At Reliant we love to see our missionaries called into greater opportunities. On a regular basis our missionaries sense God is calling them from the U.S. to an international ministry. This page is intended to help you understand the steps along the way and the timeline needed.
Steps in the Transfer Process
The process for a current U.S. missionary with Reliant to transfer to an International role includes the following main stages:
Getting Started
When you wish to move internationally, it helps if you reach out to Reliant 6-12 months prior to your desired deployment. Answering the following questions will help us serve you and begin the transfer process.
- When do you plan to start MTD for your international role, and how much time do you plan to devote to MTD?
- When do you plan to transition away from current job responsibilities?
- Do you need to change your employment status while you raise additional support (you have the opportunity to change to Associate or a Part-Time status in order to accrue funds more quickly)? If so, when?
- When do you hope to attend MTI cross-cultural training?
- When do you hope to complete your fundraising? (Fundraising must be completed in order to be released to your new assignment.)
When do you hope to move to your international ministry location?
Milestones During MTD
The missionary registers for MTI when they reach 50% of their goal, with the aim of attending training when they have 80-95% of their goal. Official transfer happens in Reliant's databases. This reflects a transfer of responsibility from the previous U.S. assignment to the future International assignment and updates ministry information on Reliant.org profiles (if not already updated). Aim to attend the approved cross-cultural training with MTI around this time. Be aware, there will always need to be four weeks between the end of cross-cultural training and departure for the international assignment.At 50% - Plan Training Logistics
Between 50-80% - Get Oriented with Reliant's Financial Processes
Around 80% - Attend Cross-Cultural Training
At 98-100% - Request Release
- Request Release to Assignment
- Plane tickets may not be purchased prior to the missionary being Released to Assignment.
- Schedule Roundtable Call between Reliant and the Local Supervision
Finish all International Checklist requirements and submit remaining paperwork to international@reliant.org
Be aware, a minimum of 10 business days is required between Release to Assignment and departure for the international assignment.
Report to New Assignment!
- Send us your prayer letters
Differences between U.S. and International Employment with Reliant
As U.S. missionaries with Reliant consider transitioning to an International role, there are various aspects of employment with Reliant that are similar and others that are different from employment in a U.S. role. Insurance (when benefits eligible)US International Salary Market-based Needs-based Support Goal (and tool used) Bonuses Ministry Expense Bonus planned into support goal International Bonuses requested as applicable, instead of a monthly ministry expense bonus Taxes Reliant witholds state tax based on where you are residing and working. Reliant does not withhold state tax.
Questions?
Adrienne LansingEmail: adrienne.lansing@reliant.org Phone: 407-801-8397 Title: International Liaison Department: International |
6 Comments
Unknown User (ed.courtney@reliant.org)
Unknown User (kate.pendola@reliant.org) Do you want this in Missionary Policies or International? It read more like an International space page to me.
Unknown User (kate.pendola@reliant.org)
Yeah, good question Ed - user-1a794 and I thought through that and actually decided we wanted it in Missionary Policies (since the audience we're going for is current US missionaries). We thought it would be more likely to be seen by the people who are needing the info this way. I'm open to discussion on that though!
user-1a794
Ed and Kate, Yep, like Kate said, open to discussion. I think we could update the title. What we are experiencing is that there is rapidly increasing number of US folks who want to move to int'l. We learn late in their process becuase we don't have information available to them. An alternate approach would be a solomon page w title: "So you would like to change ministries" ... and then we have Transfer Ministry page, which links to : new supervisor, new location, new partnership, going int'l.
Unknown User (kate.pendola@reliant.org)
Unknown User (kate.pendola@reliant.org):
Table on this page should moved to a separate child page, linked in the Intl Orientation/Support Goal Development step/section.
Split out the transfer process stages, based on how Cori structured her page (Process for Transferring from a Reliant Role in the US to an International Placement)
user-a88de
Unknown User (ed.courtney@reliant.org) - could we change the Questions? to have my contact information on it since I will be the one handling this process going forward
Julie Thomas
Julie Thompson & Mike Easton - Kristina has been going through all the pages in the Missionary Policies section to update "missionary" language and do a quick review. She noticed that "Missionary Resources" is still in this section. (See below; I can't add an inline comment in a drop down.) What should we change it to? (cc: Kristina Lilly)