711 – Automate All The Things

If you are looking for more time in your day, today’s WELSTech is a must-listen! The spotlight is on automating church and school tasks. We also preview the online Gospel Outreach with Media conference, and Martin has found the world’s greatest bookmarking tool.

The discussion

Make it automatic – Martin and Sallie share ideas for doing away with repetitive tasks in favor of no-code computer magic which you set up once and forget. Check out the cloud services that will literally do your work for you!

• Zapier
• IFTTT
• FollowUpThen
• SignUp
• Power Automate
• Make
• Doodle
• Meal Train
• Keyboard Maestro
• Planning Center
• Text To Church
• ChurchStamp

Ministry resources

WELS and WELS Congregational Services RSS feeds

Picks of the week

• Google for Education’s Guide to AI in Education for teachers and student/parent friendly AI Literacy Guide
• Raindrop.io

Community feedback & events

• Gospel Outreach with Media online conference is open now until November 6. A special focus this year is examining “The Chosen”.
  • Check out Pastor Rob Guenther’s Virtual Reality Camp overview.

Next time

Join us for a conversation with digital artist Corissa Nelson about best practices for worship projection.

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