On this episode of WELSTech, Martin and Sallie continue their discussion on ministry volunteers, with a look at the challenges of communication and showing appreciation. You’ll also hear about creating your own online store for branded merchandise from your church or school, learning the ins and outs of church speaker placement, and nominating someone for the WELSTech AI Summit. Plus, keep your eyes peeled for those stealthy mice!

The discussion & interview

Communicating & appreciating – Martin and Sallie return to the topic of volunteers, focusing on establishing and maintaining communication channels as well as ways to show appreciation to volunteers.

• Text from your computer using iCloud and iMessage
• Turn to Pinterest for ideas on thanking volunteers

Ministry resources

Create an online store for your church and school (and perhaps gift your volunteers some swag)

• WELSStore.net
• Online Company Stores from Sky High Marketing (Mention you are WELS)
• Printify

Picks of the week

• Logitech M340 silent mouse
• Church Speaker Placement 101 – Everything You Need to Know from ChurchLeaders.com

Community feedback & events

• Diffit has new templates
• Copyright for live streaming
• Canva Teams price increase
• Martin is accepting nominations for the WELSTech AI Summit, February 21-23, 2025 in Doral, FL

Next time

They’re baaaack! Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt co-host and the ed tech goodness abounds!

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