122 – Social Networking Show and Tell

Post by Sallie Draper
March 9, 2010

This week the WELSTech podcast discussion centers on the use of social networks to further the spread of the gospel.

Podcast: Download (38.3MB)

The discussion:

Ministry Is Social – Martin’s recent Social Networking and Ministry presentation at a Minnesota pastor’s conference is the topic of the day. Use the link above to follow along “Prezi-style” as he and Sallie discuss the appeal and flavors of social networks and some interesting examples of the use of Facebook and Twitter in ministry.

The definition of Social Network from Wikipedia
The Church of Facebook by Jesse Rice

The interview:

(21:50) Team Effort – Jason Tesch from Eastside in Madison, WI joins Martin and Sallie to share the story behind their polished church web site.

Ministry resources:

(37:45) How to Build a Facebook Page from Mashable

More on FBML (Facebook Markup Language)
Check out the new FBML-enabled WELSTech tab – set to be the landing page for “non-fans”

Picks of the week:

(39:09) Facebook Help Center + Help on Facebook Pages
iPlotz – Wireframe your ideas

Of interest:

(44:46) Join Martin in Saginaw, MI for FinalWeb for Dummies. The three day face-to-face training will be held April 6-8 on the campus of Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Check out details and register at bit.ly/fw4dummies.

Community feedback:

(46:39) Jason Schmidt from Gethsemane in Omaha, NE shared links to …
- The Science of Light
- Use Drop.io’s Upload Widget to Collect Student Work
Ryan Rosenthal from Faith in Fond du Lac, WI shared a link to The Periodic Table of Videos
Coming soon to WELSTech in response to a request from Pastor David Ernest, MLC’s Prof. Jim Grunwald will join us to share info on the new Certificate of Educational Technology program that kicks off this summer.
John Shoosmith from Redeemer in Yakima, WA continues to refine the awesome Closed Caption Video resources on the WELSTech Wiki.
Steve Mathwig from St. John’s in Oak Creek, WI asks about minimum upload bandwidth for streaming live events. Martin suggests 384 kbps or greater.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(52:57) Episode 123 – Join us on St. Patrick’s Day as WELSTech “goes green” with ideas for eco-friendly churches and schools including tips from Office Depot representatives. (Release date 03/17/10)

The featured artist:

(53:58) We close the podcast with the music of The Branches Band (www.branchesband.com) – Nothing But The Blood from their CD “Sing, My Tongue”

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