Disciplr

What Disciplr does

Disciplr was a Colorado Springs-based, private SaaS company operating as a subsidiary of the nonprofit Christian publisher David C Cook. It ran a cloud-based web application that aggregated children's ministry curriculum from approximately nine publishers—David C Cook (Bible-in-Life, Tru, HeartShaper, Wonder Ink, Rio), Gospel Light, Randall House (D6 2GEN), Integrity Music, Kidamazoo Studios, Standard Publishing, the National Center for Biblical Parenting, and J12 Ministries—under a single annual subscription, with positioning of 40%+ cost savings versus purchasing curriculum individually. The platform allowed church administrators to set up classroom spaces, customize lessons, schedule recurring service-day formats, and grant teachers direct login access to materials, including printables for non-digital volunteers; an Activity Central module added a community-curated library of church-contributed activities approved by a ministry directors committee.

The business model was a tiered annual subscription with a self-serve signup for SMB churches, an inside-sales motion handled by ministry consultants for multisite and denominational deployments, and a discounted or no-cost church plant program for new churches under three years old. Marketing was conducted through SEO-targeted blog content, organic social (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest), an email newsletter, YouTube tutorials, a church-to-church referral program with Amazon gift card incentives, and a 14-day free trial. Customization and scheduling differentiation, rather than AI or automation, were the core technical claims.

Disciplr announced in 2025 that the platform would be shut down on August 15, 2025, citing an inability to keep its technology stack current with vendor updates (notably Microsoft's roadmap). Subscribers were migrated to David C Cook's Wonder Ink product at a 50% discount, with prorated refunds offered for certain renewal windows and instructions to download remaining resources before subscription end dates. The Disciplr entity is effectively dissolved, with customer relationships and curriculum aggregation responsibilities transferring to David C Cook's in-house products.

Name

Disciplr

Legal name

Disciplr, LLC

Website

https://disciplr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Disciplr was a Colorado Springs-based SaaS subsidiary of nonprofit publisher David C Cook that aggregated children's ministry curriculum from nine publishers into a single annual subscription for US churches, operating until its August 2025 shutdown.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Ministry Curriculum Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAHAC

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

SECONDARYMPACALAL

Learning Content Bundling & Subscription Passes (All-Access Libraries)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Online Learning Content Platforms (Creator-Led Courses)

SECONDARYBPAMAJAL

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Media Streaming, Publishing & Content Platforms

Keywords

• Digital curriculum platform
• Children's ministry resources
• Sunday school curriculum
• Church education software
• Bible curriculum subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Annual Subscription (Unlimited Plan): Netflix-like unlimited access subscription model offering access to all curriculum from multiple publishers for a single annual price. Churches save 40% or more compared to purchasing curriculum individually.
2. Tiered Subscription: Subscription tiers including 3-space/1-admin level for standard churches. Church plants under 3 years old receive special discounted or free access upon application approval.
3. Referral Revenue: Amazon gift cards provided to churches that successfully refer other churches to purchase Disciplr subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Disciplr is a cloud-based digital curriculum subscription platform that aggregates children's ministry and Sunday school curriculum from multiple Christian publishers (including David C Cook, Gospel Light, Tru, HeartShaper, D6, and others) into a single annual subscription. The platform provides churches with unlimited access to customizable lessons, space-based classroom organization, teacher login access, and scheduling tools, claiming to save churches 40% or more compared to purchasing individual curriculum subscriptions. The service operated until its shutdown on August 15, 2025.

Product overview

Disciplr is a cloud-based digital curriculum subscription platform for children's ministry that offers unlimited access to curriculum from multiple publishers (David C Cook, Gospel Light, Randall House/D6, and others) through a single annual subscription. The core Disciplr platform includes customizable lesson scheduling, teacher access management, and space-based organization. The main curriculum offerings include Bible-in-Life, Tru, Gospel Light, HeartShaper, D6 2GEN, Wonder Ink, Rio, Discipleship Jr., The 13 Very Series, J12, and VBS programs (Go Big! and The Big God Story). Additional offerings include TruWorship albums, TruIdentity for middle school, Spiritual Parenting resources, and Activity Central—a community hub for church-produced activities. The platform is designed to function like a Netflix-style subscription for Sunday school curriculum, with content accessible via web browser and customizable for various church formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disciplr Digital Curriculum Platform A cloud-based digital curriculum subscription platform that provides churches with unlimited access to children's ministry curriculum from multiple publishers (David C Cook, Gospel Light, D6, and others) through a single annual subscription. Features include customizable lesson scheduling, teacher access management, and space-based organization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40%+ cost savings compared to individual curriculum purchases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• David C CookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and primary content provider. David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher providing Bible-in-Life, HeartShaper, and other curriculum lines. Disciplr serves as the digital distribution platform for David C Cook curriculum. David C Cook is a nonprofit organization.
• Gospel Light PublisherscoreTechnology or IntegrationContent partnership for curriculum distribution. Gospel Light curriculum guides children to deeper understanding of Jesus through mentoring relationships with teachers and parents.
• TruMinistry (Tru)coreTechnology or IntegrationContent partnership for Tru curriculum - a spiritually forming, parent-empowering curriculum for children 3 years old through Junior High. Tru is almost 15 years old as of 2025.
• Randall House (D6)coreTechnology or IntegrationContent partnership for D6 2GEN curriculum - a unified curriculum with a 6-year scope covering the entire Bible story.
• Wonder InkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTransition partner for Disciplr users upon shutdown. Special 50% discount offered to Disciplr subscribers for Wonder Ink annual subscription through August 31, 2025. Wonder Ink follows the church calendar and includes monthly series releases.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• 9Marks: Church discipleship and education resources publisher serving church leaders and members. Adjacent to Disciplr in the Christian education/discipleship category, though content-led rather than platform-led.
• RightNow Ministries: Bible-study and small-group curriculum publisher (see also David Jeremiah broadcasts) with both streaming and print study materials. Comparable as a curriculum publisher targeting the same church-and-Sunday-school audience as Disciplr.

Direct peers

• LifeWay Christian Resources: Major Southern Baptist-affiliated publisher offering digital and print Sunday school curriculum (LifeWay Sunday School, Bible Studies for Life). Competes for the same church curriculum budget across denominational lines, including with VBS programs.
• Wonder Ink: David C Cook's monthly-themed children's curriculum following the church calendar, explicitly positioned as the migration destination for Disciplr subscribers at a 50% discount. Operates in the same Sunday school curriculum segment for the same parent publisher.
• Group Publishing: Long-standing children's ministry and VBS curriculum publisher offering both digital and physical curriculum kits. Directly comparable to Disciplr's VBS lines (Go Big!, The Big God Story) and broader children's ministry catalog.
• Orange (rethink Group): Provides family- and children-ministry curriculum including the Think Orange and 252 Kids lines used broadly across U.S. churches. Comparable to Disciplr as a multi-denominational children's curriculum publisher targeting the same volunteer-led ministry buyers.
• RightNow Media: Subscription streaming service for churches offering a large library of video Bible study and ministry content on a Netflix-style all-access model. Directly mirrors Disciplr's per-church subscription delivery mechanism and church-customer segment, albeit for video rather than curriculum PDFs.

Others

• David C Cook: Parent nonprofit organization and primary content supplier for Disciplr; now offering direct digital curriculum downloads via shop.davidccook.org as the post-shutdown channel. Functions as both supplier and de facto successor via Wonder Ink.

Broad incumbents

• Faithlife (Logos Bible Software): Subscription-based Bible study and ministry software platform with a broad feature set beyond curriculum. Comparable as an annual-subscription ministry SaaS serving the same church-buyer cohort, though broader in scope than Disciplr.
• Subsplash: Church engagement and content distribution platform with apps, giving, and media delivery; powers curriculum and content access for many U.S. churches. Comparable as a multi-tool platform serving children's ministry and broader church communication needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/disciplrapp
• Facebookfacebook.com/disciplr
• Instagraminstagram.com/disciplr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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