Tag Archive for: history

719 – Leapin’ Through History

We’re celebrating Leap Day WELSTech-style as we leap back in time in 4-year increments to find out what was on the podcast docket on four leap days of the past. We also have details on an upcoming webinar, AI and e-giving picks of the week, and a techie e-newsletter of note!

The discussion

Leap Back with Us – It’s Leap Day 2024, and Martin and Sallie are revisiting four previous leap year’s podcast episodes to check out the topics on our minds and changes over time.

Ministry resources

Register for the upcoming Women’s Ministry webinar – Part 2 of Reviving Relationships Through Biblical Hospitality happening March 7 at 7 pm

Picks of the week

Community feedback & events

From WELS Intersections Facebook group

Next time

Jon and Grace from Multi-Language Productions share the global messaging tool that’s having a positive impact on outreach efforts.

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267 – A Tech History Lesson

This very full WELSTech includes a countdown of ministry-tech milestones, an interview with Pastor Michael Schultz about his new call to head the production of the 2024 hymnal revision, news, picks and feedback. Don’t miss a minute of the WELSTech goodness!

The discussion:

Great moments in ministry tech history – Martin and Sallie look back in history at tech milestones that have had an impact on ministry including …

  • Personal Computers
  • The Web and early church web sites
  • HymnSoft
  • WELS.net1996 archive | Streams added in 2005
  • Share video online via YouTube and Vimeo
  • Live streaming – Synod Convention 2005
  • 2005 – FinalWeb web hosting partnership
  • Online learning – MLC | WLS
  • 2006 – ShopWELS.net
  • Web 2.0 and the social web
  • 2007 – WELS Connect
  • 2007 – iPhone and mobile computing – WELS Mobile Relaunched
  • 2008 – WELSTech debuts | 2012 – WELSTech adds video

The interview:

(29:55) New Hymnal Project Director – Pastor Michael Schultz recently accepted the call to head the new hymnal committee and joined Martin and Sallie to share details of the many facets of the project which will lead up to the 2024 publication.

News in tech:

Picks of the week:

  • (46:24) yesHEis.com – Shareable Gospel videos
  • Always Clear Downloads Extension for Chrome

Community feedback:

Coming up on WELSTech:

(56:40) Episode 268 – Continuing the WELSTech Christmas tradition, Martin and Sallie are joined by Pastor Dan Koelpin, Administrator of the WELS Board for World Missions, for an interview-only podcast focusing on outreach in all four corners of the globe. (Release date – 12/25/12)

The featured artist:

(57:50) We close the podcast with the music of  Revelation, a music ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran College (www.revelationwlc.com) – A Voice Cries Out

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