Friday - Session 2 - 10:30 am to 11:20 am

Renewing Greek and Hebrew with Logos

  • Presenter: Pastor Aaron Frey 2A

It's common among pastors to feel that their Greek and Hebrew skills could use some refreshing after several years in the ministry. And while it might seem that powerful packages like Logos Bible Software are best left in the hands of the exegetical elite, it just so happens that Logos' wide range of features also has some of the best tools on earth for knocking the rust off of those old original language skills. This workshop will show how pastors who want their old chops back can get them, just by knowing how to use a tool that many already have. We will also look at entry-level scholar's libraries for those who don't yet have it but are considering an investment. Church

Sermon Video Bumps

  • Presenter: Jonathan Ruddat 2B

We will explore 7 ways of using video right before the sermon to effectively prepare the audience for a message from God’s Word. Church

Becoming a Visual StoryTeller

  • Presenter: Steven F. Zambo 2C

In this session, Steve Zambo will share insights and tips on how to effectively tell your story in a visual and digital world.

  1. Every one is a broadcaster and niche-caster. (10 minutes)
  2. Being seen and heard above the noise. (5 minutes)
  3. Production Tips: Camera, Lighting, Audio, Post-Production (20 minutes)
  4. Distribution - Audience Impact (5 minutes)
  5. Resources (10 minutes).

Communication

Gather Information in a Snap with Google Forms

  • Presenter: Sallie Draper 2D

Learn to use the intuitive Google Forms tool for gathering all types of information for the church and school office and the classroom. See demonstrations of basic form set up, working with form data and advanced tricks for branching forms, password protection and responding to form submissions. Bring your computer along if you want to give it a try. Office & Productivity

Websites In World Mission Outreach

  • Presenter: Sylvia Falcon 2E

ElMensajeroLuterano.com website (Spanish Lutheran Messenger) is based on Multi-Language Publication's magazine by the same name. Using WELS.net as the model, WELS technology at the CMM worked with MLP to create the Spanish web site and adapt it to reach the targeted audience.

An explanation of how and why the website needs to be different from the WELS.net will be given. The challenges of finding the audience, reaching it and serving it will be explained. Discussion about the creation of audio files, such as the daily devotions. A comparison of the Spanish web site and the Japanese site that followed the approach taken by the Spanish site. Outreach

Online Courses: Expanding Your Curriculum

  • Presenter: Dr. James Grunwald 2F

Many WELS high schools are expanding their curriculum by including online courses offered through ALHS Online, which offered its first two courses in 2011. The program has now expanded to more than 30 courses and servers over 200 students each semester. Due to requests from WELS elementary schools, starting in fall 2015, ALHS Online plans to begin offering a limited number of courses to middle school students. Come to this session to learn more about this rapidly expanding program and how you and your congregation or school can be a part of it! School

Using Technology in Christ Light

  • Presenter: Rachel Feld 2G

Come discover a variety of ways that technology can be applied to lesson telling, student comprehension, and life applications in your Christ Light lesson. Leave with ideas and resources that can easily be used in your most important class of the day. School

Panel Session: System Administration

  • Presenters: Ben Polzin, Bob Martens, James Mahnke, James Sehloff 2H

Nearly every technology discussed in every session at this conference has the same basic need. A connection to "the network". Whether that's a local network or a connection to the Internet they all need a dependable network to perform their task.

Where it may have been easy to buy a cheap, consumer-grade wireless router or switch five years ago we might now be getting all sorts of new requests for our networks. Content filtering, higher bandwidth & performance to access more cloud services, fewer needs for on-premises servers, Power over Ethernet switches for access points and cameras or even lights, the list goes on.

Join us for an open forum discussion facilitated and led by our panel of experts to share the latest in network infrastructure technologies and our experiences with them. System Administration

Creating Worship Music for Non Musicians

  • Presenter: Allan Bunt 2I

Does your congregation have a Organist or Pianist shortage? Do you say "I don't have any musical talent and I could never do that!" With modern organs and pianos you can play any music score with the help of software and a commuter! I can present on the software SmartScore and touch on HymnSoft for use with regular worship service and choir accompaniment. Also can discuss options for interfacing computer to instruments and volunteer recruitment. Tools

Take Your Social Media Ministry to the Next Level!

  • Presenter: Katy Klinnert Ellison 2J

Step up your social media ministry with this strategy session that will help you go from having social media accounts to utilizing them as a driving force for interaction and outreach. Learn how to leverage management tools, ads and promoted posts, analytics and insights, and most importantly, great content. Web