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title: 656 – Dominick Olson
description: On this episode of WELSTech we kick off a series of interviews with recent graduates of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on their tech-in-ministry related senior theses topics. First up, we look at the role virtual reality might play in future ministry efforts. The interview Pastor Dominick Olson recently graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) and was […]
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# [656 – Dominick Olson](https://welstech.wels.org/2021/06/08/656-dominick-olson)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jun 8, 2021 2:00:58 PM

On this episode of WELSTech we kick off a series of interviews with recent graduates of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on their tech-in-ministry related senior theses topics. First up, we look at the role virtual reality might play in future ministry efforts.

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_656.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_656.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_656.mp3) (Duration: 37:29 — 17.2MB)

### The interview

Pastor Dominick Olson recently graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) and was assigned to [Resurrection Lutheran Church](https://www.rlrochester.org/) in Rochester, MN. His senior thesis at WLS was titled *Putting the Reality in Virtual Reality: A Look at the Viability of Virtual Reality for Applications in Ministry.* You may read the essay in the [WLS Digital Library](http://essays.wisluthsem.org:8080/handle/123456789/5906) ([PDF](http://essays.wisluthsem.org:8080/bitstream/handle/123456789/5906/Olson%2cD..pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)). Martin and Sallie talk with him about the topic.

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