Path to Learning for Volunteers

Welcome to the Gate Access website! This document acquaints new volunteers with some of the basic functions and features of the Gate Access website. The references in this document can be found within the Knowledge Base library.

Table of Contents

• Logging In for the First Time
• How to Update Your Profile Picture
• My Ministry
• Adding an Experience

Log In/Log Out

This article shows you how to log in to Gate Access for the first time after you have received your registration email.

How to Update Your Profile Picture

These articles and this video will teach you how to update your profile and change your profile picture.

Overview of My Ministry Module

My Ministry is a Gate Access dashboard that helps you organize and track your prison ministry. This article contains comprehensive instructions on how to use all features of My Ministry.

NOTE: The subheadings below correspond to tabs in the My Ministry module, and include concise help articles on how to use each feature in your ministry.

• My Ministry Landing Page:

This article describes what you will see when you select My Ministry in Gate Access, and how you can get personal assistance by using the live chat feature.

• My Ministry Schedule Tab:

This article will teach you how to view, create, and change your shifts, time away, and meeting assignments.

• My Ministry Residents Tab:

In this article, you will learn how to manage the residents that you have been assigned to correspond and study with. You will also find out how to attach notes and correspondence to a resident.

    
    __**NOTE:**__  Most volunteers will not have access to this feature when they first login. It will only appear when the volunteer has been assigned to correspond with an inmate.

• My Ministry Activity Tab:

This article teaches you how to view and record your prison witnessing activity.

   
   __**NOTE:**__ In addition to reporting to your local congregation, reporting prison ministry activity in Gate Access is required for all prison ministry volunteers. 

How To Add An Experience This article and video will show you how to add an experience that you had in the prison ministry.