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For 18 months I have been dreaming about and working on this project and so today I'm excited to finally announce that the Church Technology Guide is here!  For the past 5 years I have been asking church leaders what their greatest pain points are when it comes to technology and in the coming months I will be responding to those pain points with practical solutions.

This week the WELSTech Podcast is all about Getting Things Done in the church and school office, and Staff Minister Jon Ruddat shares his productivity success story. This is good for anyone who has an office-- how we can be productive and organized. Loved the technology ideas

A podcast for educators and church secretaries -- integrating technology into your church and school

Soundzabound™ - the ONLY royalty free music library which meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education! Soundzabound Music Library offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grades K -12 and universities that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts, PowerPoint™, videos, news shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more!

looks of "techy" tips for churches using technology

Starting at 20:39 presentation on Bridging the Generations - Greg Schmill, Director of WELS Commission on Lutheran Schools. He examines each of the generation's needs and specifically how different uses of technology can assist in engaging Builders, Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials in our schools

This is a guest post from my friend Jeremy Smith.  I have followed Jeremy for many years online as he is a leading voice in church technology and innovation.  Enjoy these insights from Jeremy as he shares some thoughts on Social Media and the Church:

Welstech podcast on technology resources to support teaching about the bible

a website for church technies...

Credit card reader that attaches to ipod, iphone..

link from your website to get a Bible App for Smart Phones

low or now cost resources for using the internet for churches

(8:31) Copyright friendly- Interview with Barry Britt from Soundzabound.com talks with Gail about the development of the copyright-safe-audio-for-education web site

I'm excited to introduce you all to a good friend of mine, Chris Tripputi. Chris and I have known each other since Kindergarten and have had the privilege of serving together in ministry for many years. Currently Chris serves as the Online Church Director with me at Community Bible Church as well as running a fully functioning creative agency for churches, My Square Creative.

About 7 years ago I first started experimenting with live streaming using a platform called Mogulus (now Livestream.com).  We simply hooked up a handy-cam to a laptop and were live!  It wasn't fancy, but it worked and thanks to social media we literally doubled our audience in a moment.  I've learned a lot since this time and took almost a 5 year hiatus from live streaming.

Technology is important in keeping up with the latest advances, and it is no different in the church setting. The biggest thing now is live streaming of our weekly worship services. Since we have many elderly people in our congregation, worship services are very important to them because it may be the only constant that they have in their life. Knowing that they can go to the computer and watch the weekly service--especially if they are homebound is of utmost importance. It is imperative that there are people in the congregation who can assist in this area so that this can be accomplished.