744 – Smarty Pants AI
WELSTech Audio v1
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<p>WELSTech is back and talking AI (Artificial Intelligence) from the perspective of a pastor-in-training. Senior seminarian Jon Pederson shares insights from his thesis work on the topic. A teen online Bible study opportunity is coming up soon, and WELS is celebrating a special anniversary with a new online interactive timeline which details WELS history since the beginning.</p>
<p></p> The interview and discussion
<p>AI and the public ministry – Martin and Sallie talk with Jon Pederson, a senior at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, about his thesis topic, <em>AI Associate: Examining Artificial Intelligence and its Potential Impact on the Pastoral Ministry</em>.</p> Ministry resources
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<li><a href="https://wels.net/event/wels-national-teen-bible-study-2/" rel="nofollow">Check out the details</a> and <a href="https://wels.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-mtqzsqEtfxetlOW3lTKWtXTg8gIsXJ#/registration" rel="nofollow">sign up</a> for the Online Teen Bible Study on February 16 @ 6 pm CST</li>
</ul> Picks of the week
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<li><a href="https://www.blueprint-schools.com/the-blueprint-blog/school-marketing-must-do-a-simple-way-to-get-found-on-google" rel="nofollow">Optimize you Google Business Profile</a> from Blueprint Schools</li>
<li><a href="http://readwise.io" rel="nofollow">Readwise</a></li>
</ul> Community feedback & events
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<li><a href="https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/histories/history-of-wels/" rel="nofollow">A History of 175 Years of WELS</a> from WELS Historical Institue</li>
</ul> Next time
<p>It will be a bit longer wait for our next episode, but totally worth it as we’ll be sharing all the <a href="https://welstech.wels.net/ai-summit/" rel="nofollow">WELSTech AI Summit</a> goodness!</p> Get involved
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