Empowering your church
In my research I come across different church web sites and, being inquisitive, I usually try to figure out what kind of software the church is using. I check to see if they are using a content management system (CMS) and if they have blogs, etc. Recently, I saw a web site that said they were using something called “Web Empowered Church” or WEC as their engine. Naturally, I had to check it out…
WEC is an organization created out of the web ministry of Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio. As their web site states: “The mission of WEC is to innovatively apply WEB technology to EMPOWER the worldwide CHURCH for ministry.” They have developed a customized version of the TYPO3 content management system for use by churches (and other ministries).
It looks as if this is what I have been looking for for our church: an open source solution for church ministry. It includes features for content management, devotions, discussions, flash presentations, maps, prayer requests, volunteer matching, sermon management, directory, and much more. I will be reviewing this software and will report the results in this blog…
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