MinistrySafe

What MinistrySafe does

MinistrySafe is a Fort Worth, Texas-based SaaS platform that delivers a comprehensive 5-Part Child Safety System to churches, camps, schools, youth sports organizations, daycare/preschools, foster/adoption programs, and seminaries for the purpose of reducing the risk of child sexual abuse. The platform's core components are Sexual Abuse Awareness Training, Skillful Screening, Background Checks (delivered as an FCRA-governed consumer reporting agency with access to 650M+ criminal records, sex offender registry, and national watchlists), Tailored Policies & Procedures, and Monitoring & Oversight administered through an online Control Panel. The platform is built on a subscription-plus-usage revenue model: a $400/year MinistrySafe Membership unlocks Control Panel administration, compliance tracking, and document storage, while per-person training fees range from $5 (parent/peer modules) to $250 (MinistrySafe Institute seminary-level course), with specialty modules such as CamperProtect ($20), Agent/Underwriter training ($100), and Skillful Screening ($50).

The company is privately held and bootstrapped, founded in 1991 by sexual abuse litigation attorneys Gregory Love (CEO) and Kimberlee Norris (CLO), whose combined 60+ years of domain experience and victim-side litigation practice form the intellectual foundation of the training content. GTM motion is hybrid: a self-serve PLG surface for individual and SMB purchases sits alongside an enterprise field-sales motion targeting denominational anchors (Baptist General Convention of Texas, North American Mission Board, Church of the Nazarene, Catholic Diocese of Dallas), seminary partnerships (Dallas Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), and a national webinar series. Distribution is augmented by a two-way integration with Planning Center church management software and a 2026 co-marketing partnership with Tithely. The platform is reported to be in use at more than 25,000 child-serving organizations, with over 3 million ministry staff and volunteers trained since 2005 across the MinistrySafe and subsidiary MinistrySafe Institute brands, and the previously acquired Abuse Prevention Systems brand retained as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Name

MinistrySafe

Legal name

MinistrySafe

Website

https://ministrysafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MinistrySafe is a Fort Worth-based SaaS platform that delivers a 5-Part Child Safety System (training, screening, background checks, policies, monitoring) to over 25,000 churches, camps, schools, and child-serving organizations to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Safety and Compliance Training Software

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crisis Response & Threat Assessment (Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention) (EDAJAIAH)

Keywords

• Child safety training
• Sexual abuse prevention
• Background check services
• Ministry compliance software
• Volunteer screening systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Subscription: Organizations pay $400/year for a MinistrySafe Membership that provides access to the Control Panel, ability to assign trainings, monitor compliance, access sample policies and screening forms, and manage background checks for staff and volunteers.
2. Per-Person Training Sales: Individual training courses sold at $8-$250 per person depending on course type. Includes Sexual Abuse Awareness Training ($15 single user), Skillful Screening Training ($50-100), CamperProtect Training ($20), MinistrySafe Institute Training ($250), and various specialized trainings.
3. Additional Services: Optional add-ons including background checks (priced per search level), Reference+ service, and group pricing for organizations with 20+ trainees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MinistrySafe provides an integrated Child Safety System for churches and child-serving organizations, delivered through a cloud-based SaaS Control Panel. The core product is the 5-Part Safety System (Awareness Training, Skillful Screening, Background Checks, Tailored Policies & Procedures, Monitoring & Oversight) bundled with an annual organizational membership and per-person training purchases. Specialized modules address camps, schools, youth sports, daycare, insurance professionals, and seminaries.

Product overview

MinistrySafe is a child safety platform providing a comprehensive 5-Part Child Safety System designed to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse in churches and child-serving organizations. The core offering consists of five integrated components: Sexual Abuse Awareness Training, Skillful Screening, Background Checks, Tailored Policies & Procedures, and Monitoring & Oversight delivered through an online Control Panel. The platform operates on a membership subscription model ($400/year) providing access to the Control Panel and all system elements, with individual trainings available at $15/person. Specialized training modules include CamperProtect ($20), MinistrySafe Institute seminary-level training ($250), Agent/Underwriter Training ($100), Parent/Guardian Training ($5), Peer-to-Peer Sexual Abuse Training ($5), and Sexual Harassment Training ($10). The platform also offers Legal Services and integrates with Planning Center for church management workflow optimization. The system is utilized by over 25,000 child-serving organizations nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MinistrySafe Institute: Seminary-level training equipping ministry leaders and risk managers.
• CamperProtect

Products and services

• 5-Part Child Safety System
• Sexual Abuse Awareness Training
• Skillful Screening
• Background Checks
• Tailored Policies & Procedures
• Monitoring & Oversight
• Legal Services
• MinistrySafe Institute
• Agent/Underwriter Training
• CamperProtect Training
• MinistrySafe Membership
• Parent/Guardian Training
• Peer-to-Peer Sexual Abuse Training
• Sexual Harassment Training
• Online Self-Assessments
• Reference+

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 25,000 child-serving organizations utilize the MinistrySafe 5-Part Safety System
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• TithelycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026MinistrySafe partnered with Tithely (church management software provider) to expand the reach of its national webinar series. Tithely's co-founder Dean Sweetman stated the partnership supports church leaders in prioritizing child protection. The partnership provides co-marketing for the Journey to a Safer Ministry webinar series.
• Planning CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationEnhanced two-way integration with Planning Center (church management software) allowing churches to easily assign and track MinistrySafe trainings, seamlessly order and review background checks, and directly add Planning Center users. Everything needed for child safety is accessible in one place.
• Christian Camp and Conference Association (CCCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership where MinistrySafe serves as the backbone of CCCA's CamperProtect initiative, equipping member camps with best practices and protocols to reduce the risk of sexual abuse at camp. Kimberlee Norris is acknowledged as a national expert in sexual abuse prevention at camp.
• Dallas Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create the first seminary-level course limited to child sexual abuse risk and prevention in ministry contexts. Gregory Love serves as Visiting Faculty teaching Preventing Sexual Abuse in Ministry Contexts.
• Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerBGCT unanimously adopted a proposal to partner with MinistrySafe to address child sexual abuse in local churches. The convention will use the safety system itself and encourages member churches to join.
• Southern Baptist Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeminary partnership where MinistrySafe strongly facilitated the effort to train students to stand against abuse. The seminary committed extraordinary resources to address sexual abuse impact on individuals and families.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerNAMB began relationship with MinistrySafe through training of HR staff in applicant screening across the continent. Partnership supports denomination-wide child protection efforts.
• Church of the NazarenemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGregory Love described as a trusted team member who has gone above and beyond to help the denomination provide safest environments for children. MinistrySafe provides training and tools at local, district, and international levels.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tithely: Tithely is a church management and giving software platform that co-markets with MinistrySafe on the Journey to a Safer Ministry webinar series. It is a complementary ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, and represents the broader church-tech SaaS category in which MinistrySafe could be embedded or distributed.
• Brotherhood Mutual Insurance: Brotherhood Mutual is a leading property/casualty insurer for churches and faith-based organizations, and often partners with or endorses abuse-prevention vendors. It is comparable as a complementary rather than competing service — MinistrySafe's safety system helps insureds qualify for favorable insurance terms.
• GuideOne Insurance: GuideOne is another large faith-based property/casualty insurer whose policyholder base overlaps MinistrySafe's customer segments. It represents the insurance ecosystem that indirectly drives demand for MinistrySafe's documented prevention protocols.

Direct peers

• Praesidium: Praesidium is a direct competitor offering abuse prevention consulting, training, and risk management services for youth-serving organizations. Like MinistrySafe, it sells a multi-component safety framework targeting camps, schools, and care facilities, and competes head-to-head for the same institutional customers.
• Protect My Ministry: Protect My Ministry provides background screening and safety resources specifically for churches and faith-based organizations — a near-identical ICP to MinistrySafe's core customer base. It is a direct competitor in the background-check and ministry-safety category.
• SafeChurch (Reducing the Risk): SafeChurch / Reducing the Risk provides child sexual abuse prevention training and consulting for faith-based organizations, including screening tools and policy templates. It is among the closest faith-specific competitors to MinistrySafe's 5-Part Safety System.

Broad incumbents

• Vector Solutions: Vector Solutions is a large incumbent in online training, compliance, and workforce management for K-12 schools, healthcare, and public safety. It overlaps with MinistrySafe's school and youth-organization training modules as part of a much broader SaaS catalog, posing a bundling threat at the district level.
• Sterling Check: Sterling is a large background-check and identity-services provider serving employers across many verticals. It competes with MinistrySafe's background-check product line as a generalist incumbent that ministries could use in place of a domain-specialized provider.
• Checkr: Checkr is a tech-forward background-check platform serving gig-economy and enterprise employers. While primarily targeting commercial employers, its API-driven screening model is a long-term competitive alternative for ministries seeking modern, lower-cost background checks outside MinistrySafe's FCRA-governed offering.

Emerging players

• KidCheck: KidCheck offers child check-in, security, and screening solutions for children's ministries at churches and child-serving organizations. It overlaps with MinistrySafe's screening and monitoring functions in the children's-ministry segment but is less comprehensive on abuse-awareness training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ministrysafe
• Facebookfacebook.com/MinistrySafe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministrysafe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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