Saturday - Session 5 - 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm

Renewing Greek and Hebrew with Logos

  • Presenter: Pastor Aaron Frey 5A

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 5B

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

Polished Email Campaigns Using MailChimp

  • Presenter: Pastor Emile Burgess 5C

MailChimp helps you send professional looking emails to members and/or prospects with little to no “coding” knowledge or experience. Pastor Burgess will demonstrate the basic features of MailChimp, including how to use campaign design templates, create subscriber lists with different group subscriptions, integrate campaigns with social media, and will share a few tips, tricks and time-savers. He will also share some ideas for uses in ministries, congregations and schools. Communication

Google Calendar for Church and School

  • Presenter: Kevin Draper 5D

Learn how you and your staff can effectively use Google Calendar to manage church or school events, schedules, rooms and other shared resources. Look at ways you can display the calendar on your web site, and see a demonstration of "Print My Cal," a free program which displays your monthly calendar from Google in your word processor for editing and printing. Office & Productivity

Websites In World Mission Outreach

  • Presenter: Sylvia Falcon 5E

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

Extending Student Writing through Blogging

  • Presenter: Rachel J Pierson 5F

Why is blogging a Good Thing? We can build stronger home/school connections, increase the audience size of student writing, write across content areas, and develop digital citizenship skills! Learn about kid-friendly blogging sites, modeling best practices of posting and commenting, and building a plan to start your students blogging. School

Flipped Classroom on a Budget

  • Presenter: Jason Schmidt 5G

It doesn’t take fancy software or expensive equipment to develop engaging, accessible video lessons for your students. If you have a laptop or mobile device and Internet access, you can flip your classroom! In this session, you will learn about free tools for multiple platforms that you can use to flip your classroom at little or no expense. School

A Handyman's Toolbox for IT Systems Administration

  • Presenter: Garth Perry 5H

Every plumber, electrician, and carpenter needs a toolbox. Sysadmins are a jack of all trades like a handyman. A sharp saw and a sturdy hammer make the handyman's job much easier. This session will share tools of the sysadmin trade. The tools will include subjects such as monitoring system health, tracking and documenting help desk tickets, and network security. System Administration

HymnSoft Player 3.0.1 for Worship

  • Presenter: Carl Nolte 5I

Come and see a demonstration of the updated HymnSoft Player 3.0.1 software for worship and how it can be an effective tool for worship. Learn about the various features of the program, as well as how to use the various MIDI and M4A (sound recording) files. We will be happy to answer questions for those who have never seen the program, as well as present ideas for users who would like to get more out of the program. Tools

Web Do's and Don'ts plus Upcoming Finalweb Projects

  • Presenter: Brian Shaffer 5J

This session focuses on the biggest mistakes we see in church websites with tips for how to avoid them using Finalweb's web creation system. We will also talk about Finalweb's mobile apps and live streaming along with plans for future projects. Web