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A: [The missions manual] is a guide. You know, if
Reverend Greene needs to know what he should do in
a certain situation that might relate to a move on
the field, or how he can best accomplish some part
of his ministry, a good place for him to go is to
the missions manual or ask another missionary on
the field, but essentially, it is a guide and a
broad set of parameters as to how the cooperative
relationship should work.
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Q: Are the provisions of this manual enforceable
against a DFM missionary?
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A: Well, the provisions of the manual relate to
the activities of missionaries. Most of those are
suggestions, anyway, and we don't even intend to
enforce them.
Some of the provisions in the manual define
the cooperative relationship between the
missionary and the Division of Foreign Missions,
and if that missionary chooses to be uncooperative
and to do things that are harmful or detract from
the work, then the manual spells out our
prerogative to disassociate ourselves from that
missionary, and we no longer have an obligation to
process his finances or to cooperate with him if
he won't cooperate with us.
Mr. Burgess' testimony, which we accept, also revealed: (1)
Many persons in top management positions of DFM have not read the
missions manual, and (2) the DFM considered missionaries to be
independent contractors, not employees.
The missions manual states that the DFM does not consider
their relationship with missionaries to be one of employer and
employee.
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