Roles in the Organization
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Effective Date:
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November 2025
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Focus Group:
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All Missionary Field Staff, Employees, and Ministry Partners
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Purpose:
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To define and distinguish the various roles through which individuals may serve with Global Outreach International (GOI). This policy ensures clarity in employment classification, benefits eligibility, and ministry partnership expectations while maintaining compliance with U.S. labor laws and alignment with GOI’s mission and values.
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Guidelines:
Overview
Global Outreach International partners with individuals through multiple relationship types—some as employees and others as ministry partners. These distinctions are important for defining employment status, compensation structure, and eligibility for benefits and organizational coverage. All categories of missionaries must meet the definition of a missionary as described in the Definition of a Global Missionary Policy. All categories of missionaries must maintain alignment with GOI’s mission, vision, tenets, and values, along with financial accountability standards for project management.
1. W-2 Full-Time U.S.-Based Missionary
2. W-2 Full-Time International Missionary
3. W-2 Part-Time International Missionary
4. Missionary Project Coordinator (MPC)
5. Foreign Grant Missionary
6. Interns
7. Short-Term Team Members
Faith-Based Commitment:
All individuals serving with Global Outreach International—whether as employees, ministry partners, or short-term participants—represent the organization’s mission to make disciples of all nations. Each role carries the responsibility to serve with integrity, accountability, and Christlike character, honoring GOI’s Statement of Faith and organizational values.
Global Outreach International partners with individuals through multiple relationship types—some as employees and others as ministry partners. These distinctions are important for defining employment status, compensation structure, and eligibility for benefits and organizational coverage. All categories of missionaries must meet the definition of a missionary as described in the Definition of a Global Missionary Policy. All categories of missionaries must maintain alignment with GOI’s mission, vision, tenets, and values, along with financial accountability standards for project management.
1. W-2 Full-Time U.S.-Based Missionary
- Missionaries who maintain an annual salary of $35,000 or more are considered regular full-time employees.
- This threshold is based on the Mississippi minimum wage and a 32-hour work week.
- These employees are generally eligible for the full-time benefits package, subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of each specific benefits program.
- Full-time U.S.-based missionaries must comply with all U.S. employment, tax, and reporting requirements.
2. W-2 Full-Time International Missionary
- Missionaries serving internationally who maintain an annual salary of $12,000 or more are considered regular full-time employees.
- This amount is also derived from the Mississippi minimum wage and a 32-hour work week equivalent.
- These missionaries are generally eligible for the full-time benefits package, within the terms and limitations applicable to international employees.
- Full-time international missionaries are expected to maintain active field engagement consistent with their assignment and ministry objectives.
3. W-2 Part-Time International Missionary
- Missionaries who maintain an annual salary above $7,500 but below $12,000 are classified as regular part-time employees.
- Part-time employees are not eligible for organizational benefits but remain accountable to GOI’s policies, ministry standards, and reporting expectations.
- These individuals often serve in specialized or limited-scope ministry roles.
4. Missionary Project Coordinator (MPC)
- Missionary Project Coordinators are not employees of Global Outreach International.
- An MPC is considered a GOI missionary. They must follow policies, procedures, and reporting requirements as directed.
- They are ministry partners who typically reside in the United States and oversee or support international missionary projects.
- The structure and scope of each MPC’s role may vary based on the needs of the project and their personal ministry context.
- An MPC must submit annual reports in January of each calendar year.
- If an MPC account is inactive (defined as having no ministry expenses drawn from it) for a 12 month period, that MPC status will automatically change to deactivated. If he or she wants to re-engage with GOI, they must apply again to be an appointed missionary with GOI.
5. Foreign Grant Missionary
- Foreign Grant Missionaries are not employees of Global Outreach International.
- They serve as international ministry partners who receive foreign grants from GOI to support their missionary work in other countries.
- These partners do not have the legal capacity to be employed by a U.S.-based organization and therefore operate under independent grant agreements.
- All grant recipients must submit regular reports verifying appropriate and ethical use of funds.
6. Interns
- Interns, whether serving at the Home Office or in the Field, are temporary team members who contribute to GOI’s mission while gaining hands-on ministry experience.
- Internships provide opportunities for personal, professional, and spiritual development under the supervision of GOI staff or missionaries.
- Interns may or may not receive compensation depending on the nature of the internship and applicable labor guidelines.
- All interns must sign confidentiality and conduct agreements before beginning service.
7. Short-Term Team Members
- Short-Term Team Members are missionary partners who serve for less than three (3) months on an international missionary project.
- They may serve individually or as part of a team and should operate under the supervision and guidance of a Full-Time Global Outreach Missionary.
- Short-term participants are responsible for following GOI’s safety, conduct, and cultural training requirements.
- These partners are not employees and do not receive wages or benefits.
Faith-Based Commitment:
All individuals serving with Global Outreach International—whether as employees, ministry partners, or short-term participants—represent the organization’s mission to make disciples of all nations. Each role carries the responsibility to serve with integrity, accountability, and Christlike character, honoring GOI’s Statement of Faith and organizational values.