feed)
• Outlook Social Connector

Of interest:

(33:35) WELS will be streaming the Martin Luther College Chapel of the Christ dedication service on Saturday, April 10 at 7 p.m.  Check out the agenda for the dedication weekend.

Community feedback:

• (35:09) Jason Schmidt from Gethsemane in Omaha, NE shared a link to Eight Habits of Highly Effective 21st Century Teachers.
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Coming up on WELSTech:

(38:08) Episode 127 – Tune in for the techie MLC Chapel of the Christ tour.  We’ll talk with Jeffrey Clark about their audio/video equipment set up. (Release date 04/14/10)

The featured artist:

(39:15) We close the podcast with the music of Mike Westendorf (www.mikewestendorf.com and mikewestendorf on Twitter) – Climb The Mountain from his CD with the same title, “Climb The Mountain”

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