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Coalition for Christian Outreach Recognized as Best Christian Place to Work for Fourth Consecutive Year

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CONTACT: Jessica Davis, Director of Development, jdavis@ccojubilee.org, 412-363-3303 ext. 142

Seattle, WA – March 16, 2006 – For the fourth consecutive year, the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) has taken top honors in the Best Christian Places to Work in the United States survey.

The Coalition for Christian Outreach is an interdenominational campus ministry organization whose mission is “transforming college students to transform the world.” The CCO focuses its ministry in the mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, and the greater Washington, DC area). This region boasts the second highest concentration of college students in the United States.

The survey, administered by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), involved more than 10,600 employees in 93 organizations across the United States to identify great workplaces with a Christian mission and/or values. The top 40 survey finalists are published in the April issue of Christianity Today magazine. The 4 th annual award ceremony was held on March 15 at the Christian Management Association’s convention in Denver, Colorado. High employee response rates are required to ensure the survey results are statistically significant.

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.

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 weighted the employee scores, the employee survey participation rates and profiles in order to select the finalists.

For more information about the survey, log on to http://www.bcwinstitute.com or contact Al Lopus, (206) 230-8111 or alopus@bcwinstitute.com.

Coalition for Christian Outreach website: http://www.ccojubilee.org

Christianity Today website: http://ChristianityToday.com/ctmag

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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.