Congratulations to the board, donors, staff, and volunteers of the Tacoma Rescue Mission on being named a national Best Christian Workplace again this year. It is a further reminder that we are building a great team to do tough work, for the cause of transforming lives.
I know how much I love working here and I’m glad that I’m not alone.
Of course, in the process of review we have highlighted some things that we are going to need to strive to improve upon. I’ll list these in a future blog and discuss our plan to improve at our next all Staff Meeting.
Much appreciation to all who make this a great place to work.
David
P.S. I’ve attached the press release.
Tacoma Rescue Mission is Certified as a 2010 Best Christian Workplace
January 5, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Al Lopus, President, alopus@bcwinstitute.com 206-230-8111
Mercer Island, WA – January 5, 2010 – The Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) and the Canadian Council of Christian Charities announced that Tacoma Rescue Mission is included in the 2010 list of Certified Best Christian Workplaces. What makes Tacoma Rescue Mission unique is that they effectively reward top performers. Also, over the past year, Tacoma Rescue Mission has met its performance goals.
In order to be Certified, organizations must complete the Best Christian Workplaces Institute Staff Engagement survey and meet predetermined standards of excellence. The survey covers such issues as: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, Christian witness, supervisory effectiveness, work satisfaction, personal growth and development, management effectiveness, customer/supporter satisfaction, teamwork, communications and pay and benefits. Employees answer more than 50 questions addressing these topics.
The 2010 survey involved 6,700 employees in 62 organizations across North America to identify great workplaces with a Christian mission and/or values.
“The Best Christian Workplaces survey consistently reveals that Christian employees find satisfaction in a job they believe has eternal significance in an environment of individuals who share their passion.” Tacoma Rescue Mission was no exception; one employee put it this way: when asked what they appreciated most about Tacoma Rescue Mission they responded, “Great people who are committed to serving Christ by serving people in need.”
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute has surveyed more than 90,000 employees across North America in the past eight years. BCWI is a research based organizational and human resources consulting firm based on Mercer Island, Washington.
“Even in an economic crisis, leaders in these Best Christian Workplaces understand the importance of sustaining a healthy environment for their staff. It is during these crisis times the needs of the people served by Christian organizations are the greatest,” says Al Lopus, President of BCWI. Our research shows that transparent, trustworthy; servant-leadership results in the sustained levels of staff engagement necessary during these difficult times. I believe these Best Christian Workplaces will be the first to experience the benefits of an improving economy” says Lopus.
For more information about the survey log on to http://www.bcwinstitute.com or contact Al Lopus, (206) 230-8111 or alopus@bcwinstitute.com.
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.
The Canadian Council of Christian Charities is a member-based association of over 3,000 Canadian faith-based registered charities.
