Client work. Theological education

Academy of Influence International

Bible college rebuilt from a template site into a full platform: prospectus, admissions, student portal and registry.

academy of influence · launching 2026

The brief

The college's old site had expired dates on every page, contradicted itself on how classes were taught, and made claims it couldn't support. The college needed a site it could stand behind, and the systems to run a year-long programme online.

Their letter, built in the TEKWROUGHT monument style

In figures

Counted from the codebase.
23
Public pages
16
Student portal pages
28
Staff pages
29
Database models
19
API endpoints
10
Programme modules

What we built

Public website

  • Prospectus, programme, fees, standards and founder pages, built from the college's own documents
  • Admissions with online applications
  • News, teachings and graduates
  • Every claim checked against evidence before publishing

Student portal

  • Timetable, the Thursday live class, recordings and notes
  • Coursework submission and randomised exams
  • Transcript, certificates and messages
  • Fees paid by card, one payment per fee

Staff registry

  • Applications, enrolments, attendance and results
  • Exams, coursework marking and published results
  • Broadcast email, messages, tasks and a calendar
  • Content management for teachings, gallery and testimonials
  • An AI assistant and exam drafting, reviewed by staff before use

Technology

LayerComponents
Front endNext.js 14 (App Router), React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, GSAP with ScrollTrigger, Lenis, Three.js
Back endNext.js route handlers and server actions, Prisma ORM
DataPostgreSQL, Vercel Blob for files
AuthJWT sessions (jose), bcrypt, enrolment-gated registration
PaymentsStripe Checkout per fee
AIAnthropic Claude for the staff assistant and exam drafting
HostingVercel

Outcome

67

Pages across the public site, the student portal and the staff registry

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