Job Description for MTD

The following general job description applies to all GCM Reliant field staff who are assigned MTD responsibilities. For most GCM Reliant field staff, this will serve as the exclusive or primary job duties for their initial tenure (“Initial MTD Phase”) until the related GCM Initial MTD Phase.  A Reliant Missionary is in "Initial" fund-raising until their Reliant ministry account is fully funded (at 100%. At that point, the missionary may see “Release to Assignment”).

Once engaged in a After "Release to Assignment", the missionary is in the Sustaining MTD phase. Their main duties are at their local church or ministry assignment, GCM . Reliant staff members must maintain these MTD responsibilities alongside their other primary responsibilities. Typical expectations for “maintaining” a GCM Reliant ministry team is approximately 10% of overall hours; , averaging 4-5 hours a week for a fulltime full-time employee.

MTD Position Description:  To develop and cultivate a Reliant ministry team using the Ministry Team Development process.   

Goal for Ministry Team Development

: a fully-funded

Reliant ministry account

Summary of

Primary Responsibilities

To develop and cultivate a ministry team for GCM Reliant using the Ministry Team Development process. The development process requires the GCM Reliant missionary : to connect with potential partners, to communicate the ministry vision , and to ask directly for donor involvement and commitment. The cultivation process requires the GCM Reliant missionary to grow a positive relationship with GCM Reliant donors and to regularly report on the state of the ministry.

MTD Process Summary: Connect, Communicate, Ask for Commitment, Cultivate.

Represent GCM

a.1. Be an ambassador for a GCM-funded ministry.
a.2. Become skilled at communicating a ministry vision.
a.3. Know how to represent GCM as a non-profit ministry legally, professionally, and appropriately for the Christian character of the organization.
a.4. Maintain current training on the MTD process as provided by GCM.

Connect

b.5.

• Initiate connections (via phone, email,

e-mail

• text, etc.)

to secure

• seeking ministry team presentation appointments.

b.6. Conduct primarily

• Follow through on referral connections and repeat the process.

Communicate Your Vision for Ministry 

• Build relationships with current and prospective donors.
• Communicate your ministry vision and you Reliant role in the mission
• Conduct presentations about that lead to one-on-one decision opportunities.
  • virtually
  • face-to-face

• • visits
  • phone - letter- phone written

Ask for Commitment

• Directly ask prospective ministry partners to give financially to

• Reliant on your behalf.
• Maintain performance benchmarks as outlined in MTD Action Plan.

• Follow-through with Potential Donors in their decision-making process
• Assist them until they have signed-up at Relaint.org or communicated that they don't wish to do so. 

Cultivate Reliant Partners

• Directly ask prospective ministry partners to refer you to others.

• Ask prospective ministry partners for other commitments in prayer, time

Cultivate GCM Partners

• or resources.

• Send updates regularly to Reliant partners about the ministry to which they are donating, which may include

• letters, email, blog updates, phone calls, social media

• and personal visits

• .

• • Ask current

• • Reliant partners to consider increasing their involvement.

• • Communicate with lapsed ministry partners and assist in keeping their giving current.

Record and Report

Supporting Responsibilities

Represent Reliant

• • Be an ambassador for a Reliant-funded ministry.
  • Become skilled at communicating a ministry vision.
  • Know how to represent Reliant as a nonprofit ministry legally, professionally and appropriately for the Christian character of the organization.
  • Maintain a close communion with God, and go about your work in loving and Spirit-filled ways. 

Pray and Plan and Rest

• • Spend regular time in prayer for current and future donor team.
  • Seek growth in Christian character as it relates to the MTD process and ministry.
  • Build regular rhythms of spiritual care and rest appropriately.

Record and Report

• • Meet Regularly with your assigned MTD Coach. 

    • Be open and teachable so your coach can support your progress. 
  • Maintain organizational records (e.g. database) of potential

• • partners, including contact information, stage in MTD process

• • and record of decision.

• • Submit required weekly MTD activity reports in a timely fashion.

• • Regularly (at least weekly) check

• • Toolbox for updates

• • Maintain active

• • email address and complete administrative responses as required for employment.

• • Assist

• • Reliant to keep up-to-date records on donor information.

• • Attend required MTD training conferences (or apply and receive an exception)

Pray and Plan and Rest

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e.26.Seek growth in Christian character as it relates to the MTD process and ministry.
e.27.Build regular rhythms of spiritual care and rest appropriately.
The MTD job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities , and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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