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title: 602 – Digging Technology
description: "Summer arrives on WELSTech this week as we begin a series on the various areas of WELS Congregational Services, with Special Ministries in the lead-off position. Martin and Sallie share hardware picks with mom in mind, and the community feedback bag includes media content, brave browsing, and STEM career options in agriculture! The discussion: All […]"
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# [602 – Digging Technology](https://welstech.wels.org/2019/06/04/602-digging-technology)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jun 4, 2019 1:53:17 PM

Summer arrives on WELSTech this week as we begin a series on the various areas of WELS Congregational Services, with Special Ministries in the lead-off position. Martin and Sallie share hardware picks with mom in mind, and the community feedback bag includes media content, brave browsing, and STEM career options in agriculture!

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_602.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_602.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_602.mp3) (Duration: 41:49 — 38.5MB)

### The discussion:

<https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png>All the hats – Pastor Jim Behringer, Administrator for [WELS Special Ministries](https://wels.net/special-ministries), joins Martin and Sallie to kick off our summer series on Congregational Services. We learn about the many and varied audiences Special Ministries serves and the army of behind-the-scenes volunteers who assist with the ministry efforts.

### Picks of the week:

- [Amazon Fire 7](https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Tablet-7/dp/B07FKR6KXF/ref=sr_1_1)
- [Intel NUC](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KJRHWZN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

### Community feedback:

- [Sample media consent forms](http://welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net/planning-policy/privacy) on the WELSTech Wiki
- [Brave browser](https://brave.com/)

### Featured video:

Here’s a sample video from WELS Special Ministries – [Luther’s Seal (Captioned)](https://vimeo.com/233358088) for deaf and hard of hearing.

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