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This page outlines the LEARN content offered to a field worker with the US program team. Email us@reliant.org with questions or if you'd like more information on a course or specific content.


This visual represents the training content flow. The assigned LEARN training modules should be completed before you attend the live training event (virtually or in-person) Once you attend the live training, you will begin to work through the post-live training modules. 

Intro to Training and LEARN (Length: 30-40 min)


Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...
Intro to Training and LEARN4 min
  • What training entails
  • How LEARN works
Who is Reliant19 min
  • Reliant's History
  • Things to know about Reliant as an Organization

Introduction to HR

2 min
Upcoming Required Ed5 min
  • Introduction to Future Required Education courses
Introduction to Pre-Live Training5 min
  • Introduce you to the Teaching team
  • What to expect the online training to be like
Biblical Foundations for Support Raising (Length: 5-10 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Intro to Module 1: Importance of Laying a Foundation

3 min
  • Introduction to Module 1 Speakers
Essential Truths (Length: 50-60 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...
God's Nature19 min
  • Who God is
  • How God interacts with us
  • God who called us is generous and will provide all that we need
God's Creation15 min
  • God is the source and provider, and deepening trust in Him for future needs
  • The importance of stewardship.
  • What it means to live in God's creation as stewards and trust God as the provider
God's Supply13 min
  • God as the ultimate supplier
  • What it means for God to be a generous Father
  • The need to ask in faith that He will provide
Biblical Narrative of Support Raising (Length: 60-70 min)
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Establishment of the Priesthood

16 min
  • How God provided for those in ministry
  • The establishment of the priesthood in the Old Testament
  • Key ScriptureMelchizedek: Genesis 14:17-20; Levites: Deuteronomy 14:27; Numbers 3:11-12; Numbers 18:6-7; Numbers 18:20-24
Rebuilding Jerusalem13 min
  • How God provided for the people of Israel
  • Nehemiah's advice on how to directly ask in faith
  • Key Scripture: Ezra 1:2-6; Nehemiah 2:1-8
Jesus and the Disciples13 min
  • How Jesus was provided for and who gave to him
  • How His disciples were called and provided for
  • Key Scripture
    • Jesus Provided For: Luke 8:1-3
    • Call of Disciples (leaving their jobs): Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:5-11; Matthew 9:9
    • Disciples Going Out Trusting God Will Provide: Luke 10:1-8
Paul and the Early Church18 min
  • The story of the Apostle Paul and his letter to the Corinthian church
  • Key Scripture:
    • Bridge from OT Priesthood to NT Church: 1 Corinthians 9:1-14
    • Paul's Support Letter to the Corinthian Church: 2 Corinthians 8-9, 1 Cor 16:1-4
    • The Beauty of Partnership: Philippians 4:10-19; 3 John 5-8
Biblical Application (Length: 50-60 min)
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A Kingdom Economic

12 min
  • What Matthew 6 says about "God's economy"
  • The dangers of "mammon" (money and possessions)
  • Key Scripture: Matthew 6; Philippians 4: 4-19
Biblical Partnership14 min
  • What Paul's letter to the Phillipian church says about "partnership"
  • What "koinonia" (together) means in relation to the fulfillment of God's mission
  • Key Scripture: Phillippians 1-4
Response Through Giving 9 min
  • How giving reflects the very heart of God
  • How MTD is an opportunity for you to be blessed by giving
  • Key Scripture:
    • God as an Abundance Giver: Luke 15:11-26; James 1:17
    • Made in God's Image: Genesis 1:26-27
    • Blessing in Giving: 2 Corinthians 9:10-11; Philippians 4:17; Acts 20:33-35
    • Cheerful Giving: 2 Corinthian 9:7
Response Through Receiving13 min
  • The importance of faithful receiving
  • How to be counter-cultural to live out the calling God has given you
  • Key Scripture: John 13: 1-16
Intro and Overview of MTD (Length: 25-35 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

What is MTD

11 min
  • Know the "what" and the "why" behind each letter in MTD
  • Understand the difference between MTD and support raising
Relational vs. Transactional4 min
  • Why MTD is relational, not transactional
  • How this creates a beautiful gospel-centered team oriented towards the great commission
Practical Truths of MTD11 min
  • Review and summary of Module 1
  • Very practical truths about MTD in contrast to lies that will be very tempting to believe during the process
Introduction to Module 2 (Length: 50-60 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Introduction to Module 2

3 min
  • Introduction to Module 2 speakers
Introduction to the Rhythm and Flow of MTD 10 min
  • Key practical elements to the support-raising process
PDF- Sample Presentation30-40 min
  • A video of a field staff doing their MTD Presentation
The Presentation (Length: 3-4 hours)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Why a Presentation

11 min
  • The importance of doing a clear, concise, relational presentation.
  • Why preparing and presenting something semi-formal is a helpful vehicle for partnership.
  • How all of these things serve both you and your potential partner
Flow of the MTD Presentation6 min
  • That your presentation has a flow, and why it is important
  • The three main parts of that flow
Telling Your Story 4 min
  • Why you share your story
  • How long your story should be
  • How to tell your story
PDF Writing Your Story45-60 min
The Need4 min
  • Why we need the Need
  • Connecting with the idea of capturing the head and the heart
  • Ways to accomplish sharing the Need
The Need Your Presentation10 min
  • Slide-by-slide walkthrough of the Need
PDF Building Your Presentation Slides: The Need45-60 min
The Answer to the Need2 min
  • Why we need the Answer to the Need shared
  • Ideas about how to connect the listener to this potential ministry
  • Building blocks for structuring and writing this portion of the presentation
The Answer to the Need - Your Presentation9 min
  • Slide-by-slide walkthrough of the Answer to the Need
Building your Slides - The Answer to the Need45-60 min
Transition to Partnership3 min
  • Why we invite questions, refocus on motivation, and share ways to partner
  • Capturing the specific flow of this part of the presentation and how it fits in the overall flow
How to Transition to Partnership8 min
  • How to construct and share the "What Motivates..." and the "Ways to Partner " slides."
Invitations to Partnership (Length: 50-60 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Invitation to Financial Partnership

7 min
  • How to do the financial ask

Getting Connected with Others

8 min
  • How to make the connection ask

Prayer Partners

2 min
  • How to do the prayer ask

Closing and Post-Appointment Activity

6 min
  • How to wrap up the appointment

Handling Questions and Objections

8 min
  • Examples of common objections to your presentation, your ask, or your ministry altogether
  • How to respond to common responses

How to Give: Setting Up a New Gift

9 min

Other Ways to Give

7 minSee above
Building your Contact List (Length: 70-80 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Who do you know?

5 min

Process of Namestorming

3 min
  • The framework for name gathering
  • Name Gathering exercise
  • The categories to think through

PDF - Namestorming Exercise

45-60 min
Prioritizing Names7 min
  • Tips on organizing and planning around your list of names
Database Management (Length: 70-100 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Why a Database

6 min
  • The benefits of good organization in MTD

PDF - Setting up your Database

60-90 min
Check-in: Is the Database Created?1 min
MTD Skills & Rhythms (Length: 55-65 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Intro to MTD Skills and Rhythms

1 min

Appointments

4 min
  • Different types of appointments

Preparing for the First Contact

5 min

Contacting Potential Ministry Partners

12 min
  • The importance of the initial phone call
  • Ways to succinctly communicate

Call Back for a Decision

3 min
  • What to say on the phone
  • The rhythm of the call

Goal Setting

9 min

Planning Your Week

12 min
  • How to shape your time and effort

Coaching

3 min
Thank Yous4 min
  • The importance of sending a thank you follow up
Employment Policies & Tech Tools (Length: 45-50 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Overview of Employment Policies

10 min
  • How to communicate with Reliant
  • Expectations of conduct
  • Employment decisions that you will need to make

Reporting Systems

5 min
  • Reliant's systems for reporting  conflict or abuse

Reliant Non-Profit Status

10 min

Intro to Toolbox

3 minToolbox

Navigating Solomon

2 minHow to Use Solomon

Customizing your Reliant Giving Page

3 minEditing Your Reliant.org Missionary Profile Photo and Descriptions

PDF - Links and Resources

1 min
Reliant Username & Email (Length: 3 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Reliant Username & Email

3 minReliant Email and Username
Employment Paperwork (2 Minutes)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Employment Paperwork

2 min
Benefits at Reliant (Length: 35 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Benefits at Reliant

30-40 minSolomon Sayshttps://solomon.reliant.org/display/fieldbenefits
Additional Tools and MTD Strategies (Length: 5 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Intro to Post-Live Training

4 min
Other MTD Strategies (Length: 20-25 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Distance Strategy

6 min
  • When to travel to do MTD and when to use video calls

Group Presentations

6 min
  • Tips on how to present to a group

Alternative Strategies

4 min
PDF - Links & Resources1 min
Cultivating Your Ministry Team (Length: 10-15 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Cultivating Your Ministry Team

4 min
  • How to connect regularly with your team

End-of-Year Giving

5 min
PDF - Links & Resources1 min
Payroll Introduction (Length: 20-25 min)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

PDF - Payroll Introduction

1 min

Paychecks and Advances

3 min

Pay Day

Payroll Advances

Taxes

6 minTax Info & Forms (Link to Federal W4)

Timecards

1 min

Putting it all together

5 min
PDF - Links & Resources1 min
Working with Reliant as a Minister (30 Minutes)
Lesson TitleLengthWhat you might find...

Newly Commissioned or Ordained

6 min

Newly Employed with Reliant and Previously Commissioned or Ordained

6 min
Parsonage3 minParsonage
Opting Out of Social Security and Medicare4 minClaiming Exemption from Social Security Taxes
Staying in the Social Security and Medicare System as a Minister7 min
Links and Resources1 minWorking with Reliant as a Commissioned or Ordained Minister
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