362 – Pastor Tech Part 1

This week on WELSTech the results of the Pastor’s Tech survey are revealed. What new tools will you find intriguing? Sallie shared resources from her upcoming “Going Google” Teachers’ Conference presentations and Martin shares the power of the weekly review.

The discussion:

The survey says – Martin and Sallie share the first of the results from the recent Pastor’s Tech survey including favorites from the Bible Study, Productivity/Planning, Member and Prospect Management and Presentation resources categories.

• Bible Study
  • Logos
  • Bible Works
  • Biblehub.com
  • GreekBible.com
  • Bible Gateway
  • BibleStudyTools.com
  • OliveTree’s The Bible Study App
• Productivity/Planning
  • Google Drive
  • Evernote
  • OneNote
  • Trello
  • Basecamp
  • XMind
  • Slack
  • Any.Do
• Member and Prospect Management
  • Shepherd’s Staff
  • Church360 Members
  • Realm
  • Salesforce
  • Fellowship One
  • IconCMO
  • PowerChurch
  • Servant PC
• Presentation Resources
  • PowerPoint
  • Google Slides
  • Prezi
  • Keynote
  • Pixabay
  • Free Bible Images
  • Bible illustrations from Sweet publishing
  • CreationSwap
  • Soundjay.com
  • GodlyChristianMusic.com
  • WorshipHouseMedia.com
  • Videoscribe
  • Snipping Tool
  • Camtasia Studio

News in tech:

• Windows 10 Technical Preview is out

Ministry resources:

• Assimilation guidelines for new members

Tips & picks of the week:

• Sallie’s MI Teachers’ Conference “Going Google” resources
• Getting Things Done Weekly Review

WELS insider:

• Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium Videos

Need to know:

• WELSTech Conference 2015
• iPhone 4 donations needed for Malawi

Community feedback:

• Background Patterns Maker
• ZenBG
• MediaShout Bridge
• Are Nonprofits Taking Tech Seriously Enough
• Emerging Trends in (Church) Web Design
• Design from a Developer’s Perspective
• Hour of Code – December 8-14
• K-5 Teachers – Find an Hour of Code Workshop

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 363 – Making God supreme in your productivity is the topic of part 1 of What’s Best Next by Matt Perman. Read along and tune in next week for the discussion.  (Broadcast date – 10/14/14)

Featured videos:

This week’s featured video is part of the WELSTech Music YouTube playlist, Praise You (Obi’s Song).

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