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Our Ministry Partners are great advocates for our products and we have an exciting new way to express our appreciation!

ACST is offering a win/win opportunity for you and any church you refer to Realm, the #1 rated church software. If the referred church purchases, you will receive an Amazon Gift card!

Here's How It Works

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect, you’ll receive $50 Amazon Gift Card!

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect and Realm Accounting, you’ll receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect, Realm Accounting, and eGiving, you’ll receive a $150 Amazon Gift Card!

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Name of Church you are Referring ACST to
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An App Platform Built For Churches

PocketPlatform was built from the ground up to provide a rich and engaging app experience for congregations.

A Custom Branded App Providing a Truly Integrated Experience

PocketPlatform provides a truly integrated experience allowing churches to share information such as sermon notes, volunteer opportunities, events, group information, & giving campaigns.

PocketPlatform is also a content hub enabling churches to target content to specific audiences giving congregants a personalized experience to increase overall engagement

Streamlined Content Management

Keeping your website, app, & other communications up to date is time-consuming, especially when your church has a lot going on. PocketPlatform eases the burden by pulling information directly from MinistryPlatform. You can post events, serving opportunities, groups, sermon notes, and so much more directly to your app.

Engaging, Dynamic Content

Your job is to make your congregation aware of everything your
church has to offer, but each individual wants to interact with your church in their own way. PocketPlatform allows you to create a personalized experience for each person in your church by providing content based on groupings as well as their location. Congregants will see information that is most relevant to them, and your church will have higher engagement.

Group Management

Group leaders can schedule meetings, take attendance, & manage & communicate with their group members. Groups can engage in multiple chats, allowing group members to communicate with each other and the group leader.

Analytics

Understand how many people are accessing your content, what devices they’re using, & what content they’re engaging with to better create & tailor content to your audience.

Lead Your Churches with Confidence

See how it works, take a tour today.​

Intro to PocketPlatform

No pressure. No obligation. Let’s just talk about what’s possible with the right information.

Killer Design

PocketPlatform was created by a team of designers and coders with decades of experience serving the church community. Your app was created to not only have the best and most unique features but also beautiful design that creates rich user experiences.

PocketPlatform is essential for keeping your church engaged with minimal effort from your staff. Plus, you'll have insights that will aid in your communication strategy.

For more information, click the button below to get in contact with our team!

ACSTechnologies Church Management Software Solutions

New Opportunity Submission

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Build Deeper Connections With Your Community

Community insights for churches, denominations, & faith-based nonprofits.

MissionInsite’s proprietary cloud-based technology platform is designed specifically for church, faith-based and nonprofit leaders. It bridges the gap between data and actionable information by answering the “where” and “what about” questions for your organization and community.
 

MissionInsite reveals insights about the community around you, so you can move from data to decisions.

The #1 solution for community insights & analysis for churches, denominations, & faith-based nonprofits.

Expand Ministry Options

Identify community needs, serve people strategically, & invite community participation.

Develop Mission Generosity

Maximize giving potential, target the ministry-minded, & communicate your mission story.

Revitalize All Your Churches

Engage church families, understand your communities, & invite your neighbors.

Increase Ministry Impact

Make informed decisions, sustain ministry growth, learn from community comparisons.

Lead Your Churches with Confidence

See how it works, take a tour today.​

Plan More Targeted Church Outreach with MissionInsite

No pressure. No obligation. Let’s just talk about what’s possible with the right information.

Help Your Staff
Be More Effective

MissionInsite is a cloud-based technology platform & community analysis tool that bridges the gap between data and decisionable information by answering the “where” and “what about” questions in your organization and community.

Cross-analyze your organization and community

Mapping tools for your members

Stewardship and capital campaign resources

New ministry and campus planning tools

Targeted Address Lists

Capital campaign and wealth screening tools

Household demographic information

Future population and household projections

Equip your organization to answer
today's most difficult challenges

The right information can change lives. MissionInsite gives your team the information they need to make important, life-changing decisions.

Denominational Offices

Local Churches

Nonprofit Organizations

“We think we know who’s around us, but we really don’t until we begin looking at something like MissionInsite that has really effective tools to shed light on who our neighbor is. We’re to be in ministry with our neighbor, but who is our neighbor? MissionInsite tells us that.”

Maggie Corrigan

“It’s necessary to use data so that we avoid planning just from looking at history, gut reactions, emotions, or agendas brought to the team. We have to take a realistic look at what is in our community.”

Laura Engel

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#1 Church Management Software (ChMS) for Large Churches

Spend more time in ministry and less managing data

Imagine having a suite of tools designed for churches just like yours. Church tools that grow and expand with you, just as your church does. Church solutions that allow you to add in other features and apps to benefit the type of ministry you want to be. For those churches looking for solutions that can scale, customize, create dynamic personalization, and grow with their ministry, MinistryPlatform is the answer.

The Most Flexible ChMS on the Market

From Check-In to finding people on-the-go, MinistryPlatform can run your large church wherever you are. MinistryPlatform offers everything you need in a Church Management System (ChMS) in a single package.

MinistryPlatform is a complete system out of the box and includes a robust API and flexible schema so you can manage your people, events, groups, and donations in ways that work best for you.

Run Church from Anywhere

Sometimes you have to go where the people are to care for them. So why should your ministry tools tether you to a desk, or even a laptop? If you’ve got a browser and an internet connection, you can access our platform.

Know Your Congregation

When you have a clear picture of your people, you can take informed actions to serve and engage them. Track each person’s attendance, household, spiritual gifts, engagement, milestones, prayers, & more!

Spend More Time in Ministry

Look, there are some super important things that need to happen in your database, but not everybody has time to actually do them. Let our system do the heavy lifting for you, leaving more time for you to care for the people.

Let us show you how to stop managing data and get back to ministry! ​

Schedule your DEMO today!

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Need answers now? Call us! 1-800-736-7425

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For Church Leaders,
By Church Leaders

We understand the challenges that large churches face. Because we’ve been there! They’ve been our challenges, too. We provide tools and processes and workflows churches need to help people engage in ministry and grow as disciples.

People & Familes

Our heart is to help you serve and bless the people that God has brought to your church

Engagement Tracking

We want to see lives changed, growth happening, and people coming to know Jesus more intimately

Check-In Suite

An entire suite that helps you check-in the young, the old, the new, the seasoned, and everything in between

Donations & Payments

From scanning or manual entries, to exporting GL and bank reconciliations, we've got you covered

Real-Time Data Filtering

Slice and dice your data real time, right inside the platform, with immediately actionable results

Extendable Platform

Create custom tables and fields without impacting MinistryPlatform upgrades and customizations

"The ease and robustness that we have in MinistryPlatform to care for the people walking through our doors on the weekend is a big selling point for us. It's a system that's incredibly powerful yet super easy, that at the end of the day, helps us as a church to accomplish the mission. We have a system that works for us and not us having to work for a system. I would recommend MinistryPlatform all day every day to churches that don't have it."


Chris Hensley - Database Specialist

Integrations

Join Our ECOSYSTEM to Complete Your Church Package

We have a flexible, open data architecture and a robust API.

That means MinistryPlatform can easily be integrated with a variety of software and services to create real solutions to real challenges the church faces.

We want our churches to realize the full potential and value of the investment they have made with us by continually expanding the power that MP can bring as the center of the church software ecosystem.

We understand and designed the software for:

Children's Pastors

IT Directors

Finance Officers

Group Leaders

Senior Pastors

Communication Directors

Listed as an "Emerging Favorite" for large church ChMS' on Capterra - the largest software reviewer in the world

“Thank you for caring about the Church. And creatively creating tools to help us reach and care for people better.”

Lynn Davenport

“Ministry Platform has everything we need to do ministry right.”

Brandon H.

Schedule Your Demo Today!

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Thinking of canceling your subscription?

We’re sorry to hear that you’re considering canceling your subscription. Before you proceed, we’d love to remind you of the various learning opportunities available to you. Did you know that Realm offers free live and self-paced training courses through MinistrySmart? We want to ensure you have access to all the resources that can help you make the most of your subscription.

If you need more personalized training, we also offer one-on-one sessions with a Ministry Consultant. Whether you require basic or advanced training, for an individual or your entire staff, our consultants can use your data to provide tailored assistance and answer any questions you may have. For information about pricing, please call 800-736-7425, Option 2.

Still prefer to cancel? Here are a few options:

For cancellation of a few of your products please use this FORM. We will reach out if there are any problems or questions. It is important to note, that some products require an offboarding call to ensure you understand what to download and how to access your information if the product is not available above, please schedule an offboarding call. Canceling your subscription will deactivate your login at the end of your current billing cycle.

Cancellation FAQ’s

 If your invoice is dated the 25th, then your billing cycle runs the 25th – 24th each month.

The off-boarding call is to discuss your data and to make sure we understand your ministry needs. This also helps us understand what your decisions were and helps us build the best products for your ministry.

You may schedule the off-boarding call for any time. During that call, we help you determine a time to cancel that will allow you to transfer all of your data to your next solution. We understand that you want the best for your ministry and while our product may not work for you, we may be able to offer other options.

No, once your account is canceled you will no longer have access to the program.

We store your data in an encrypted location for 6 months before deleting.

No, Support would not have access to your data. You can have your services restored up to 6 months from your cancellation date by calling 800-736-7425.

Personalized Training

Onsite Training

At your request, an ACS Technologies Certified Trainer will train your staff using your computers. This personalized instruction is tailored to your specific training needs and moves at your speed. Pricing is based on your specific needs, location, and other variables.

1:1 Online Training

You can interact with an ACS Technologies Certified Trainer from your computer at a time that is convenient for you. The trainer will be able to see your screen, and share their screen with you as well. Trainers are available for all levels of training.

For more information regarding personalized training options, pricing and availability, complete the form to the right.

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Everyone can use a little encouragement,
and we’re certainly no different.

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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
– Proverbs 25:11

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”
– Proverbs 3:27

Hearts and Thumbs up

We want to hear a good word
from you! Please.

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We love working with your church to build the Kingdom. Your testimonial positive message will go a long way in encouraging us and reminding us to keep working hard for you every day. 

We’ll share the good things you say with our team and other churches. We want everyone to know how we’ve helped you personally and helped your church by being your trusted ministry partner. 

Please take a minute to share your encouragement by word and video below.

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Thank you for helping us know how we help you the most. It really will encourage us tremendously. And it will help other churches know how we can help them too. Sincerely, thank you very much!

And guess what?! After we receive your testimonial,
we will send you a small gift to say an extra special thank you!

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Don't know what to say?

Use these questions to help you get started:

  • How does our partnership help you achieve your ministry goals?
  • What would you tell a church that isn’t partnering with us?
  • What have your interactions with our team members been like? Tell us about someone who’s helped you!
  • What is one area of your ministry that our partnership has significantly impacted?
  • What is your favorite feature in your ACST product, and how has that feature helped you accomplish your ministry goals?
  • Why do you like being an ACST ministry partner?

Above all, we want to be good and faithful servants. To us, that means building the Kingdom with you by being your trusted partner in the daily life of your church. Thank you, again and again, for that privilege.

We believe in you!

Interested in other ways you can help? Click here

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Thank you for helping
churches like
yours achieve real
ministry success.

Interested in finding ways to share your ministry success with others?

Become a reference.

Your information will be added to our database. When a church in your area asks to speak to another church about their experience with your ACST solution, we’ll let you know and pass along your contact information.

Sign up to share your ministry story.

We’ll follow up with you for a quick chat about your ministry, including what you’re doing, how you’re achieving your mission, who you’re reaching, how ACS Technologies solutions are helping you each day, and more. Your story will give other churches ideas for real ministry success.

Leave a review.

We’ll send you a link to leave a review of an ACS Technologies solution. It only takes a few minutes, and your experience is important to other churches that want to ensure an ACS Technologies solution is right for them.

Complete the form below and select the areas that interest you.
Once you submit your information, someone from our team will be in touch with next steps.

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Background Check Screening for Churches

Safety Done Right in Volunteer and Employee Management

It’s never been more important to know exactly who is volunteering, serving, working, and caring for your church family. That’s why we have partnered with Verified First to provide your church with the most comprehensive background checks available. This service integrates seamlessly and makes it super simple to run thorough background checks on anyone in your church or whom you may be considering for your staff.

Packages & Pricing

As of January 1, 2023

Serving Volunteer

Best used for volunteers in greeting or hospitality roles
$ 11
50
Per person searched*
  • This is the most basic package and includes all of the below.
  • Nationwide Criminal Database search
  • Global Watch Lists, Homeland Security Lists, Sanctioned Lists
  • International and Interpol of 190+ countries
  • Nationwide Sex Offender Database search
  • Social Security Address Trace Report, including Death Index

Applicant Pay Serving Volunteers*

  • Give your volunteers the opportunity to cover the cost of their background check. The applicant will receive an email to complete the application and provide payment.
  • This package is the same cost and includes the same searches as the Serving Volunteers package.

Children and Youth Volunteer

Best used for volunteers assisting with children or youth ministries
$ 31 Per person searched*
  • Everything in the previous package:
  • Unlimited County Criminal Search for all filings over at least the last 7 years
  • Nationwide Sex Offender Registry Search

Leadership and Staff

Best used for staff or other church leaders.
$ 48 Per person searched*
  • Everything in the Child/Youth Volunteer package plus:
  • Education Verification
  • Employment Verification

All packages include:

We offer a special Child/Youth Volunteer package that meets the standards of Pennsylvania ACT 153. It includes our basic package, plus:

  • PA child abuse clearance check
  • PA statewide criminal search

The cost is $40 per person searched, plus any state access fees, if applicable. Please note, fingerprinting is not available with this package.

Additional Details

The difference between the National Sex Offender Registry and the Nationwide Sex Offender Database is the timing of the products. The Database contains static data and is not considered a system of record as it is not live. The states maintain the Registry, and our access to it is real-time.

The Registry will have states unavailable, and when that occurs, our team waits to finish the processing until that state is back up and has been searched. With the Database, if a state is down when the Database is updated, that state’s information is missing until the next time the Database is updated.

Extra Add-Ons:

To learn more or turn on add-on reports, please contact 

Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR)

$ 4
25
added to package*
  • Best used for anyone driving a church vehicle.

Credit Check

Best used for anyone handling money.
$ 6
35
added to package
  • Best used for anyone handling money.

Nationwide Sex Offender Registry Search

$ 3
15
added to package*
  • Best used for anyone working with children.

Vulnerable Abuse Registry

$ 12
03
added to package*
  • Statewide report that pulls abuse and neglect records from a centralized database for child, elderly, and/or other vulnerable groups.

Drug Testing

$39.78 - $104.98
  • added to package*

International Criminal Check

$ 16
00
added to package*
  • Reveals if a candidate has criminal records outside of the United States and Canada.

County Civil Records

$45.00 - $75.00
  • added to package*
  • Searches a specified county to identify non-criminal suits filed by individuals or corporations.

Personal Reference Verification

$ 10
08
added to package*
  • Provides insight to candidate’s character, reliability, strengths, and weaknesses.

International Education or Employment Verification

$ 29
25
added to package*
  • Verifies education, history, degree provided by applicant outside of the United States and Canada.
  • Verifies job title, tenure, salary, reasons for leaving, rehire eligibility, outside of the United States and Canada.

Canadian Searches

Canadian National Criminal Check (CPIC)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Search
$ 37 per person searched*
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police Search

Canadian Employment Verification

$ 41
50
per person searched*
  • Job Title
  • Tenure
  • Reasons for leaving
  • Rehire eligilibty

Canadian Education Verification

$ 41
50
per person searched*
  • Education history
  • Degree

Canadian Credit Report

$ 37 per person searched*
  • Bankruptcies
  • Collections
  • Other credit trade lines

Canadian MVR

$ 29 per person searched*
  • License class
  • Status
  • Violations
  • Accidents

*Search Access Fees – In addition to the cost of the background check, your reports may be subject to various third-party access fees, including county and state court access fees, DMV access fees, and employment/education verification fees. ACS Technologies does not mark up any of these fees; instead we include them on your invoice at cost. Pricing listed in US dollars.

Start protecting your church today.

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  1. Sign in using an administrative login.
  2. Click on Settings, then Additional Features.
  3. In the Background Checks section, click Learn More.
  4. Click Sign Up for Background Checks.
  5. Complete provided application form.
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To take advantage of the integration between ACS and Verified First, you will need to be on version 11.7.1.22 or later.

  1. Log in to ACS.
  2. Click “Grow Your Ministry” in the toolbar.
  3. Select “Background Checks,” and you’ll be taken to the Verified First signup page.
  4. Follow the prompts to start using background checks.
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To take advantage of the integration between PDS and Verified First, you will need to be on version 9.0G or later.

  1. In the Personnel section, click “Safe Environment.”
  2. Click “Request Background Check.”
  3. Click “Sign Up”, and you’ll be taken to the Verified First signup page.
  4. Follow the prompts to start using background checks.