The Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), a research-based organizational and human resources consulting firm, has announced that InterVarsity Press is certified as a Best Christian Workplace for the sixth straight year.

InterVarsity Press had an exceptional 66 percent of staff engagement. BCWI describes staff engagement as the degree to which employees are emotionally and spiritually connected and committed to their organization and their role, exerting discretionary effort for the betterment of the organization and those they serve. The survey results also showed that 97 percent of the 89 people working at IVP rated InterVarsity Press as “an exceptional place to work.”

“The tremendously positive results of this survey are a tribute to everyone who works at IVP,” said InterVarsity Press publisher Bob Fryling. “We are greatly encouraged by the affirmation of our strengths as well as the identification of areas for growth. I am particularly grateful that our highest ranking is in the category of ‘job satisfaction,’ which the writer of Ecclesiastes says is a good gift of God.

“Indeed, the spiritual vitality and the twin demonstrations of relational integrity and professional competence as reflected in this survey are evidences of God’s grace at IVP," he continued. "I am very thankful.”

To achieve certification, organizations must complete the Best Christian Workplaces Institute employee engagement survey and meet predetermined standards of excellence. Employees of InterVarsity Press answered 58 questions measuring employee satisfaction in terms of organizational commitment, Christian witness, supervisory effectiveness, opportunities for personal growth and development, customer/supporter satisfaction, teamwork, communication and fairness of pay and benefits.

Additional open-ended questions provided an opportunity for department managers to gain insight into what employees think and ways they might improve.

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