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To talk about streaming worship and other events at churches, Rick Mansfield and I were joined by Wes Allen, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Palmira, NJ. He's also the former tech guru for the American Baptist church in New Jersey. The Theotek website has an article about the 4 Best Camera Styles for Streaming Church Services which also links to a few other articles about how to get started with worship streaming. You can find Wes's website at Painfullyhopeful.me. You can also find Wes on Twitter @wezlo. You can find Kevin on Twitter @kapurcell and Rick @thislamp. Rick works for Accordance Bible Software and Kevin is pastor of High Peak Baptist Church. Find Theotek at our website, on YouTube, and Facebook. If you'd like to support Theotek you can here.

Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote came chocked full of new features in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 15, and macOS Monterey. We welcomed our friends LaRosa Johnson form Bible Study Tips and Olive Tree Bible Software and Mark Allison from Accordance Bible Software to discuss what made us most excited about Apple's announcements. You can find Kevin on Twitter @kapurcell and Rick @thislamp. Rick works for Accordance Bible Software and Kevin is pastor of High Peak Baptist Church. Find Theotek at our website, on YouTube, and Facebook. If you'd like to support Theotek you can here.

Rick and Kevin discuss 6 tips for making ministers more productive. Our list of things includes... Having a backup plan Using the shortcuts in Bible software like Resource Guides, Info Pane, or Passage Guide Learn your pro tools like a pro Remember the 4th commandment and take a break Don't let tech replace face-to-face ministry Find extra time during time-killers like waiting Check out the post related to this podcast over at Theotek.com by clicking here. You can find Kevin on Twitter @kapurcell and Rick @thislamp. Rick works for Accordance Bible Software and Kevin is pastor of High Peak Baptist Church. Find Theotek at our website, on YouTube, and Facebook. If you'd like to support Theotek you can here.

This is the episode where Kevin abandons Rick and tells you about what he likes most about the Logos 9 Upgrade that came out 6 months ago. He also tells you how you can save 15% off a Logos 9 Base Package using Kevin's affiliate link. That link will get you 5 free books and a nice discount. Kevin gets a bit of kickback if you use it. The post Kevin wrote about the Logos 9 Upgrade can be found at his website. You can find Kevin on Twitter @kapurcell and Rick @thislamp. Rick works for Accordance Bible Software and Kevin is pastor of High Peak Baptist Church. Find Theotek at our website, on YouTube, and Facebook. If you'd like to support Theotek you can here.

This is the episode where four guys break the 10th commandment together and recorded it for you to enjoy. Apple announced a slew of new things in their Spring Loaded 2021 Event on Tuesday, April 20. Rick and I watched and invited our friends to join us and talk about it. LaRosa Johnson, who helps create the cool stuff at Olive Tree as a contract partner also restarted his great Bible Study Tips site and show where he teaches people who to study the Bible. He also has an awesome book by the same name. We jokingly say that our friend Antoine Wright is from the future because he thinks differently about tech. He's the guy who hosted his own website from his Nokia cell phone more than ten years ago. Now he does contact design and programming for the government. So don't make him made or he'll launch missiles at you. In this episode we each shared which of the Apple announcements excited us the most. We discussed... Colorful new iMacs with M1 chips and redesigned look. Apple's redesigned Podcast app with a feature letting creators offer a subscription based show. Amazing new iPad Pro with M1 and incredible new screen. Apple TV with little new inside the box but a long awaited remote control redesign. Airtags, the little devices you can put in a keychain holder or computer bag and it keep track of those things using the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or computer. You can find Kevin on Twitter @kapurcell and Rick @thislamp. Rick works for Accordance Bible Software and Kevin is pastor of High Peak Baptist Church. Find Theotek at our website, on YouTube, and Facebook. If you'd like to support Theotek you can here.

In this fun-packed episode of the Theotek Podcast, where we focus on Ministry Tech Mad Easy, Rick and Kevin discuss using drones in ministry. We talk about our experience with drones and what we've used with some funny stories about our failures. Then we talk about legal issues, some things to avoid, and some accessories for flying drones. Finally, we talk about our dream drones. Show Notes FAA Drone Zone site to register your drone FAA Rules regarding flying drones: Fact Sheet – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations (Part 107) Test Prep Course recommended by professional drone pilot Ken Heron - Use Ken’s code heron18 to get a discount of 30%. Also check out Ken’s channel. Both Rick and I have learned a lot from him -  Other Good Drone YouTube Channels 51 Drones Denis Shiryaev DJI Tutorials from the company Drone Valley FlytPath Kevin’s current drone - DJI Mini 2 Rick’s current drone - DJI Mavic Air 2 MediaShout article on using drones in ministry Rick’s Recommended accessories Propellor Guards Fly More combo DJI’s extended warranty Kevin’s recommended accessories ND filters - here’s the filter set he ordered for the DJI Mini 2 Winter Touchscreen Compatible Gloves Attachment to hold an iPad with your drone controller - note that the one I have doesn’t seem to be available anymore so I have no personal experience with the above holder. A sun shield for an iPad mini for use with flying a drone Rick’s dream drone - Skydio 2 Kevin’ dream drone - The unannounced DJI Mini 3 hopefully with obstacle avoidance at least on the front and back and with object tracking features built in. Here's a video I found about some desired features. Places to Find Kevin and Rick Online Kevin's YouTube Channel and Rick's YouTube Channel Kevin on Twitter and Rick on Twitter Kevin on Instagram Kevin's Church and Rick's Place of Work

Kevin and Rick introduce themselves and talk about how they met. Then they share what the Theotek Podcast is all about. See the drone disaster Rick mentioned. It's pretty funny.  Find the Theotek website at www.Theotek.com or the Theotek with Kevin YouTube Channel.