247 – 7 Best Ministry Gadgets

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best ministry gadgets.

The discussion:

Bright & Shiny – This month WELSTech-ers really chimed in to share their favorite Ministry Gadgets, and Martin and Sallie count down the top picks.

Ministry Gadgets

1. Anything Free
2. Scanner and other input devices
3. Favorite tech buddy
4. Mobile Wi-Fi
5. Tablet
   • iPadsInMinistry
6. Computer or laptop
7. Smartphone

Coming up in September … 7 Best Password Management Tools and Tips

Picks of the week:

• (19:37) Brad Flickinger’s Podstock 2012 Keynote
• Prismatic

Community feedback:

• (25:06) Pastor Rob Guenther from Grace in Kenai, AK shared
  • Life After Death by PowerPoint 2010 [VIDEO]
  • Quick and Dirty Tips podcasts
• Claire McLister commented on our BatchGeo Showcase episode with a link to ZeeMaps.com.  Check out our sample FinalWeb customer ZeeMap.
• Jeff Nelson shared a link to free screen capture software – EasyCapture.
• Cory Putz from St. Matthew’s in Winona, MN is a HootSuite fan, especially for scheduling messages to multiple social media channels.
• Steve Zambo from Salty Earth Pictures shared a link to the latest PC’s Take, movie reviews from a theatrical and Christian perspective, hosted by Pastor Clark Schultz.  Tune in for a review of the Dark Knight Rises.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(32:11) Episode 248 – The WELSTech Summer Software Showcase returns, and we look at 5 ministry uses of FreeMind, a free open-source mind mapping tool. (Release date – 08/08/12)

The featured artist:

(33:20) We close the podcast with the music of instrumentalist Joey Schumann (JoeySchumann.com | Joey on Facebook) – In You Is Gladness

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