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U.S. and International Employment with Reliant

As US Missionaries U.S. missionaries with Reliant consider transitioning to an International role, there are various aspects of employment with Reliant that are similar and others that are different from employment in US a U.S. role.

 USInternational
SalaryMarket basedNeeds-based
Support Goal (and tool used)
  • offered market-based salary is used to determine support goal
  • Support Goal Calculator tool used to submit

Insurance

(when benefits eligible)

BonusesMinistry Expense Bonus planned into support goalInternational Bonuses requested as applicable, instead of a monthly ministry expense bonus

Transfer Process

The process for a current US Missionary U.S. missionary with Reliant to transfer to an International role includes the following main stages:

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New Partnership: 

If the church or ministry that the missionary wants to transfer to has not worked with Reliant previously, a new partnership needs to be established. The standard New Partnership process is followed in that case, including:

  • New Supervisor has partnership call with Missionary Resources
  • New Partner completes Partnership Affirmation Google form
  • New Supervisor oriented to need for a budget & international support goal
  • Identify MTD coach, if needed

 

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For an international missionary, the partner church/ministry is most often the receiving church (located internationally). However, there are scenarios where Reliant partners with the sending church (located in the USU.S.). It is important to determine whether the receiving or sending church is the appropriate partner for Reliant , and continue the rest of the process with leadership from that church/ministry involved.

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Assessment Process 

An abbreviated assessment process will be completed at go.reliant.org, looking into key things that are changing in the new international role. It will include things such as: 

Documentation (application)

  • Spouse reference & current supervisor reference
  • Updates on Job Description/Ministry Skills, Calling to Ministry, Moral Conduct/Emotional Health, and MTD Readiness - related to the new international role
  • International testing in partnership with International Personnel Consultants & Mission Training International

Supervisor Interview

After submitting an application, an interview will be held with your anticipated future supervisor for the international role.

Reliant Interview

You will also talk with a Reliant interviewinterviewer, which will include discussing some of the information reported from your international testing packet.

Decision

Last, your Your anticipated future supervisor and Reliant will make a decision in regards to the transfer. If your transfer application is approved, you will move forward with a season of additional MTD and preparation for your international role.

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The standard time for this process, once a transfer application is submitted, is 8-10 weeks.
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Additional MTD & Cross-Cultural Training

International Orientation 

Once your transfer to an International role is approved, you will not need to go  through go through another training. Instead, you will need to connect with the International Department of the Missionary Resources team for an international orientation. During this orientation, we will explain the aspects of employment that are unique to international missionaries , and discuss your anticipated timeline and other specific next steps.

MTD Hopes and Timeline 

At this point, Reliant will need to see an initial plan for the following questions (it may be helpful to think through some of these earlier on):

  • When do you plan to start MTD for your international role, and how much time do you plan to devote to MTD?
  • When do you plan to transition away from current job responsibilities?
  • Do you need to change your employment status while you raise additional support (you have the opportunity to change to Associate or a Part-Time status in order to accrue funds more quickly)? If so, when?
  • When do you hope to attend MTI cross-cultural training?
  • When do you hope to complete your fund-raisingfundraising? (Fundraising must be completed in order to be Released released to your new assignment.)
  • When do you hope to move to your international ministry location?

International Support Goal and Bonuses 

  • Budget information will need to be gathered from the supervisor for your new international role
  • A new needs-based support goal will be calculated using the International Support Goal Worksheet (SGW). This support goal will be added to StaffNet to help track progress towards 100% , but will not be used for payroll initially.

International Checklist and Other Logistics 

At 50% of your international support goal
Between 50-80%
Around 80%
    • Official transfer happens in Reliant's databases. This reflects a transfer of responsibility from the previous US U.S. assignment to the future International assignment , and updates ministry information on reliant.org profiles (if not already updated).
    • Aim to attend COMPASS training with MTI around this time.
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International Release to Assignment 

Since this transfer involves a new ministry assignment and new international support goal, a new release to your international assignment will be required. A few key things happen once a new Release to Assignment is official:

  • Plane tickets are purchased
  • Salary will change to the international needs-based salary calculated in the SGW
  • Insurance will change to international coverage

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