771 – Human Connection in a Digital Age

Welcome back to WELSTech, a conversation at the intersection of ministry and technology for over 18 years! Today we look at the newly released Artificial Intelligence Ethical Framework and Risk Matrix. Martin has a free diagramming tool while Sallie shares an affordable new Apple laptop. Plus the community feedback segment includes news of Gen Z returning to religion.

The discussion

AI Support – Martin shares a preliminary look at the latest releases from WELS AI Task Force – the AI Ethical Framework (PDF | Google Docs) and AI Risk Matrix (PDF | Google Docs) documents. Find these resources and more on the WELSTech AI page – welstech.wels.net/ai.

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Picks of the week

• Apple MacBook Neo
• Excalidraw (GitHub)

Community feedback

• Grace Ungemach’s “Brand Direction” Canva template
• Why Gen Z is returning to religion
• Church 360 Ledger end of like is 6/1/2026

Next time

Tune in for a timely edtech discussion with Rachel Renno and Jason Schmidt

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