195 – WELS Hacker: Tablets in Ministry
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Sallie Draper
August 3, 2011
August 3, 2011
This week the WELSTech Podcast topics center around touch screen tablets, and Pastor Guy Marquardt lends his voice to the discussion.
Podcast: Download (33.6MB)
The interview:
(3:28) Cold Turkey with the iPad – Pastor Guy Marquardt from Christ in Lodi, CA joins Martin and Sallie to discuss a recent post on his iPad in Ministry blog – My two week iPad only experience – which describes his use of the iPad at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Summer Quarter.
- iThoughts HD
- MindNode
The discussion:
(19:46) Tablets continued – This week the WELS Hacker summer series includes discussion by Martin and Sallie about additional ideas for tablet usage.
- Anywhere Access To My Files
- ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Review

Community feedback:
- (34:34) Pastor Clint Rogas from St. Paul in South Haven, MI asked about Dragon Dictate voice recognition software. There’s even an iOS mobile version.
- Read the recent WELSTech Listserve discussion about managing members cell phone number changes.
- Howie Kamholz from Faith, Antioch, IL is looking for a sample social media policy for churches. Visit the WELSTech Wiki for sample Tech Communication Plans, and check out the InternetEvangelismDay.comsite.
- We’ll have to learn more about Faith’s radio outreach ministry – WFEL.
- Ted Johnston suggested WELS.net University video content was available on iTunesU. Great idea!
- Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group:
- PBS Page of Learning Media
- Technology, Teens and The Church
The featured artist:
(45:40) We close the podcast with the music of Kevin Loersch – Children of the Heavenly Father/Jesus Loves Me from his CD titled “Abide With Me”
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