More and more congregations seek church tech solutions to help them present the message, interact with their members and keep tabs on people’s needs. We talked about some of the problems people face and offer sensible church tech solutions in this week’s Theotek Podcast. Our 4 Church Tech Solutions We tackled four issues this week. The case…
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A Thankful Tech Heart: Theotek Podcast #047
What technology are you thankful for this year. We did our favorite tech of the year using thanksgiving as our theme since we recorded the podcast the day after Thanksgiving. We welcomed my son Michael Purcell to the Theotek team for this week’s podcast. Follow him on Twitter @MichaelJ_Purcel. Here’s our list of our favorite…
Preaching With an iPad Pro: Theotek Podcast #046
What is the new Apple iPad Pro like for studying the Bible, preaching or teaching? Rick Mansfield (@thislamp and thislamp.com) got one this week and we asked him a lot of questions about using it. Watch or listen below to hear his thoughts. Just a summary of Rick’s conclusions. First, he likes the side-by-side feature…
Accordance 11.1 Update with Dr. J: Theotek Podcast #045
Accordance users will recognize that Dr. J. isn’t a basketball player from Philadelphia, but the guy who taught them most of what they know about Accordance Bible Software. He joined us to show off the Accordance 11.1 update. Some of the things in this update include: Users can now more easily edit their User Notes…
Verse3 a New iOS Bible App: Theotek Podcast #044
With the new iPad Pro coming out this month and iOS 9 supporting side-by-side windows of 2 apps, a tool like Verse3 makes a lot of sense. This simple Bible app that doesn’t use the same Bible display framework we’re used to. In fact it takes the focus and puts it on the person listening…
How to Become an Expert Bible Software User: Theotek Podcast #043
Do you want to become an expert in your favorite Bible software program? We’ll give you suggestions on how to do that ranging from tutorials, help files and training sessions. I just returned from a WORDseach Bible training conference a few days before this podcast. So it got me thinking, how can people become experts?…
What Microsoft, Google and Apple Can Do for the Church: Theotek Podcast #042
With Microsoft, Google and Apple all releasing new hardware and software, we talked about what they can do to help the church. We’ve already discussed the Apple hardware and software announcements for this Fall. We chatted about Google’s goodies too. Now it’s Microsoft’s turn. But more importantly for us, what can these three companies and…
WORDsearch 11 Ships With New Design and Features
There’s a new WORDsearch update. WORDsearch 11 comes with a new user interface, an updated library feature, better note card feature for research and some better speed in indexing resources. Add multi-monitor support and the old Lesson Maker that WORDsearch forgot they owned. It’s now integrated into WORDsearch. The Theotek Podcast team got a look…
Google and Apple – Fight! Theotek Podcast #041
We discuss the new Google and Apple offerings after they announced their new hardware at their fall events. Apple released the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus as well as iPad Pro, a new iPad that competes with the Surface Pro 3 or now the Surface Pro 4. Google announced their new goodies also, including…
Apple iPad Pro, iPhone and TV: Theotek Podcast #039
Apple showed off their new iPad Pro, a nearly 13-inch iPad with support for Apple Pencil and a keyboard cover they call a Smart Cover. In addition, we learned about the WatchOS 2.0, Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus as well as the updated Apple TV that runs games and apps. The Theotek crew unpacked…