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title: 645 – Looking Back At 2020
description: WELSTech wraps up year 13 of podcasts with a review of highlights from this pandemic year! The discussion Unprecedented – Martin and Sallie consider the blessings (and challenges) of tech in ministry as we close out 2020, a year like no other. Events 624 – Digital Ministry in a COVID-19 World WELS Easter Service & […]
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# [645 – Looking Back At 2020](https://welstech.wels.org/2020/12/29/645-looking-back-at-2020)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Dec 29, 2020 2:17:39 PM

WELSTech wraps up year 13 of podcasts with a review of highlights from this pandemic year!

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_645.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_645.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_645.mp3) (Duration: 54:40 — 25.7MB)

### The discussion

Unprecedented – Martin and Sallie consider the blessings (and challenges) of tech in ministry as we close out 2020, a year like no other.

### Events

- [624 – Digital Ministry in a COVID-19 World](https://welstech.wels.net/2020/03/18/624-digital-ministry-in-a-covid-19-world/)
- [WELS Easter Service](https://vimeo.com/406858069) & [I Know that My Redeemer Lives](https://vimeo.com/407279732) hymn compilation
- [Taste and See](https://welstasteandsee.com/)

### Episode titles

- [632 – Google Just Wants To Save You Some Money](https://welstech.wels.net/2020/06/30/632-google-just-wants-to-save-you-some-money/)
- [621 – The Points Don’t Matter](https://welstech.wels.net/2020/02/11/621-the-points-dont-matter/)

### Photos

- [Seminary from home](https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JeremiahWallander-WLSOnline_FBPost.jpg)

### Ministry resources

- [One By One: Revitalizing a Congregation](https://vimeo.com/387666461) – A [Lutheran Leadership Conference](https://lutheranleadership.com/) keynote presentation by Rev. David Rosenau
- Sunday School at Home
- [All the 2020 ministry resources](https://welstech.wels.net/ministry-resources-2020/)

### Interviews:

- [Pastor Paul Waldschmidt – Educational Technology for the Catechism Classroom](https://welstech.wels.net/2020/09/08/637-atomic-habits/)
- [Lisa Uttech & Kristen Koepsell – Music Ministry in a Pandemic](https://welstech.wels.net/2020/07/14/633-music-ministry-in-a-pandemic/)
- [All the 2020 interviews](https://welstech.wels.net/interviews-2020/)

### Picks of the week

- [Snagit 2021](https://www.techsmith.com/snagit-upgrade.html)
- [MoCa Adapter](https://www.screenbeam.com/products/home-networking/ecb6250/)
- [Follow LWMS on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/LWMS.WELS/)
- [Streaks for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/streaks/id963034692)
- [HP 27f 27](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-27f-27-ips-led-fhd-freesync-monitor-natural-silver/6219205.p?skuId=6219205)
- [You Need a Budget (YNAB)](https://www.youneedabudget.com/)
- [Powerbeats Pro wireless earphones](https://www.samsclub.com/p/beats-by-dr-dre-powerbeats-pro-totally-wireless-earphones/prod23130969)
- [Amazon Alexa Auto](https://www.amazon.com/alexa-auto/b?ie=UTF8&node=17599297011)
- [Windows 10 Clipboard History](https://www.howtogeek.com/671222/how-to-enable-and-use-clipboard-history-on-windows-10/)
- [Macbook Air M1](https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/)
- [All the 2020 picks](https://welstech.wels.net/picks-of-the-week-2020/)

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