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The Reliant policy states that "All contributions received by an employee relating to their involvement in ministry must be transmitted to Reliant."  Therefore, even if the mission/outreach trip is sponsored by the local church or another ministry organization and is not run through Reliant as an event, you may not solicit donations from Reliant ministry partners and other donors to be sent directly to the local church.  

Mission trips are a standard part of a Reliant missionary's ministry involvement and therefore considered part of their employment (or for associate staff, part of their volunteer ministry work).  This applies to all mission trips, both domestic and international.  Employed missionaries must first be released to assignment before they can participate on an mission trip. 

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