We’re in the home stretch in our series on writing your sermons and Bible studies using digital tools like Bible study software or online Bible sites. This episode covers tips and trips for actually writing the sermon outline or manuscript. How can digital BIble study tools help in forming your notes and outline? Some of…
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Sermon Prep Part 4: Theotek Podcast #068
We talked about using Digital study tools to do word studies. Specifically we looked at Accordance Bible Software, Logos Bible Software and Bible Reader from Olive Tree. We focused on studying the Bible in English using the tools built into Bible software that help users find the Greek or Hebrew words behind our English translations. Good…
Sermon Prep Part Two: Theotek Podcast #066
It’s part two of our sermon prep series using Bible software to help us write a message. This week just Rick Mansfield and I tackle a little used tool – the passage outline. We show how to do so in a few BIble software packages and talk about doing it in the Notes tool of…
Digital Sermon Prep Part 1: Theotek Podcast #065
We started a series in this week’s Theotek Podcast on doing digital sermon prep. Our team will take you through our steps of sermon prep using Bible software and digital tools. In this first step we focused on choosing a passage. Software packages come with tools to help you figure out what verses to include…
Church Photo and Video: Theotek Podcast #064
Do you use a camera at your church? If so, then you’ll want to either watch or listen to the Theotek Podcast as we talk about church photo and video tools and tips. We welcomed a great church video expert, Matt Fridg from Church Video Coach. He knows a ton about church video solutions, from streaming…
Bible Mark Up App Presents Bible: Theotek Podcast #063
I’m always looking for some cool ways to present God’s word in my preaching and teaching ministry like the app Bible Mark Up. When I started watching John Piper’s Look at the Book video series on YouTube, I loved the simple and elegant black background with white Bible text that he uses in these videos….
Technolust! Save Money When You WANT to Spend: Theotek Podcast #062
Do you experience Technolust? It’s the feeling you get when you just want some new gadget or software and can’t really afford it. You’ve maybe got the money or room on a credit card and the desire is strong. But you know you don’t need it and it might even be damaging to your finances if…
Apple iPad Pro and More: Theotek Podcast #061
Apple introduced the new iPad Pro 9.7-inch model, which is basically and iPad Air 2 with an update and the iPad Pro display. It uses the Apple Pencil and comes with an optional Smart Keyboard that fits the smaller iPad. They also announced a new iPhone SE. We talked about the new Apple news and…
Millennials and Tech: Theotek Podcast #060
On this week’s Theotek Podcast we talked with David Timms, a professor at William Jessup University in Northern California. He wrote an article about millennial and tech, linked below for you to read. Give it a look and then watch the podcast or listen to it below. http://churchtechtoday.com/2016/02/19/3-technology-truths-christian-millennials/ Here’s the video podcast of our Google…
Paperless Church Office: Theotek Podcast #059
Want to go totally paperless in your church office. We share how you can go paperless in your church office, life or ministry. We’ve got recommendations for scanners, hardware, apps, and services that will help. Also listen or watch the podcast for strategies on how to make it happen simply and easily. You can save some trees…