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What Does it Mean to Be an MTD Coach?

Through research and experience, Reliant has found that the best coaching for MTD is done with regular and frequent connections with the support raiser.   As an extension of this, we have found that a weekly coaching connection is usually far more effective for the missionary raising support than a meeting with an expert coach just once or twice.

The role of the MTD coach is to come alongside the missionary as they work on MTD fund-raising.  The coach encourages the fund-raising missionary, affirming positive action, and helping the missionary see the opportunities.  The coach reviews actions and progress toward MTD.  This provides weekly structure and helps the missionary keep his/her eyes on the important tasks during fund-raising. 

The coach will check in weekly and make sure the missionary is making the courageous choices necessary for completing their team.  All of our coaches have learned, from experience, the key actions needed to build a thriving ministry team. We trust the missionary will allow the coach to guide them, while also providing honest feedback about their progress, questions and support raising activities.

The process of raising support is as heavily spiritual and emotional as it is mental or physical.  It is quite common for God to use this period of time to reveal character issues or misplaced beliefs, show his heart and calling, or build the foundations of his future plans for the person. So, the coach also supports the missionary as they  address fears and obstacles,  and offer their experience, encouragement, and wisdom.

Overview of the MTD Coach's responsibility:

• Coach the missionary in raising up a support team. 
  • The standard expectation is a weekly appointment if the new missionary is raising support full time.  (Every other week would be normal if they are raising half-time or less,)
• Review weekly MTD activity through Reliantcoach.net and your PMR (personal ministry report). 
• Let Reliant and ministry leadership know if there are absences or trouble with missionary’s faithfulness in MTD.
• Guide weekly interactions which may include a combination of 1:1 meetings, group coaching calls, and email interaction.
• Engage Reliant and the Ministry Supervisor know if there are absences or trouble with missionary’s faithfulness in MTD. For example, it's considered a "yellow flag" if a missionary misses three MTD Timecards or three coaching appointments in a row. If this occurs, please reach out to anyone on the Reliant MTD Health team; myself, Kathy Zellinger & Keva Ambre. We are here to support you and your missionary.