Support Goal

Definition: The total amount of money Reliant must raise , through the fundraising efforts of Reliant missionariesministry workers, to have sufficient funds to cover budgeted compensation and expenses for a Reliant ministry fund. Support goals are most often expressed as monthly budgeted amounts, “e"e.g., $4,500 monthly.”

Completing the Support Goal Calculator

The support goal for an employed missionary is determined by the Missionary Resources department based upon the analysis of the Support Goal Calculator (available on StaffNet). This worksheet is completed by the employee at the beginning of the MTD process. Requests to change a support goal may be made by completing a new Support Goal Calculator and must be approved by Reliant."

Current and Non-Current Gifts

Recurring gifts are considered either " current " or " non-current. " A current gift record is one in which the donor has fulfilled their intent by faith to contribute to Reliant within the time frame given. Gift records are marked “nonnon-current” current if a contribution is not received within these time - frames:

• Monthly gifts gift contributions received within the last 90 days
• Quarterly gifts and contributions received within the last 120 days
• Semi-annual gifts Semiannual gift contributions received within the last 210 days
• Annual gifts contributions received within the last 395 days

"Special gifts " (e.g., single-occurrence contributions) do not qualify as recurring gifts , and therefore, are neither current nor non-current.

Fundraising Status

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All Reliant employed missionaries are designated with a fundraising status. (This status appears on Reliant’s staff website).

Initial MTD

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Sustaining MTD

(Formerly “released”) The most common status for Reliant missionaries once they have completed their initial goal. This status assumes that the primary job description of the Reliant missionary or pastor is focused on their local ministry but that they are retaining a regular percentage of time (typically no less than 10%) of ongoing MTD responsibilities.

Active MTD

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MTD

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Status for missionaries who are focused on MTD but who are not drawing salary from the account in order to build a balance. International missionaries start in this MTD status.

Coaching

Ministry workers

MTD Coaching

Missionaries involved in the Initial MTD process are assigned an MTD Coachcoach. The coach is responsible for supervising and guiding supervises and guides an employee through the MTD process. Coaches must have completed MTD training themselves and are assigned by local churches and confirmed with Reliant. In If the event the local church or ministry does not have a suitable MTD Coachcoach, Reliant will provide one from another location until coaches can be trained in the current location.

The missionary ministry worker and coach must establish a regular coaching appointment. It is the responsibility of the missionary ministry worker to keep the coaching appointment and to notify the coach as soon as possible if a scheduling conflict or unforeseen circumstance prevents the employee from fulfilling this obligation.

Weekly MTD Timecards and Progress Reports

Those in the Initial MTD phase are required to report the number of weekly appointments and other data for the benefit of Reliant and their MTD coach. This report is required for accountability and success, as well as Reliant’s records and datakeeping. This report must be completed and submitted on Reliant’s websites. Failure to submit weekly MTD timecards and reports is cause for discipline up to and including termination.

Others not in Initial MTD may still be required to submit MTD timecards or reports due to MTD health and/or local supervisor requirements.

Release to Assignment

Most employed missionaries ministry workers must receive "release to assignment" approval in order to engage in ministry duties beyond the MTD responsibilities originally identified in an MTD job description. Release to assignment approval is based upon an ministry fund meeting or exceeding 100% of the support goal approved by Reliant, according to Reliant's records. The support goal is measured by Reliant using current recurring gifts only.

International missionariesministry workers, in addition to the requirement of 100% recurring funding, must also meet a minimum account - balance requirement. This is currently established at three times the monthly goal amount.

When an employee believes they have exceeded their Reliant-approved support goal, they must complete the Release to Assignment Form (found on StaffNet) and submit it to the Missionary ministry worker Resources department. Reliant will determine if an employee is eligible to be released to assignment and notify the missionaryministry worker. Employed missionaries ministry workers should continue raising support as their primary job responsibility until they have received release-to-assignment approval.

Resource:

• Release to Assignment Form (Word) (PDF)

Sustaining MTD

After missionaries ministry workers have completed the initial support-raising phase and exceeded their support goal, they must continue to raise support as part of their normal job responsibilities. A general rule of thumb is for employees to spend 10% of their employed hours per week on MTD, i.e. four hours per week of a 40-hour work week.   Those with more donors should spend more time. In addition to the regular prayer letter and reporting requirements, examples of what this time would consist of are:

• Calling non-current donors
• Visiting or calling donors for recurring gift renewals, upgrades and referrals
• Calling donors who send extra or unsolicited contributions to Reliant to thank them
• Calling special gift and prayer partners for contributions and referrals
• Seeking new donors

MTD Follow-Up Webinars

As part of the program for MTD success, employed missionaries ministry workers involved in the Initial MTD process must attend occasional online Followfollow-Up Webinars up webinars sponsored by Reliant.   Exceptions based on performance or strategy can be requested via the current policy (available on StaffNet).

Local churches or ministry supervisors are permitted to mandate a Reliant employed missionary ministry worker attend a Followfollow-Up Webinar up webinar at any time, regardless of MTD status. In addition, all missionaries ministry workers are welcome to attend and audit a Followfollow-Up Webinar up webinar any time they desire. This is common as a training “refresherrefresher.”

Reassignment to MTD

Employed missionaries ministry workers are responsible for maintaining incoming contributions through ongoing MTD efforts (“Sustaining MTD”"Sustaining MTD") while assigned, as measured by total percentage of monthly support goal, ministry fund account balance and other MTD health indicators.

Reliant local ministry supervisors or Reliant may require an employed missionary ministry worker to return to a primary job description of MTD at any time in order to keep a ministry fund fully funded, but especially in cases of decreasing MTD health indicators.

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The determination is made by local Reliant supervision in cooperation with Reliant.

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