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ABWE Recognized as a Best Christian Workplace
ABWE has taken top honors in the Best Christian Places to Work in the United States survey. The top 40 survey finalists are published in the April issue of Christianity Today magazine. The 4th annual award ceremony was held on March 15 at the Christian Management Associations convention in Denver, Colorado.
ABWE, founded in 1927, has maintained its core values of Excellence, Compassion, Integrity, and Accountability. The Association has 1200 missionaries serving in more than 80 countries and focusing on evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and training of Nationals. To compliment these priorities, the missionaries are also involved in medicine, education, literacy, translation, aviation, boat ministry, and youth camps.
ABWE is excited and pleased to accept this recognition on behalf of their dedicated staff at the International Administration and Training Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Lord has given them a host of highly qualified and gifted individuals in many different disciplines as well as wonderful volunteers who assist in many ways on a daily basis.
The survey, administered by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), involved more than 10,600 employees in 93 organizations across the United States. High employee response rates are required to ensure the survey results are statistically significant. The survey poses questions to employees around six major categories: attraction and retention, motivation and commitment, empowerment and relationships, rewards and benefits, growth and development, and Christian values. An independent panel of judges weighed the employee scores, survey participation rates, and profiles in order to select the finalists.
Based on the survey, the Best Christian Places to Work in the United States are experiencing strong growth, low employee turnover, and high levels of trust between employees and management. “Our research indicates leaders in these organizations demonstrate high levels character, competence and compassion, while employees show high levels of commitment,” said Al Lopus, president of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. “We have come to see this survey is a leading indicator of future success for these finalists because of the high levels of organizational health and effectiveness,” says Lopus.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute has surveyed more than 40,000 employees across North America in three years. BCWI is a research based organizational and human resources consulting firm based in Mercer Island, Washington.
For more information about the survey and for a complete list of finalists log on to http://www.bcwinstitute.com or contact Al Lopus, (206) 230-8111 or alopus@bcwinstitute.com
Christianity Today website: http://ChristianityToday.com/ctmag/
Best Christian Workplaces Institute’s purpose is to serve faith-based organizations by creating processes of discovery, facilitating organizational and leadership alignment, and encouraging practices that build healthy, effective workplaces.
CONTACT: E. C. Haskell, Executive Administrator for Mission Relations