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• Reliant is the sending agency and employer, partnering with local churches and ministries to support ministry on the ground (rather than initiate or guide those works). Reliant holds fiduciary responsibility and a duty of care for our missionaries/staffworkers, and associate volunteers. In the international crisis management field manual, the use of "Reliant" refers to the organization, often central leadership. 

• Field Leader guides the strategy and day-to-day work of the ministries where Reliant workers serve. The capacities of field leaders vary; they may be a pastor, a church plant leader, a leader of a network of churches, or the team leader of a ministry. The Field Leader may or may not be employed by Reliant. The Field Leader(ship) has agreed to a partnership with Reliant according to the Memo of Understanding (MOU). One of the responsibilities assigned to the Field Leader is crisis response management and preparation. In the event of a crisis, the Field Leader will actively work with Reliant's CMT ICMT to guide decision-making and response.  

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• Sending Church The sending church is the entity that is affirming the calling and sending of the missionaryinternational worker. When the sending church has an expectation or duty to assist in crisis management, this will be detailed in an MOU with Reliant and the Field Leader. 

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