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Reliant will perform a formal risk assessment for every new international partner team member to determine the Reliant International Risk Levels for the team's location. Reliant will work with field leadership, the partner church/ministry, and any approved third-party decision maker (sending network, sending church, etc) to gather as much information as possible. This will include specific location(s) of the ministry, future vision/mission of team, forecasting/evaluating impact and probability of threats, and documenting mitigation steps to reduce the risk of each threat above a medium level. Once this information is gathered, Reliant will work with our security consultant to weigh the real-time risk and threat levels for the location/ministry. Reliant's security consultant factors in governmental travel restrictions and warnings, real-time intel, and information from the Overseas Security Advisory Counsel (OSAC). Lastly, Reliant will take into account organizational liability and insurance availability in the risk assessment.

Once Reliant has determined the risk level, every team member will sign in agreement that they understand the assigned Reliant International Risk Level and the associated risks outlined for their location. 

Re-evaluation of an International Location Risk Level

Reliant will perform a formal risk assessment every year for all current (and potential) locations to determine the Risk Level for the specific team's location.

Additionally, a location-specific risk assessment must will be performed if:

• There is a significant change in the security climate of a location due to governmental, environmental, societal, or other significant factors
• The location is deemed to be at a generally high-risk level and Reliant leadership determines that more frequent evaluations are necessary

Who Determines Risk?

Reliant will gather information from the Field Leader, Church/Ministry Partner, Team Members, Approved Third-Party Decision Makers (Sending Network, Sending Church, etc), Program Team Director, Concilium, etc. The final decision on the location's risk level will be determined by Reliant's Crisis Management Team.