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Essentials

 

MinistryPlatform Essentials are just that—essential! It’s what you need to know to get started using the Platform, so get ready to meet the powerful tool that will let you do YOUR Church YOUR way!

Learning the MinistryPlatform Layout

Are you new to MinistryPlatform or just need a refresher? If so, join us on a quick journey through MinistryPlatform!

One Powerful Tool: The MinistryPlatform Masthead

MinistryPlatform is a powerful database that gives you a great deal of power to find what you need. One of the first tools you should get familiar with is the Masthead, which allows you to apply a global filter and more!

Change Your Password

It's time to change your password for MinistryPlatform! How do you do this? It's easy! Be sure to pick a good one. And one you'll remember ;).

Finding What You're Looking For

MinistryPlatform holds all our data, which means it's in one handy-dandy place when you need to use it. So Let’s learn to use MinistryPlatform to search for what you need!

Using the Contact Log

The Contact Log allows you to, well, log contacts with people (for example, visits made, calls placed, mail sent). This is helpful for follow-up, historical records, and information sharing among ministries. #smashingdatasilos

Sending Messages

Want to email or text someone? You need "Messages!" Check out this module to practice sending an email to a particular family.

Page Views: Answering Your Most-Asked Record Questions

What have you always wondered about what the data in your database can tell you? Would you like to know who was a first time visitor in the past seven days? Who got baptized in the last year? Or whose birthday is coming up? No worries! Page Views are the answer!

We're always looking to make your learning experience better! Please take some time to let us know what we're doing well and what we could do better.