| Policy Name: | Basis of Employment with Reliant |
|---|---|
| Scope: | Field Staff and Associates |
| Revision Date: | February 16, 2023 |
| Last Review Date: | March 9, 2023 |
Reliant partners with missional churches and Gospel-centered ministries to mobilize support-based workers for the Great Commission.
The basis of a staff member's religious employment and mobilization with Reliant starts in partnership with a missional church or Gospel-centered ministry. That partner organization has reviewed Reliant's Statement of Faith and affirmed the Reliant Memo of Understanding.
Employment with Reliant requires active oversight by the partner organization and an active role description (job description).
Partner organizations provide Reliant and its staff with the ongoing supervisory structure that guides the staff's daily ministry. As well, the partner organization has provided clarity for the staff's intended role and participated in the assessment and hiring process for the prospective staff member.
The roles of Reliant-employed staff are for the primary purpose of ministering the gospel and furthering the Great Commission and Reliant's spiritual and pastoral mission. Therefore, the primary emphases of these staff roles are religious and ministerial in nature to support preaching the gospel, evangelism, teaching, and discipling followers of Christ.
Staff roles are funded by the support-raising efforts of the staff member.
Reliant-employed staff members accept the privilege and responsibility to trust God to provide the necessary funding for their ministries. Gathering donations for Reliant is the staff's first ministry. Reliant calls this process Ministry Team Development (MTD). Staff should understand that payment of things like salaries, benefits, and other expenses entirely depends on funds being made available to Reliant through their fund-raising efforts.
Facts of Reliant employment
Employment with Reliant is "at will." The Field Manual is not a contract of employment and is not intended to create contractual obligations of any kind. Employment will be on an "at-will" basis unless a specific, written employment contract provides otherwise. Either Reliant or the employee may terminate employment at any time, with or without notice or cause, and for any or no reason. In order to retain necessary flexibility in the administration of policies and procedures, Reliant reserves the right to change, revise or eliminate any of the policies and/or benefits described in this Field Manual at its sole discretion and at any time.
Reliant provides a Equal Employment for its staff.
- Staff members are employed by Reliant and not the partner organization.
- Staff members will receive W-2 tax forms as full employees of Reliant and not 1099s (which are only used for independent contractors).
As ministers of the gospel, staff roles are religious and ministerial in nature to support preaching the gospel, evangelism, teaching, and discipling followers of Christ.
Guiding documents of Reliant employment
The following are documents that guide your employment with Reliant:
Your job description should be evaluated and updated with Reliant annually.
