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title: "537 – Training Techies: Social Media Ambassadors"
description: "February, designated as “training techies” month on WELSTech, continues as Martin and Sallie discuss training social media ambassadors. See how those folks can provide great channels for the message of the gospel to reach people your church can’t. We also received some excellent first-hand feedback on the Livestream MEVO camera. The discussion: Social training – […]"
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# [537 – Training Techies: Social Media Ambassadors](https://welstech.wels.org/2018/02/20/537-training-techies-social-media-ambassadors)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Feb 20, 2018 3:56:44 PM

February, designated as “training techies” month on WELSTech, continues as Martin and Sallie discuss training social media ambassadors. See how those folks can provide great channels for the message of the gospel to reach people your church can’t. We also received some excellent first-hand feedback on the Livestream MEVO camera.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_537.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_537.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_537.mp3) (Duration: 33:29 — 30.7MB)

### The discussion:

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Social training – Martin and Sallie discuss ideas for coaching members of your church to expand the reach of church social media communication by liking, sharing, and commenting on posts.

### News in tech:

[Samsung unveils world’s largest SSD with whopping 30TB of storage](https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/20/17031256/worlds-largest-ssd-drive-samsung-30-terabyte-pm1643)

### WELS now:

[Register for the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) 2018 Convention](http://www.lwms.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180063805&sec_id=180014736) happening June 21-24 in Green Bay, WI. Early bird registration savings ends April 1.

### Picks of the week:

- 30 Incredibly Useful Things You Didn’t Know Slack Could Do
- [How to Use the Google Chrome Task Manager](https://www.lifewire.com/google-chrome-task-manager-4103619)

### Ministry resources:

Learn more about [Summer continuing education classes offered at Martin Luther College](https://mlc-wels.edu/continuing-education/policies-information/course-offerings/) and [get registered](https://mlc-wels.edu/continuing-education/registration/)!

### Community feedback:

- One users experience with the [LiveStream Mevo camera](https://getmevo.com/)
- Join in 15 Days of Prayer from 316Now

### Featured video:

Tune in to [the latest Together Video Update](https://vimeo.com/255610180) to learn about WELS Home Missions from Pastor Jared Oldenburg and Nicole Balza.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 538 – MLC Professor Rachel Feld joins the conversation about training techies to manage your church and school website. Release date: Wednesday, February 28.

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