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Definition: The total amount of money GCM Reliant must raise, through the fundraising efforts of GCM Reliant missionaries, to have sufficient funds to cover budgeted compensation and expenses for an GCM Reliant ministry fund. Support goals are most often expressed as monthly budgeted amounts “e.g. $4,500 monthly”
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The support goal for an employed missionary is determined by the Missionary Resources Department based upon the analysis of the Support Goal Calculator (available on GCM’s Reliant’s websites). This worksheet is completed by the employee at the beginning of the MTD process. Requests to change a support goal may be made by completing a new Support Goal Calculator and must be approved by GCMReliant.
Current and Non-Current Gifts
Recurring gifts are considered either "current" or "non-current." A current gift record is one in which the donor has fulfilled their intent by faith to contribute to GCM Reliant within the time frame given. Gift records are marked “non-current” if a contribution is not received within these time-frames:
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Fundraising Status
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All GCM Reliant employed missionaries are designated with a fundraising status. (This status appears on GCM’s Reliant’s staff websites). Initial MTDThe first phase of employment with GCM Reliant that focuses entirely on the MTD process until the ministry is funded at 100% current. For their success, standard ministry job responsibilities are generally not permitted during this phase in order to focus GCM Reliant missionary completely on the support raising process. Completed with Release to Assignment. Sustaining MTD(formerly “released”) The most common status for GCM Reliant missionaries once they have completed their initial goal. This status assumes that the primary job description of the GCM Reliant missionary or pastor is focused on their local ministry, but that they are retaining a regular percentage of time (typically no less than 10%) of ongoing MTD responsibilities. Active MTDStatus for missionaries who are executing an MTD Action Plan. This is common for fulltime missionaries who are stepping out of local ministry responsibilities to return to significant MTD responsibilities. Some new GCM Reliant staff who have been given a special exception to the Initial MTD status will be placed directly into Active MTD status. Accuring MTDStatus for missionaries who are focused on MTD but who are not drawing salary from the account in order to build a balance. International missionaries start in this MTD status. |
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Missionaries involved in the Initial MTD process are assigned an MTD Coach. The coach is responsible for supervising and guiding an employee through the MTD process. Coaches must have completed MTD training themselves, and are assigned by local churches and confirmed with GCMReliant. In the event the local church or ministry does not have a suitable MTD Coach, GCM Reliant will provide one from another location until coaches can be trained in the current location.
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Those in the Initial MTD phase are required to report number of weekly appointments and other data for the benefit of GCM Reliant and their MTD coach. This report is required for accountability and success, as well as GCM’s Reliant’s records and datakeeping. This report must be completed and and submitted on GCM’s Reliant’s websites. Failure to submit weekly MTD timecards and reports is cause for discipline up to and including termination.
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Most employed missionaries must receive "release to assignment" approval in order to engage in ministry duties beyond the MTD responsibilities originally identified in an MTD job description. Release to assignment approval is based upon an ministry fund meeting or exceeding 100% of the support goal approved by GCMReliant, according to GCMReliant's records. The support goal is measured by GCM Reliant using current recurring gifts only.
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When an employee believes they have exceeded their GCM Reliant approved support goal, they must complete the Release To Assignment Form (found on GCM’s Reliant’s staff websites) and submit it to the Missionary Resources Department. GCM Reliant will determine if an employee is eligible to be released to assignment and notify the missionary. Employed missionaries should continue raising support as their primary job responsibility until they have received release to assignment approval.
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- Calling non-current donors.
- Visiting or calling donors for recurring gift renewals, upgrades, and referrals.
- Calling donors who send extra or unsolicited contributions to GCM Reliant to thank them.
- Calling special gift and prayer partners for contributions and referrals.
- Seeking new donors
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As part of the program for MTD success, employed missionaries involved in the Initial MTD process must attend occasional online and in-person Follow Up Conferences sponsored by GCMReliant. Exceptions based on performance or strategy can be requested via the current policy (available on GCM’s Reliant’s staff websites)
Local churches or ministry supervisors are permitted to mandate a GCM Reliant employed missionary attend a Follow Up conference at any time, regardless of MTD status. In addition, all missionaries are welcome to attend and audit a follow-up conference any time they desire. This is common as a training “refresher.”
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Employed missionaries are responsible for maintaining incoming contributions through ongoing MTD efforts (“Sustaining MTD”) while assigned, as measured by total percentage of monthly support goal, ministry fund account balance, and other MTD health indicators.
GCM Reliant local ministry supervisors or GCM Reliant may require an employed missionary to return to a primary job description of MTD at any time in order to keep a ministry fund fully funded, but especially in cases of decreasing MTD health indicators.
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The determination is made by local GCM Reliant supervision in cooperation with GCMReliant.
