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In any event, unendorsed Assemblies of God missionaries can and
do serve in the foreign field.
Respondent contends that because petitioner is an Assemblies
of God minister, the General and District Councils have the right
to revoke petitioner's ministerial credentials, and that,
therefore, the National Church can effectively discharge
petitioner. Indeed, the credentials committee has the authority
to withdraw the approval and recommend the recall of ministerial
credentials. Although petitioner is an Assemblies of God
minister subject to the disciplinary proceedings in the
constitution and bylaws, he presently serves in the capacity of a
foreign missionary. Thus, we think the more appropriate analysis
considers the DFM's right to discharge petitioner in his capacity
as a missionary, rather than the National Church's right to
recall petitioner's ministerial credentials.
Because the DFM lacked the power to discharge petitioner as
a missionary to Bangladesh, this factor supports a finding that
petitioner was an independent contractor, and not an employee.
F. Integral Part of Business
The DFM's primary mission is world evangelism. Petitioner's
work as an Assemblies of God missionary was directly related to
the accomplishment of that mission. This factor supports a
finding that petitioner was an employee.
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