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title: 658 – Dan Schmidt
description: On WELSTech this week we wrap up the summer “techy-Sem-theses” interview series with recent Sem graduate, Pastor Dan Schmidt, on today’s gospel ministry in a time of dramatically changing media. App and YouTube picks plus a full calendar of WELS events round out this episode. The interview Martin and Sallie talk with Pastor Dan Schmidt, […]
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# [658 – Dan Schmidt](https://welstech.wels.org/2021/07/06/658-dan-schmidt)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jul 6, 2021 1:21:55 PM

On WELSTech this week we wrap up the summer “techy-Sem-theses” interview series with recent Sem graduate, Pastor Dan Schmidt, on today’s gospel ministry in a time of dramatically changing media. App and YouTube picks plus a full calendar of WELS events round out this episode.

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_658.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_658.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_658.mp3) (Duration: 43:45 — 20.0MB)

### The interview

Martin and Sallie talk with Pastor Dan Schmidt, a recent Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) graduate assigned to Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, WI, about his senior thesis titled *Changing Media and the Changeless Message: Sharing the Gospel Through New Media*. You may read the essay in the [WLS Digital Library](http://essays.wisluthsem.org:8080/handle/123456789/5910) ([PDF](http://essays.wisluthsem.org:8080/bitstream/handle/123456789/5910/Schmidt%2cD..pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)).

- [*The Shallows*](https://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393357821) by Nicholas Carr
- *[The Death of Expertise](https://www.amazon.com/Death-Expertise-Campaign-Established-Knowledge/dp/0190469412)* by Tom Nichols

### Picks of the week

- Power Thesaurus app – [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/power-thesaurus/id967211375) | [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.powerthesaurus.powerthesaurus&hl=en&gl=US)
- [How to Make a Playlist on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKtyetky4Zs)

### WELS now

- [Finalweb 2.0 webinars](https://wels.net/fw2webinars) – Starts July 12
- [Taste of Missions](https://tasteofmissions.com/) – July 11-17 
    - Live Events & [Moments with Missionaries](https://tasteofmissions.com/videos/moments-with-missionaries/) including Rev. Geoff Cortright from Vancouver, British Columbia

- [2021 Synod Convention](https://wels.net/news-media/2021synodconvention/) – July 26-28

### Community feedback

A [Google inside street view discussion](https://www.facebook.com/groups/WELS.Intersections/permalink/2270514383080193/) from [WELS Intersections](https://www.facebook.com/groups/WELS.Intersections)

### Coming next on WELSTech

We kick off a new book discussion of [*A World Without Email*](https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Email-Reimagining-Communication/dp/0525536558) by Cal Newport. Pastor Peter Hagen shared the book idea after listening to an author interview on [episode 403 of the Carey Nieuwhof podcast](https://careynieuwhof.com/episode403/).

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