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Integrations

Protect My Ministry

Note: The Background Check integration requires setup by Support. See the steps below to ensure the appropriate details are provided to Support.

Managing Background Checks

To manage Background Checks, see Background Checks.

Cost

There is no charge from ACS Technologies for configuring the integration.

Fees from Protect My Ministry will be assessed as per each church's individual contract agreement.

Supported Packages

This is the complete list of supported packages.

Note: Custom packages may be added by Protect My Ministry on a customer-by-customer basis. Please make your request to Protect My Ministry to get your custom package name. Then, email Support with your custom package name to have the package added to your system.

We highly recommend the Protect My Ministry One County Auto with Smart Search package.

  • Auto 7-Year and Fed
  • Auto 7-Year and Fed MVR
  • Auto County 7 yrs with Smart Search
  • Basic
  • Basic with Credit
  • Basic with Drug
  • Basic with MVR
  • Credit
  • MVR
  • One County Auto
  • One County Auto with Smart Search - recommended
  • One County Auto SmartName and Credit
  • Plus with County
  • Plus with County and Credit
  • Plus with County and MVR
  • Plus with State
  • Plus with State and 10 Panel Drug
  • Plus with State and Credit
  • Plus with State and MVR
  • Two County Auto

See Also

If you have an existing integration and want to:
  • Add or change packages, reach out to Protect My Ministry and then Support.
  • Take advantage of the download/attach feature for future checks, reach out to Support. (Retroactive download/attach is also available upon request.)

Step 1: Integration Sign-Up

To use MinistryPlatform to submit Background Checks to Protect My Ministry, you must complete this step even if you already use Protect My Ministry.
  1. Fill out the Integration Sign Up Form. You will need to insert your MinistryPlatform domain into the link provided and give a username and password (that you come up with) for Protect My Ministry to use to create your new Protect My Ministry user account. The link will NOT be functional until the integration is complete.
  2. Choose the packages you want to be configured. The recommended list is below. Options are detailed on the Protect My Ministry site.

Step 1b: Adjudication (Optional)

Work with Protect My Ministry to set up adjudication:

  • Adjudication is church-specific criteria for automatically marking a Background Check clear.
  • Adjudication is global for the church and would apply to all Background Checks submitted.

  • If adjudication is configured with Protect My Ministry:

    • If the background check record is returned:
      • Clear: The Background Check record in the Platform will have All Clear set to Yes.
      • Need More Info / Not Clear: The Background Check record in the Platform will have All Clear set to Undefined to allow for human review and assessment.

  • Submit a ticket to compliance@protectmyministry.com requesting to have risk assessment added to your account and mention that you use MinistryPlatform terms accept/reject.

Step 2: Platform Preparation

You will receive an API username and password (this is different than the Protect My Ministry user account you created in the Sign-Up form). We have you create this record so that the username and password are kept secure. It will be deleted when our part is complete.
  1. Go to Administration > API Clients.
  2. Click Create New, and add a record for Protect My Ministry.
  3. Enter the username you received from PMM into the Client ID field.
  4. Enter the password into the Client Secret field.
    Note: Be sure to not leave any extra spaces or a return after entering the username/password because it will give an error on the portal page.

Step 3: Integration Setup

  1. Open a case with Support (or respond if a case is already open), and include the following:
    • A link to the API Client record.
    • A list of packages from the approved options below. (Please use exact package names.)
  2. Pause. You will not be able to continue until we set up your integration. This is done on our end, and you will be notified when it is completed.

Step 5: Test Submission

Create a test submission to ensure the integration is working as currently configured:
  1. Select a Contact. (For testing purposes, it is best to use a real person, such as yourself.)
  2. Launch the Background Check tool.
  3. Create a Background Check.
  4. Click Fill Out Form to view the form.
  5. Complete and submit the form.
  6. You should receive an acknowledgment on the form page that you have submitted it successfully.
If any steps fail, contact support.
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Last updated: May 9, 2024