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This overview for local pastors or leaders provides an overview your role and Reliant's role as we work together in the |
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Staff Assessment Process.
Why Assessment?Have Confidence In Your TeamWe want your team to be strong. So we're here to help you evaluate up to seven areas critical areas for |
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staff success. We're detailed but we're also looking for the big picture so you can make Spirit-led choices about how to add members to your team. The Reliant Assessment is more than just an interview to satisfy Reliant's hiring requirements (although we do that). Our Assessment give our church or church or ministry a confidence that their candidate has been given a holistic screening. We Do Things You Can'tReliant strives to provide some things that are not as easy for a church plant or small ministry to do, such as:
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How does Reliant and the local ministry work together?Reliant is a joint partner with the local church or ministry in assessing candidates. Reliant works as a "deacon ministry"—both serving and leading. We lead by providing:
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Our goal is discernment and agreement between the two parties. The church has a key perspective that Reliant does not have, and they are who we are seeking to serve. Reliant has a key perspective that the church does not have, and you depend on us to share that. |
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Reliant Assessment StandardsWe conduct our independent evaluation in the following areas, and then collaborate with you (the church or ministry) to make our assessments:
And as applicable:
We maintain detailed standards for each of these. See the Reliant Assessment Manual or for future |
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staff, see the Reliant Summary for Applicants. |
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How Does It Work?Online Assessment HubAll phases of the process |
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our online Assessment Hub. The Hub is located |
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at go.reliant.org, and is available 24 hours a day for candidates, local leaders, and Reliant representatives to access. |
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Candidates can know where they are on where they are in the process. Candidates and local leaders create accounts on the site—our team is available for help on using the site. Six Phases in the Process
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Our LanguageAssessmentWe call our application and interview process an Assessment |
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because we believe it reflects the holistic process. It acknowledges that we are typically not making black-and-white decisions, but participating with the local ministry in the complicated work of God calling and maturing someone for ministry. |
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DiscernmentThe Reliant assessment process seeks to gain a clear and honest picture of the strengths and weaknesses of an individual candidate. However, we also acknowledge the essential role of God's Holy Spirit in the process, and we seek to make each decision prayerfully, guided by scripture, with counsel, and conferring with our local church and ministry partners. |
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Areas of Concern: Yellow Flags & Red FlagsAs we evaluate, we will often note areas of strength or areas of concern along the following lines. You don't have to use this language in your local interview and assessment, but we'll use it to communicate about ours.
Yellow Flag examples
Red Flag examples
DefermentWhile we have relatively few Automatic Disqualifying conditions, we do sometimes suggest "Deferral" to a church and candidate who may need to improve an area. This approach underscores our belief that God really does effect change in life, character, and circumstances as we follow Jesus. Many Reliant |
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staff who have received an initial Deferral in assessment, were able to improve the situation, and are full-time |
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staff with Reliant today. |
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What do I do?As the local leader, |
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staff manager, and/or hiring pastor—you hold |
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a crucial place in the Reliant process. In fact, Reliant does not accept candidates who do not have a sending church or ministry. Prepare your candidateOften it takes years to solidify a call from God to vocational ministry. We know that you are involved with people well before Reliant formally appears in the process. While discipling potential |
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staff or church planters in ministry |
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skills, and Christian character, we encourage you to take advantage of Reliant recruiting events we try to schedule every year at convenient locations, such as campus networks and church planting events. If your candidate is less than a year from submitting their formal application with Reliant, encourage them to create an account on our Assessment Hub and enter our Connection Phase. The information there may help mitigate any surprises later on. Interview your candidateOur church and ministry partners have a variety of styles and values on recruiting, many evaluate their candidates over time. Reliant also requests a formal interview/assessment be conducted by the local church or ministry. Our interview framework is flexible enough to meet your local values while consistent enough that Reliant |
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staff can experience a similar level of wise scrutiny across all our networks. Simple Steps
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Questions to Ask and Topics to CoverReliant standards. Reliant will ask questions in the major categories of: Walk with God and Spiritual Formation, Call to Ministry, Moral Conduct and Emotional Health, Ministry Skills, MTD Readiness, and if applicable: Spousal Support and International Readiness. Don't be afraid to duplicate these topics: in fact, we depend on it. |
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Your local church standards. There may be other areas you want to evaluate beyond what Reliant evaluates. For instance, you may have more specific doctrinal requirements than Reliant |
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or want to investigate how well this person fits with your current local team. |
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Suggestions & Tips
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Make a decision with Reliant about your candidateOnce the applicant has completed the Documentation Phase |
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, Local Interview Phase, and Reliant Interview Phase, they will wait |
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for the Decision and Discernment Phase.
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Non-DiscriminationBecause of our principles from Scripture, we stand by a policy of non-discrimination in our mobilization and assessment process.
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