 Employees of Lincoln
Christian University answered more than 50
questions measuring how well the university is doing when it comes
to employee job satisfaction, employee organizational commitment,
Christian witness, supervisory effectiveness, opportunities for
personal growth and development, customer and supporter
satisfaction, teamwork, communication, and fairness of pay and
benefits. Additional open-ended questions give the leaders of
Lincoln Christian University an opportunity to glean even more
insight into how they are doing and ways they can improve.The
survey has been conducted in the U.S. and Canada for the past eight
years and made its debut in Australia this year. Each organization
surveyed has a Christian mission or values.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute explains: "Although our
survey covers a wide range of qualities that a God-glorifying
organization should exhibit, there are some foundational qualities
that emerge among the best of the best. These include trust in
leadership and a unity found in faith."
When asked what makes Lincoln Christian University great, one
employee explained: "The relationships that exist among the
employees of the LCU, excluding senior leadership, is generally
cohesive and strong. Mutual love and respect are the norms, rather
than the exceptions."
Al Lopus, president of BCWI, notes: "We salute this year's Best
Christian Workplaces for their intentional efforts to nurture an
organizational culture that reflects God's divine nature, even in a
difficult economy. One benefit of a healthy organizational culture
is that it translates to meaningful ministry growth, based on our
research. We would strongly encourage anyone who isn't working in a
Christian organization to consider one of these, especially if they
have a desire to be a part of a mission greater than themselves."
Best Christian Workplaces Institute's purpose is to serve
faith-based organizations by creating processes of discovery,
facilitating organizational effectiveness and encouraging practices
that build healthy workplaces.
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The Best Christian Workplaces Institute's vision is that
Christian workplaces would be the best and most effective workplaces
in the world. The employee survey is one way the institute helps
equip Christian organizations to be just that. Over the past eight
years the institute has surveyed more than 100,000 employees across
North America and Australia.
BCWI is a research-based organizational and human resources
consulting firm based on Mercer Island, Wash.
For more information about the survey, visit
http://www.bcwinstitute.com/
or contact Al Lopus, 206-230-8111 or
alopus@bcwinstitute.com.
[Text from file received from
Lincoln Christian University]
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