Brad Linberg shared briefly on the WEC Forum about how he found WEC. He wrote:

A year ago, my church asked me to redesign our website. At the time it was simple and effective, yet mostly static, and in need of an update. My daily work life involves all types of web design with the help of programmers who supplement the creative with a good dose of database development or dynamic scripting. Without many resources (namely thousands of dollars for programming work) available, I set out to craft a new identity and structure for our online ministry. But what about all the great functionality that comes with a website of today? Particularly one with easy to use administration for non-web savvy volunteers. I was about to give up hope until I stumbled upon the WEC and Mark Stephenson's book Web-Empower Your Church. So I purchased the book at a local store and read through it the first few days while surfing all the WEC online classes and tutorials. The book is an inspiring read, even for those who are experienced with developing websites.

It was hard enough to believe that a team of people could provide so much dedication for creating open source software such as TYPO3, but those who worked to create the WEC, starter package and extensions have taken it so much further and made the task of developing an online ministry enjoyable. I'm especially thankful for some of the newer youtube videos available through this site. They were incredibly helpful in getting past the stumbling blocks of learning TYPO3. I still have a lot to learn when it comes to this software. At the same time, it's ease-of-use gives me so many possibilities for online ministry.

I just wanted to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved with WEC for providing such brilliant tools and resources! I hope to help out where I can in the forums and elsewhere with the knowledge I've accumulated this past year. Here's the new website for our church we just launched this week: www.desmoinesfellowship.org

Congrats Brad! Your website looks great. May God bless your efforts in web ministry.

The WEC Team