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title: 619 – Forward In Christ in 2020
description: Welcome to 2020 on WELSTech! Martin and Sallie usher in a new decade of tech-in-ministry podcasting with a look to the future. We dive into all that’s new with Forward In Christ magazine, including the shiny new website. And there’s plenty of traditional WELSTech goodness included as well – news in tech, a conference announcement, […]
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# [619 – Forward In Christ in 2020](https://welstech.wels.org/2020/01/14/619-forward-in-christ-in-2020)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jan 14, 2020 2:59:54 PM

Welcome to 2020 on WELSTech! Martin and Sallie usher in a new decade of tech-in-ministry podcasting with a look to the future. We dive into all that’s new with *Forward In Christ* magazine, including the shiny new website. And there’s plenty of traditional WELSTech goodness included as well – news in tech, a conference announcement, creative new hardware, and plenty of community chatter.

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_619.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_619.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_619.mp3) (Duration: 45:59 — 43.1MB)

### The interview & discussion:

Something old, something new – We turn the tables on [*Together*](https://wels.net/news-media/together/) video host Nicole Balza, and she becomes the interviewee as she shares details about the *Forward in Christ* (FIC) magazine redesign and the new [ForwardInChrist.net](https://ForwardInChrist.net) companion website.

- Check out the January Bible study, [God wants me in heaven](https://forwardinchrist.net/bible-study-god-wants-me-in-heaven/), by Professor David Scharf 
    - Test drive a complementary digital issue to read the full article
- [Subscribe to FIC e-news](https://forwardinchrist.net/news/subscribe-enews/)

### News in tech:

[It’s the end of the support life cycle for Windows 7](https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/14/21065122/microsoft-windows-7-end-of-support-lifecycle-millions-pcs)

### WELS now:

Register now for the first [WELS Women Writers Conference](https://wm.welsrc.net/wels-women-writers-conference/) – April 24-25

### <https://welstech.wels.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0029.gif>Picks of the week:

- [Art with Flo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJ5hHQMXBiRwNv394EOj_w) will have you drawing happy little rocket animations using [Procreate](https://procreate.art/)!
- [Amazon Alexa Auto](https://www.amazon.com/alexa-auto/b?ie=UTF8&node=17599297011)

### Ministry resource:

[Search five years of Forward in Christ PDF archives](https://welsearch.wels.net/home)

### Community feedback:

- Pastor Peter Hagen from [Resurrection](https://www.raisedwithjesus.com/), Maumee, OH, shared the #Bible100 event on the [Raised With Jesus podcast](https://resurrectionmaumee.podbean.com/). Grab your [bookmark](https://bit.ly/biblebookmark2) and spend 100 days in the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation.
- WELSTech Google Group discussions 
    - [Church Management Software](https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/forum/#!topic/welstech/4xXPC7xgQIc) including [Church 360° from Concordia Technology Solutions](https://wels.net/tech-partners-cts/)
    - [VoIP (internet telephone) for church](https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/forum/#!topic/welstech/KXWG-dBLutc)
    - Further discussion on both topics on [WELS Intersections](https://www.facebook.com/groups/WELS.Intersections/)
- The Ultimate Gift Guide for Churches form Church Marketing University

### Featured video:

A great introduction to the Art with Flo channel is this video of [5 FUN drawing exercises](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DItVusXW5c). Bonus: There’s llamas!!

### Next time:

Professor Rachel Feld from Martin Luther College shares the latest education technology trends.

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