In-Service Training Guidelines
In-Service Training Reimbursement form F1-06
1. Training Defined: Financial assistance for In-Service Training is available to all partner churches and campus ministries receiving CRHM Partnership Funding grants that assist with personnel costs. For new-churches and campus ministries, this in-service training assistance includes Orientation Training during year one.
2. Local Allowances: Employing churches and ministries are encouraged to budget annually for a local contribution toward training assistance, and to provide ministry personnel up to two weeks annually for orientation or in-service training.
3. Training Receipients: Training assistance may be applied to approved training costs for the primary ministry leader and other ministry participants, as determined locally.
4. Prior Approval: Specific training costs for which reimbursement is requested require the prior approval of the employing body or its agent(s).
5. Request Process: Reimbursement requests, using the prescribed form, are sent to the CRHM campus director, intercultural director or regional director as applicable, for their review and forwarding to the CRHM central office.
6. Reimbursement Process: CRHM reimburses each qualifying partner ministry up to $600 annually, with the following understandings: a. Reimbursement ordinarily is provided on a one-to-one matching basis (i.e., CRHM pays 50% of approved costs up to a CRHM total of $600 annually). b. Reimbursement is provided on a two-to-one ratio for [1] "smaller churches" as defined by ECD, and [2] new churches in communities of high need. c. CRHM reimbursement is made to the requesting church or ministry. d. Total reimbursement per ministry is computed on the basis of the actual amount(s) paid out from September 1 through August 31 annually.
7. CRHM-Sponsored Events: The provision and use of training assistance funds (as described above) to supplement other CRHM financial assistance for conferences, retreats, Bootcamp, and other CRHM-sponsored training events are stipulated in detail for each event.
Note: All CRHM departments budget annually for in-service training assistance, including orientation if applicable, to partner ministries. The amount available annually is determined in light of "earnings" from the Vander Vlies Memorial Missionary Training Fund (MTF), and supplemented by general operating funds as needed and available.
