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Who is Reliant?

Objectives: Who is Reliant?

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  • Understands who Reliant is in order to effectively represent Reliant to prospective ministry partners
  • Articulates Reliant values and mission
  • Knows Reliant practices

Sections in this Session - 

  • Reliant Mission
  • Roots in the Great Commission
  • Reliant Values
  • Reliant Structure
  • Financial Accountability

Our Mission

Reliant partners with missional churches and Gospel-centered nonprofits to mobilize support-based missionaries for the Great Commission.  

 

What We Do

We are a mission agency. We serve as a hub between the local churches, missionaries, and generous donors who support the work. Our first allegiance is to the local church or ministry.  This is why we exist. 

 

 

Our story

Matthew 28:18-20- The Great Commission

 

Reliant Leadership Structure

Board of Directors

    • Legal and Financial Governance
    • Independent Board
    • Currently 9 Directors
    • Church Network Representation
    • Executive Management Committee

Executive Director

Office Leadership Team


Mission and Values

  • Reliant is a deacon ministry, providing a service-oriented and character-driven foundation for mission. 
  • Reliant advances God's kingdom by empowering missionaries.
  • Reliant is locally oriented, coming under the mission of church and ministry leaders "on the ground".
  • Reliant is committed to the highest standards in financial integrity and professional excellence.

 

  • Reliant is invested in the biblical, missionary-support model for giving.

Fundraising="MTD"  

We want your fundraising to be successful! 

  • Reliant is church-minded, honoring, and coming under the Body of Christ. 
  • Reliant is broadly evangelical, partnering with those committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the mission to make disciples to the ends of the earth. 

 

How Our Missionaries Think of Us

 



Reliant Office Departments Serving You  

 

Missionary Resources

  • MTD Training & Coaching, Missionary Assessment, Church Partnership, Human Resources, Missionary Care, Health Benefits....

Financial Operations

Accounting, Payroll, Reimbursements, Donor Services/Gift Processing

Legal & Organizational Affairs

Technology Services, Communications, Events Management

 

Info

You will find a list of all the office staff, their role, and their contact info on gcmstaff.net under OFFICE CONTACT LIST. You will need to log into staffnet first. http://www.gcmstaff.net

 

Finances  

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You can view more financial info on our annual ministry report (AMR). You can find the report online here: Reliant Annual Ministry Report

 

  • Process over $21 Million annually in donations (2014: $21,140,000)
  • 20K active donors
  • $5.9 Million in Cash and Assets

 

Growth Since 2005

Reliant is financially stable. 

  • Designated accounts stored safely
  • Financial Reserve ("2-3 months")
  • Internal & External Audits = Lots of Double Checking

 

How Your Office Team is Funded

 

 

Great Commission Ministries is becoming Reliant.  We are in transition January to December 2015. 

 

Why did we change our name?  

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Click here for more details on the name change: http://reliant.gcmweb.org/

 

We have not changed our mission. 

 

Reliant is not simply about being dependable. It's about being dependent. 

 

Right now, the Reliant Project is about 75% complete. 

  • You will see either or both "Reliant" and "GCM" on forms and materials.
  • Most brochures, etc. have transitioned
  • Donors write checks to Reliant
  • The Reliant.org website is not yet ready.