Academy
Personalized Learning
for Church Ministries
MinistrySmart™ Academy is our online training solution to help you and your church master your software.
Academy is a free, online learning platform that offers self-paced eLearning courses, live and recorded webinars, boot camps, articles, and more to teach you and your ministry leaders key software skills and overall ministry best practices. Less time at the computer means more time with your church!
Learn together, serve together.
Online Courses
Master critical areas of ministry together.
MinistrySmart offers courses designed to confront siloed ministry and shepherd change. Empower your entire team with in-depth learning experiences and unlock the path to ministry success. Gain exposure to best practices, risk management, insightful strategies, methods, and mindsets.
Ministry Experts
Gain actionable insights from ministry pros.
There’s wisdom in many counselors. With MinistrySmart, you and your entire staff can gain new knowledge and skills from ministry experts at your convenience, 24/7.
Interactive Experiences
Gain the confidence to enter any new initiative.
MinistrySmart Academy offers live, interactive webinars, self-paced courses, hands-on activities, software simulations and more—all led by seasoned ministry professionals that will help you and your team break through any barrier. Dive into our product catalogs and explore our library of interactive courses and learning experiences. You’ll be more than ready for whatever comes next.
WHAT YOU NEED
Right When You Need It.
Product Training
Webinars
Ministry Impact Training
Boot Camps
Interactive Courses
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How do I access Academy?
Realm
All Realm administrators have access to MinistrySmart Academy right from their product. You can access it via the app switcher by clicking on “MinistrySmart”, or navigating directly to it from here! Realm users can log in and track their progress using their account’s transcript. Want even more? Have you considered upgrading to Staff Pass Pro?
MinistryPlatform
MinistryPlatform’s Academy page is open to the public. You don’t need an account to access the training, nor do you need to sign in or purchase anything. Access the large library of free training content through the bookmarked link in your MinistryPlatform software, or navigate to the catalog page directly from here.
Go Method
If you subscribe to Realm, you can access all Go training from your logged in account right in MinistrySmart Academy. If you just use Go and you’re looking for product training, access the public catalog page. It requires no login and is open to everyone!
MissionInsite
If you subscribe to Realm, you can access all MissionInsite training from your logged in account right in MinistrySmart Academy. If you just use MissionInsite and you’re looking for training, access the public catalog page. It requires no login and is open to everyone!
Growth Method
If you subscribe to Realm, you can access all Growth training from your logged in account right in MinistrySmart Academy. If you just use Growth and you’re looking for product training, access the public catalog page. It requires no login and is open to everyone!
Higher Ground
If you subscribe to Realm, you can access all Higher Ground training from your logged in account right in MinistrySmart Academy. You may also access the public catalog page. It requires no login and is open to everyone!
FAQs
Common Questions
If you are a Realm user, you will need an account to take training. The good news is that it’s the same as your Realm account! For those looking for MinistryPlatform, Go Method, Growth Method, MissionInsite, or other extender training, no account is required. No username, no password – just hop right in and get started for free.
A Boot Camp is an extended, live, interactive session led by an experienced trainer and a focused group of students. If a webinar is an hour-long lecture, think of a Boot Camp as a multi-hour, hands-on group practice lab with professional guidance.
There are monthly webinars that are always recorded and added to the library of available content. We also update with new, interactive, self-paced courses as they are developed. There’s no set time for when new content is added, but check back in to Academy periodically to browse what’s new!
The best method is to check back in to Academy periodically to browse what’s new. You may also find information on Community, in an email newsletter, in product, or in release notes.
MinistrySmart offers digital training via Academy, social learning through Community, personalized training with our product Trainers, and event-based learning through our yearly Conference. Overall, we offer a multitude of training options, both onsite or virtual. Please give us a call, and we'd be happy to explore the best options for you. 1-800-736-7425
