Partner Design Options

The Reseller is able to work with their clients and create the best design solution for a church's specific needs. Most church Content Management Systems (CMS) lock the design selection into a rigid table-based template. Because Ekklesia uses a flexible web-based architecture that separates the content (html & data) from the design of the church website, this allows Resellers to offer their church clients a unique non-template design that best expresses their church community.

How the Reseller Process Works

We have worked hard to make the process as simple as possible. These are the different options for Monk and the Reseller to work together:

1. Reseller creates Design (psd)

The Reseller works with the church client to create a website design. The design company completes a layered Photoshop (PSD) file (or other agreed upon file delivery) and provides it to Monk Development to rebuild and integrate the Ekklesia backend. Benefits: Ekklesia rebuilds files into web standards and handles all the backend integration (php, Ekklesia API, etc).

2. Reseller creates Website

The Reseller works with the church client to create a website design. The design company completes and builds out they entire website. Ekklesia integrate the Ekklesia backend. Benefits: Ekklesia handles all the backend integration.

3. Reseller integrates Ekklesia

The Reseller creates a custom design, builds the site and integrates Ekklesia's API into the design. The Ekklesia API (Application Programming Interface) allows simple and rapid deployment of Ekklesia Content to a client website. The API is a set of source code level commands that retrieves data and publishes it on the client's website. For example:

<? getContent ("sermon", "display:list", "howmany:5", "show:__titlelink__") ?>

This API would show a list of the last 5 sermon titles with links to their content page. Ekklesia will train our premier partners and provide a wiki environment with the instructions on how to integrate the API into client websites.

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