Cru Military Staff Category Summary
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Differentiating full-time, self-supported, part-time, associate, and affiliate staff members.
Full-time Missionary Staff
Full-time Missionary Staff are Supported Staff members who meet the qualifications to be a member of a Religious Missionary Order. The supported staff members trust the Lord to raise funds for Cru equivalent to their pay plus expenses.
- Full-time Missionary Staff are Supported Staff members who meet the qualifications to be a member of a Religious Missionary Order.
- Missionaries can join as a couple or individually
- The supported staff members trust the Lord to raise funds for Cru equivalent to their pay plus expenses.
- Required to attend New Staff training and Bi-Annual Trainings
- Missionaries have the privilege of trusting God for prayer and financial support
Self-Supported Missionary Staff
Full-time Missionary Staff are Supported Staff members who meet the qualifications to be a member of a Religious Missionary Order. The supported staff members trust the Lord to raise funds for Cru equivalent to their pay plus expenses.
- Meets all the requirements of Full-time Missionary Staff Status
- Missionaries can join as a couple or individually.
- Same requirements & benefits as Full-time Missionary staff.
- Personal resources provide for his/her financial needs
- May participate in the healthcare plan for Full-time missionary staff with certain other changes in benefits
Part-Time Field Staff (PTFS)
Part-time Field Staff meet qualifications to become associate members of the Religious Missionary Order (RMO) of Campus Crusade and trust the Lord to raise funds for Cru to provide pay requirements.
- Not required to come on staff as a couple
- Some training required. Required to attend a Part-time New Staff Training (Usually a 2-3 day training)
- Not required to attend bi-annual trainings but encouraged to do if the Lord leads
- Part-time Field Staff Missionaries have the privilege of trusting God for prayer and financial support.
- PTFS members are field staff representatives who commit to serve 10-29 hours a week as agreed upon w/the Supervisor.
Associate Staff
An Associate Missionary Staff Member of Cru is a Part-time Missionary who qualifies for membership in the Religious Missionary Order. Associate staff members commit 6-8 hours a week to military ministry. They may develop financial support to allow him/her to reimburse approved ministry expenses.
- Part-time staff who qualifies as an Associate to the RMO (Religious Missionary Order) with Cru.
- Must commit 6-8 hours/week
- Married applicants must apply and come on staff as a couple
- No compensation of services rendered
Affiliate Staff
Affiliate Staff members meet qualifications of a specific ministry and volunteers to serve with Cru without compensation for services rendered. They may develop financial support to allow him/her to reimburse approved ministry expenses.
- Part Time Ministry volunteer
- No compensation of services rendered
- Not required to come on staff as a couple
- Must be actively serving but no fixed commitment of hours and no training requirement
- Affiliate staff will receive a Staff Account for the purpose of raising funds to reimburse ministry expenses
Hourly, Salaried Exempt
Hourly, Salaried Exempt are other employment classifications, all of these classifications are paid staff classifications