Core Docs - Core Concepts - Configure Protect My Ministry

Rock Version: v20.0
Last Modified: 2026-04-06 3:59 PM

Another option for background checks is Protect My Ministry. Below are the steps for setting up and configuring this provider in Rock.

Step 1: Sign-up

The first step in the process is to sign up for the Protect My Ministry service. To do this, start at the Protect My Ministry page in Rock under:

Admin Tools > Settings > Protect My Ministry.

Should you choose to register for a new account, click the Register For An Account button. You'll be taken to the Protect My Ministry website to complete the registration.

After completing the registration, come back to the Rock Protect My Ministry page and enter in the username and password you created. You'll then be taken to the Protect My Ministry Detail Page.

Step 2: Configuration

Once you've entered your account information in Rock, you’ll see the details of your account on the Protect My Ministry page.

The Result Webhook setting will be populated automatically using your Rock Public Application Root Global Variable. However, this can be changed here if needed by clicking the Edit button. This address must be secured using SSL/TLS (must start with https://).
Know that you can't simply change the http:// to https:// here, though, without having a valid SSL/TLS certificate installed and your web server configured properly. Google is your friend if you need help obtaining and installing a certificate.

You'll now want to configure the packages that are tied to your account. The most popular packages have already been made available to you through the integration. Each package has a brief description that outlines its specific merits.

There are several configuration settings for each package. Let's look at each setting and what it means.

While you can add new packages using the settings above, the packages provided should meet all your needs. You may need to edit some of the configurations to meet the recommendations for your state. This decision centers around whether you should be doing a state or county search.

Viewing Protect My Ministry Requests

From the Protect My Ministry page you can also view requests that have been processed. This list allows you to see what's being processed from a high-level perspective. However, it's much easier to see the results of a specific background check request from the Workflow and Person Profile pages. We'll talk about that next.