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Associate staff Volunteer Missionaries are volunteers and not employees or independent contractors of Reliant. Associate staff Associates are volunteers who have been approved to conduct ministry on behalf of Reliant. That means they have been through the assessment process and to incur bona fide ministry expenses, in most cases are also deputize fund-raisers. Associates are able to raise funds to cover ministry expenses. They need supervisors and ministry job descriptions to maintain Associate status. Their ministry expenses are reimbursable according to Reliant's accountable reimbursement plan. Non-employed spouses of Reliant employees may be considered Associate staff if they perform legitimate volunteer ministry within the scope of Reliant's ministry purposes and have gone through the application process. Since volunteers do not receive any form of compensation, their service to the ministry will generally be recognized through non-compensatory means such as recognition and praise.

International Spouses of Reliant missionaries are required to be assessed and carry at least an Associate status in the ministry. Non-employed spouses of Reliant employees may apply for Associate Volunteer roles if they perform legitimate volunteer ministry within the scope of Reliant's ministry purposes.