--- title: 182 – Staff Ministry Recap description: "This week on the WELSTech Podcast we share the tech talk from last week’s 2011 WELS Conference of Staff Ministers. The discussion: Lots of intersections – Martin and Sallie recap the recent Staff Minister Conference and the various discussions they led for the multi-talented, multi-vocational audience.  It’s neat to see how technology is a thread […]" --- [WELSTech ](https://welstech.wels.org) # [182 – Staff Ministry Recap](https://welstech.wels.org/2011/05/04/182-staff-ministry-recap) Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | May 4, 2011 5:00:49 AM This week on the WELSTech Podcast we share the tech talk from last week’s 2011 WELS Conference of Staff Ministers. [https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_182.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_182.mp3) Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_182.mp3) (33.6MB) ### The discussion: Lots of intersections – Martin and Sallie recap the recent Staff Minister Conference and the various discussions they led for the multi-talented, multi-vocational audience.  It’s neat to see how technology is a thread which crosses the variety of ministry paths in which Staff Ministers are involved. - [View a video clip from Martin”s quasi-TED Talk moment](http://www.screencast.com/t/m8PjRQs4IT0x) - Martin’s [“Finding The Intersection of Technology and Ministry” keynote Prezi](http://prezi.com/b_gfxrbnbn6p/finding-the-intersection-of-technology-and-ministry/) (Short URL – [bit.ly/findintersection](http://bit.ly/findintersection)) - WordPress Driven Church - [Glo Bible](http://globible.com) - [Table Project](http://tableproject.org) - [Church 360](http://www.church360.org/) - Sallie’s [“Making the Most of Your Website” breakout mind map](http://www.mindomo.com/view?m=acebe0af0b494ec58a64e700cb0fecaf) (Short URL – [bit.ly/maxwebsite](http://bit.ly/maxwebsite)) ### Ministry resources: - (23:54) Greg Mink from [Peace](http://www.peacethroughjesus.com) in Eagle River, AK shared [“No Fear!” sermon promo videos](http://www.gracelutherankenai.com/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180024008&sec_id=180007450) created by Pastor Rob Guenther at [Grace](http://www.gracelutherankenai.com) in Kenai, AK using [Xtranormal.com](http://www.xtranormal.com/).  Check out [Pastor Guenther’s YouTube channel](http://www.youtube.com/user/RJGuenther#p/u) for lots more examples. - Perry Lund from [Grace](http://www.grace-wels.org/) in Oskaloosa, IA pointed us to the online embeddable book *125 years 125 Stories Martin Luther College*. - Have you tried the [Boogie Board Paperless LCD Writing Tablet](http://myboogieboard.com/)?  Let us know what you think of it. - May is Digital Outreach Month.  Check out the resources at [InternetEvangelismDay.com](http://InternetEvangelismDay.com) and listen to our archived podcast interview with IE Day founder Tony Whittaker. ### News in tech: (32:30) Delicious lives ### Picks of the week: - (34:16) [Random Name Selector utility](http://primaryschoolict.com/random-name-selector/) - [TableProject.org](http://TableProject.org) – Join the WELSTech TableProject sandbox ### Of interest: - (40:20) Check out [WELS live streaming schedule](http://www.livestream.com/welslive) for the upcoming graduation and call season - FinalWeb Training in New Ulm, MN and Milwaukee, WI - FinalWeb for Teachers in New Ulm on June 27 and Milwaukee on August 1 – [bit.ly/fw4teachers](http://bit.ly/fw4teachers) - FinalWeb for Dummies in New Ulm June 28-30 and Milwaukee August 2-4 – [bit.ly/fw4dummies](http://bit.ly/fw4dummies) ### Community feedback: - (42:10) Teacher Ryan Rosenthal from [Faith](http://www.faithlutheranfdl.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=180003213&nc=1277829330437) in Fond du Lac, WI reviewed Meet Me At Midnight from the [Smithsonian American Art Museum](http://americanart.si.edu/) - Teacher Jason Schmidt from [Gethsemane](http://falconnet.gethlc.org/mambo/) in Omaha, NE shared a link to Edutopia resources on assessment ### Coming up on WELSTech: (43:57) Episode 183 – We wrap up the current book discussion with a focus on privacy, reviewing chapters 8 & 9 of *[Leading 21st Century Schools](http://www.amazon.com/Leading-21st-Century-Schools-Harnessing-Achievement/dp/1412972957/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283269279&sr=8-1)*. (Release date – 05/11/11) ### The featured artist: (44:40) We close the podcast with the music of Crosswalk Lutheran Ministries – *You Are My World *from their CD titled “Crosswalk Lutheran Ministries” ### Get involved: - Add a comment below - Send us an e-mail [welstech@wels.net](mailto:welstech@wels.net) - Leave us a voice mail 405-FOR-WELS (405-367-9357) - Add to the WELSTech wiki welstechwiki.wels.net - Contribute to the [#WELSTech](http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23welstech) Twitter conversation - Follow us on Twitter – [mspriggs](http://twitter.com/mspriggs) and [welstechtrainer](http://twitter.com/welstechtrainer) - Share with the diigo group [welstech](http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech) - Join the WELSTech community: - WELSTech [listserve](http://messenger.wels.net/mailman/listinfo/welstech) - WELSTech on [facebook](http://www.facebook.com/WELSTech) [View full post](https://welstech.wels.org/2011/05/04/182-staff-ministry-recap) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Sallie Draper" }, "dateModified" : "2026-03-22T02:18:17.129Z", "datePublished" : "2011-05-04T05:00:49Z", "headline" : "182 – Staff Ministry Recap", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://welstech.wels.org/2011/05/04/182-staff-ministry-recap", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "WELSTech" } } ```