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When you register for Ministry Connection, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with a link and password to access your individual account. You can also access Ministry Connection from nevilstrinity.com. The information included on this page will help you navigate your account.
MINISTRY CONNECTION HOME PAGE
The calendar on the Ministry Connection home page gives access (dates in red) to information on events of general interest. More events can be viewed after you login.


LOGIN TO YOUR ACCOUNT
To gain access to your account, enter your email address and password on the Ministry Connection home page, then click on the "Login" button.
CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD
We strongly recommend that you change your account password after logging in for the first time. You may change your password at anytime by clicking on the "Change Password" button located under the Ministry Connection title in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE
The Home Page lets you select the area you would like to open, as well as a Calendar of Events and important Announcements.
Edit My Profile Click here to update personal and family information, automatically updating your membership profile.
Manage My Giving You can make single or automated donations through this convenient and secure gateway. You can also print a statement of all giving within a date range.
Manage My Groups You can access lists, reminders, resources, etc. for groups that you lead or attend.
My Talents and Ministry You can see areas in which you are currently involved and indicate possible interest in areas of need. Documents are provided to
My Events and Calendar Click an event in the list or a red date in the calendar to see more information. Some events even allow you to register and pay for any fees.
Announcements and Links Click any item of interest to you. Click the Preferences button on the header panel to add any links of interest to you.
EDIT MY PROFILE
To update your profile, just enter information and click the Save/Update button.
Data in some fields may be dimmed, allowing you to view but not edit that information.
Field titles in bold are required. If you select the Save/Update button when one of these fields is empty, red text (* [Field] Required.) will display at the top of the screen with a red asterisk (*) immediately after the field as a reminder to complete the information.
Phone fields should have a complete number with area code. Dashes between segments are added automatically 912-839-2599. Do not type parentheses around the Area Code or a hyphen following the prefix.
Email The Home Email address is used to communicate with you about your account. If you change Home Email addresses, be sure to update this field.
Family Members Your account may have been defined to give you access to records for your family members. If so, you can click on a name in the list to open that person’s record.

Save/Update Click this button to update your profile.
Undo Changes Click this button to clear out unsaved entries.
Back Click this button to return to the prior screen.

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MANAGE MY GIVING
Links on this page open pages where you can define a recurring contribution, manage information on your account(s) or view your contribution history.
One-Time Donation The right side of this screen lets you make a one-time contribution. First you add or select the account out of which the contribution will be made.

Process Click this button to transmit your contribution entry to the bank.
Undo Changes Click this button to clear out unsaved entries.
Bank Account records can be added by clicking the "Add Account" button on the Manage My Giving page or add a new bank account on the Recurring Donation/Payment page. Credit Card records are defined on the latter page only. This information is necessary so that giving is transmitted correctly. NOTE: To protect your privacy, only the last four digits of any account number are stored.
Recurring Donations/Payments
This page lets you set up one or more automated donation schedules. You first define or verify the account(s) from which the donation will be made.

My Accounts
Click the link below the grid for the type of account to add.
To edit an item, click “Account Type” in the grid.
Then enter the information on your account, click “Save/Update” and then the “Back” button.

Automated Giving
Click the link below the grid to define a new automated contribution schedule. To edit a contribution schedule, click the Account in the grid.
1. This page is used only for defining Automated Contributions. Individual donations are entered on the Manage My Giving page. Click the Back button to return there.
2. You can define more than one Automated Contribution, each with the same or different Account, Frequency, Type and/or Fund and Amount entries.
3. Type: choose “Continuous” (no Ending Date is defined) or “Date Range” (Starting and Ending Dates are defined). At any time you can modify or stop the transactions.
Definitions
Fund Funds that have been defined to receive online contributions are listed. You can give to one or more funds.
Amount Enter the dollar amount to be given to a fund on each recurrence.
Total Verify this amount before proceeding.
Delete Automation This button is available when editing a previously saved schedule. It stops further contributions from being processed.
Donation/Payment History
This page opens when you click the view donation/payment history link on the initial Manage My Giving page. The page lists the totals given to each fund for the current year.
To see a listing of individual transactions for a fund, click on the fund name in the list.
To see items for a fund for another date range, edit the dates and click the “Look Up” button.
Items that processed successfully show a green check mark; a red X indicates a problem.
NOTE: This page will show all contributions made online as well as contributions recorded manually by the Office of Finance. Contributions not made online may not appear until two (2) weeks after receipt.
Select this button from the Donation History page to create an Microsoft Excel file of your contribution data.
Manage My Groups
You see a list of groups in which you have been enrolled. Click on the Group Description to see more information about a particular group.
My Small Groups
This screen lists information about the group, the leader, the host/location where the group meets, the schedule, and the individuals who are in the group.
If you are a member of the group, the information is for your benefit, but cannot be changed. If any Documents or Announcements have been uploaded for this group, you can view them.
If you have been defined as the leader of the group, you can update information on this screen:
1. Enter/edit data fields and/or Schedule information, then click Save/Update.
2. Mark individual attendance for the Date indicated in the Registered Individuals grid by marking the check box in front of the names of those who were present.
3. Add individuals to the list by clicking the “Add New Member” button.
4. Upload any documents you wish group members to be able to access.
5. Enter or edit any announcements you wish group members to be able to view.
My Talents and Ministry
You see a list of ministry areas in which you are involved and/or talents (skills) that have been indicated in your record. Below that, you see a list of ministry opportunities that you can explore and respond to, if desired.
NOTE: If a Talent/Ministry item appears in your list that is incorrect, when you logout of your record, click the e-mail address under To Contact Us on the login screen. Explain the error so that a staff member can update your profile, as desired.
Volunteers Needed
Click on any link for a ministry opportunity. The page that opens will have a description of this ministry, plus Contact Information for a person who can provide you with more information and to whom you can indicate your interest.
Open Form
If this icon and link displays, click it to open a window in which to provide information about yourself that will be useful in helping you find a productive place of service. When you click the Submit button, the information is transmitted to the person responsible for this ministry.
CHURCH CALENDAR

The calendar allows you to view information on church events, and register for them if that option is available.
Dates that are listed in red have events that are scheduled for them. To view the events for a day, click on the red number.
The day’s events display in a list. To view the details on a specific event, and to begin registration if that option exists, click on the name of the event.


Event Registration
If an event has been created with a registration option, the registration information will be displayed in the registration section at the bottom of the event detail page. Any fees that have been defined for the event will display as well. Any required fees are automatically selected by the system. To proceed with the registration, check the box next to any optional fees (if defined) that you wish to pay, then click on “Click here to register for this event”.
Calendar Views
By default the calendar displays in a small box on the Home page. To view a larger calendar, click on the Full Screen Calendar link directly above the calendar. You will now have a full screen view of the calendar, and it will also display each event for each day in the calendar. Click on the event to view the detail and register. You also now have the option to click on the List View button, which converts the display from a calendar view to a simple list view. You can return to the calendar view by clicking the Calendar View button.
Event Search
When displaying the Calendar in Full Screen mode, you have the option to search for specific events using the Search fields located at the top left of the page.
Register for a Ministry Connection Account
If you any questions or need help with your Ministry Connection account, please the church office or email media@nevilstrinity.org.