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No Personal Acceptance of Ministry-Related Gifts

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All contributions received by a missionary or an affliated project fundraiser relating to their involvement in ministry must be transmitted to Reliant, rather than retained. A missionary may not keep any monetary gift given to him or her if the purpose of that contribution is in any way related to their Reliant employment or role in ministry.

This policy stands even if the ministry donor attempts to encourage you to keep the gift personally. A proper response will be to thank the donor but insist that you must meet Reliant’s ethical standards. A missionary might say, “Thank you so much for your gift of $100. I understand that you wish to give it personally to me, but because you are a ministry donor, I’ll need to be certain this goes to Reliant as my missions agency. Don’t worry, the gift will still go directly to the ministry fund for which I am responsible.”

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