165 – Has It Really Been Three Years?

Join the WELSTech Podcast as we celebrate three years of tech-in-ministry weekly podcast and review Bible apps for smartphones.

The discussion:

Bible Apps – Celebrating the anniversary of three years of weekly WELSTech podcasting, Martin and Sallie kick off year four with a review of Bible apps for Android and Apple smart phones and handhelds.

The Best:

• Bible by YouVersion (Android | iOS | Martin’s Review)
• Bible +1 (iOS)

Bible Software Companions:

• Accordance (iOS)
• Logos Bible Software (iOS)

The Rest:

• AcroBible (Android | iOS | Martin’s Review)
• Bible.is – Audio(Android | iOS | Martin’s Review)
• Bible Reader for Bible Study (iOS)
• Blue Letter Bible (iOS)
• CadreBible (Android | Martin’s Review)
• Daily Bible (Android | Martin’s Review)
• ESV Bible (iOS)
• Holy Bible (iOS)
• Touch Bible Free (Android | iOS | Martin’s Review)

Ministry resources:

(22:22) LWMS on Facebook

Picks of the week:

• (23:00) Analyze ministry demographics with the NYTimes Mapping America census data maps
• Apple iPad
  • Flipboard app

WELS.net Feature:

(29:11) Through My Bible in Three Years – Read and share!

• Text (Online | Archive | Subscribe for E-mail Delivery | RSS Feed)
• Audio (Online)

Community feedback:

• (30:19) Wayne Kittell from Immanuel in Kewaunee, WI responded to our call for free or affordable live video streaming sites.  Wayne recommends Cincopa.
• Gail Potratz from Emanuel in New London, WI phoned in Christmas greetings and a sign up request for Martin’s next “Mind Like Water” productivity seminar.  Join the class July 27 – July 1 during Summer Quarter at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
  • We’d love to get a voice mail from you as well!  405-FOR-WELS (405-367-9357)
• Maren McPeak from St. Mark’s in Citrus Heights, CA shared a link to ArtSkills.com where you can create a poster digitally

Coming up on WELSTech:

(36:02) Episode 166 – We look at “Instructional Strategies for Teaching and Learning With Technology” – Chapter 5 of Leading 21st Century Schools . (Release date 01/09/11)

The featured artist:

(36:45) We close the podcast with the music of  Revelation, a music ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran College (www.revelationwlc.com) – Such Joy from their “We Walk By Faith” CD

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